Naoki Ichino of JFE Shoji's Plate Section raced in the sailing competition of the 2023 National Sports Festival in Kagoshima Prefecture Six races were originally scheduled over four days.

Six races were originally scheduled over four days during the competition, which started on October 8. Due to bad weather, however, the format was changed Since each race takes about an hour, doing four races in a single day was a challenge both physically and mentally.

A week before the competition, he was also using weather forecasts to predict wind direction and wave conditions to prepare. A week before the competition, he was also using weather forecasts to predict wind direction and wave conditions to set a strategy for the competition. He says his efforts paid off because he was physically well prepared on race day and moving his body as he He says his efforts paid off because he was physically well prepared on race day and moving his body as he had pictured, leading to his victory.

Many around him were involved in marine sports, and their influence led him to take up sailing. Many around him were involved in marine sports, and their influence led him to take up sailing when he was six. He has now been sailing for about twenty-nine years. Sailing is a stimulating sport, so I hope to keep doing it for a long time to refresh Sailing is a stimulating sport, so I hope to keep doing it for a long time to refresh myself for my job."

*Sailing is a sport where sailors harness the wind captured in their boat's sails as a power source, enabling them to glide across the ocean *Sailing is a sport where sailors harness the wind captured in their boat's sails as a power source, enabling them to glide across the ocean.