An Entry From Japan? Not
Race organizers are busily selling the story that there is a boat all the way from Japan in this years Mac race. The story goes something like this, “”Race interest is stronger that we’ve seen in several previous years, with some 300 entries from around the continental United States and Canada, and one entry, Esmeralda, comes all the way from Japan,” Lillie said.”
Except that Esmeralda really doesn’t come from Japan. In fact this boat was built in Rhode Island, was designed by an American based designer and it’s only foreign voyage was to Bermuda.
While the owner Mr. Makoto Uematsu is Japenese the boat hasn’t come all the way from Japan for the race.
While it would be a great story if a boat came from Japan for the race it hasn’t happended yet.
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