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Sightseeing on the water by rental boat♪
If you want to enjoy water sightseeing / boating mainly in Chuo-ku and Sumida River, sightseeing cruises such as Nihonbashi Cruise, houseboats such as Mizuhana, marine taxis, free social studies tours organized by the Institute of Construction Technology and Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
However, as a general rule, all courses are decided, so if you want to go to your favorite place and anchor as much as you like, after obtaining a small boat license yourself (*), There is no choice but to manage the ship. 。 。
However, it is extremely difficult to become a boat owner and the hurdle is high (mooring cost is high like a joke in Tokyo, and it is difficult to maintain it yourself ...), so the recommendation is "rental boat".
And there is also a rental boat base in Chuo Ward called Kachidoki Marina. (Kachidoki 3-15-3)
※If the captain is less than 3m and the output is less than 1.5kw, no license is required. Also, even if you don't have your own license (although it's a bit expensive), there is also a means of renting each captain (charter service).
Kachidoki Marina
The advantage of Kachidoki Marina is that it is close to the city center. In addition to being a "ship rental spot", we also conduct ship license training and acquisition tests at the same place. On top of that, the marina itself is a slightly fashionable restaurant, and it is a convenient marina that can be arranged in one stop. (I'm also taking care of you, so I'd like to introduce you in more detail.)
■Demerits of rental boats
The sailing area of the ship license is quite large, and even the second grade includes the entire Tokyo Bay. However, the "rule boat service area" is surprisingly narrow, and Kachidoki Marina is determined to be a line connecting Sakurabashi (Sumida River) and Harp Bridge (Arakawa) in the north and Haneda Airport and Disneyland in the south. . Conversely, if it is within that range, it seems that Marina staff will rush with one phone in the event of an accident.
Also, the rental time is set from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 13:30 to 16:30, so you cannot "enjoy night views and night fishing".
■Benefits of Rental Boats
In addition to the natural merit of ensuring safety, including maintenance and insurance, and being able to go almost anywhere in the aviation area, Kachidoki Marina has a very nice advantage (for me) that marina staff will do all the arrangements up to the shore and the arrangements after landing.
In obtaining a license, there are places where hurdles are quite high, such as ship inspection, rope work, and techniques for landing on the shore. If you drive or maintain it on a daily basis, it may be a matter of course, but for those who drive only occasionally, "forget first".
You can rent a boat very easily because you can do all this on your behalf. On the other hand, if you get used to this, it's very dangerous to have a boat ... (laughs)
Enjoying water sightseeing
The pleasure of sightseeing on the water ... You can see many bridges from the front and back (lower), experience waterway facilities such as sluice gates and locks up close, and there are many `` working ships (such as warning boats and dredging boats) '' and sometimes you can exchange greetings, and there are no obstacles, so you can enjoy radio waves and radio waves are not good.
・・Was it a bit biased like that? Even if it is not fun, the pleasure of going out into rivers and the sea and blowing in a pleasant breeze while thinking about the age of Japanese boats and steamboats, and watching the beautiful coastal scenery and the latest facilities I think it's common to those who ride.
I will post a water sightseeing report little by little in the future, thank you m (__)m.
Petit trivia
For those who know it, it's a story about "now more," but when I told my friends about getting on a boat, some people said, "Do you need permission to sail?" But I don't need that kind of thing. Unlike the sky, the sea and rivers are free. It's more troublesome to fly a drone.
Ogibashi Lock Gate. There is no need to make a reservation or cost in advance when using a mechanism like the Panama Canal, such as a rock gate) or Arakawa Rock Gate. I heard that in Osaka, it seems that it is necessary to apply in advance to use locks, so Tokyo may be backing up the freedom of water transportation.
However, it seems that only Spain and Japan around the world have a license system called "Small Ship Licensing" ...
Also, there is no speed limit on the water. Therefore, most of the pleasure boats do not have a velocity meter, and they are supposed to slow down or sail at high speed while watching the meter indicating the rotation speed of the motor and the wave (tracking).