Sailing to the Heart of Japan

<p>Diplomat and long-distance cruiser Nicholas Coghlan had been curious about Japan ever since his father a veteran of infantry fighting in Italy and Greece confessed to him a dread of being sent to the Japanese front when the war in Europe ended in the Spring of 1945.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Sailing to the Heart of Japan</em></strong> is a voyage of personal discovery as the author's preconceptions are challenged. It's also a unique account of one of the world's least-known but most attractive cruising destinations.</p><p><br></p><p>Starting from New Zealand Nicholas and his partner Jenny navigate <em>Bosun Bird</em> their Vancouver 27 north through Pacific Island nations where memories of war linger. They make their landfall in Kyushu in southwestern Japan. Over a period of fifteen months they venture to the remote and depopulated archipelago of Goto Retto in the East China Sea through Kanmon Kaikyo narrows and into the island-studded Inland Sea.</p><p><br></p><p>Everywhere - from Kagoshima to Tokyo Bay - <em>Bosun Bird</em> and her crew are met with astonishing kindness and thoughtful conversation. Travel by yotto allows them glimpses of an enigmatic land that are rarely offered to more conventional visitors.</p><p><br></p><p>The book comprises 242 pages including 54 illustrations 9 maps and detailed descriptions of over 60 anchorages/mooring locations complete with GPS coordinates. Sailing to the heart of Japan is as descriptive as it is informative about this little-known sailing destination.</p>