In some places of the world where there are large bodies of water there are many people who sail their private boats between villages or islands. Often a traveller can befriend or pay these people to travel on their yachts on motorboats.
For instance I've joined in yacht races on Sydney Harbour, hung out with expats at Marinas in the Mexican Caribbean, and pondered sailing between Panama and Colombia with families who take travellers aboard for a fee.
Now Japan has many islands and I've ridden some ferries there. But I had never stopped to think whether either Japanese or foreigners sail pleasurecraft around the islands of Japan. It seems like a perfect place for it, but perhaps the seas are too difficult or it's just not yet part of the culture there.
So does such a thing exist and might a traveller be able to join some people in some island hopping?
