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instruction in English.
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Yoh sensei teaches the advanced classes on the 30 Eagle out
has prohibited the average person from enjoying the
of Okinawa. His standards are a cut above the ASA
pleasures of sailing. So Yoh put together a marketing plan
requirements. Basic Coastal Cruising is a three-day course of
to help move dinghy sailors and people with no experience
some 70 miles to two offshore islands. Bareboat Chartering
into keelboats, and then provide charter boats for sailors to
is a 150-mile cruise that starts at midnight and includes two
hone their skills.
12-hour legs. The Advanced Coastal Cruising class is a
circumnavigation of Okinawa (259 miles) where Yoh sensei
Last January, Aoki sensei qualified four teachers for his
emphasizes the Zen aspects of sailing he has become aware
school. One, Hideki Yoshimura, is now a full-time instructor
of in his own travels.
for the Safe Boating Course and Basic Keelboat Certificate at
Tajiri. Yasuhara Bessyo is the part-time instructor attached to
Aoki sensei maintains one of the most extensive sailor’s web
the Tajiri station. Seniji Kawakami is a part-time instructor
sites in Japan with over 134,000 hits to date. There are
for the Tokyo Bay area when not working at his regular job as
several English text pages he has written to allow English-
an airline pilot. Yoh plans to open a satellite station in
speaking sailors to enjoy the site. Yoh provides weather and
Yokohama in this October. He has also initiated a sailing
tide links, ASA information and course descriptions, ASA
club in a local high school that is currently building their
class schedules, the story of his circumnavigation and much
own dinghy.
more.
Yoh has translated each of the exams into Japanese and is in
If you have the good fortune to sail with Yoh, you will see a
the process of developing a full set of instructional materials
man who is in his element and enjoying every minute of it.
to help his students. This includes a small textbook on
His instruction is gentle but intent. At the same time, he
sailing fundamentals. New curriculum articulation
enjoys laughing at himself and the antics of both his students
documents and study guides are being prepared with this
and the sea. He has been known to say teaching others to sail
author’s assistance to assure ASA standards are met in the
has given him great pleasure in life.
courses. Also, since Yoh sensei is bilingual, he can offer
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