Japan Maritime Academy Jr. Yacht Club

The Riviera Group is focusing its efforts on the "Riviera Future Creation Project," which promotes the SDGs based on its corporate philosophy of "living a fulfilling life in harmony with nature." In particular, Riviera's marine program has reached 2006 children since its inception in 5900. This is a training program for young people that aims to preserve Japan's beautiful oceans, pass them on to the next generation, and promote marine sports. This program is currently run by the Japan Maritime Academy, a general incorporated association, with a grant from the Nippon Foundation, and Riviera Resort dispatching instructors.

At the Japan Maritime Academy, we started a new attempt in September 2020. This is a Jr. Yacht Club whose purpose is not just to compete, but to learn about the sea and ships through yachting. This season, we have set up a 9-session course every Sunday, and approximately 16 students ranging from second-year elementary school students to second-year high school students have registered. Using Hansa dinghies and open skiff dinghies, children learning sailing tailored to their skill level at Riviera Seabornia Marina, from children who are trying sailing for the first time to children with competitive experience. In the future, we are considering a program in which people can build and operate ships themselves. The children, who looked anxious at the beginning, now look confident.

I believe that there is a romance that can only be experienced by standing on the deck facing the ocean and enjoying the sea breeze. For this reason, I feel that my mission, inherited from successive owners, is to preserve this world-class vintage yacht and sail it with the wind in its sails.
This restoration project will preserve approximately 8% of the original materials from when the ship was built, giving the 90-year-old Shinara another 100 years of life. Based on the philosophy of the Riviera Future Creation Project, which aims to create a sustainable society committed to the SDGs, we will carefully polish this historic Cynara and leave it for the next generation. The technology and craftsmanship that went into the ship will be recorded in detail and passed on to future generations as an asset in the environmental and marine fields.
The Lady of the Sea, which was born in England in 1927 and was loved by many famous owners, is now in the possession of Riviera, and it is a perfect match that the time has come for her to be restored. I am also grateful for the encounters I had with 10 craftsmen from 50 countries around the world who passed on the techniques to me in a country where there are no specialist restoration technicians. We couldn't have done it without them.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who supported us.