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dates unverified · Japan

Okamoto Boatyard

Japan

A Japanese yard, credited in the WoodenBoat register as 'Okamoto & Son'. Kaze, a 23-ft keel sloop now racing on San Francisco Bay, came from it — an entirely unexplored thread in this atlas.

Kaze
23-ft keel sloop, beam 6'7"; the WoodenBoat register gives 1951
Now
Still sailing on San Francisco Bay; won the Red Bra Regatta in 2025 with an all-woman crew
  • 1951 or 1956Kaze — 23-ft keel sloop
Sourcing notes & unresolved questions
  • Nothing else about this yard could be established — no location, dates, principals or other boats. One of the most interesting gaps in the atlas.

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