| Year |
Month |
* |
| 1987 |
May |
Research into sail training ships around
the world began |
| 1991 |
April |
Preparation office set up for Osaka's sail
training project |
| 1992 |
April |
"Akogare" decided as name of ship following
a public campaign with 7,000 applications |
| June 19 |
Keel laid on "Akogare" |
| November 24 |
"Akogare" launched |
| 1993 |
March 31 |
Construction completed |
| 1994 |
April |
Sail training programs officially started |
| April 8 |
"Akogare" left for Shanghai, China in a maiden
voyage taking 32 trainees on the way and
23 on the way back |
| September |
Number of trainees reached 1,000 |
| 1995 |
January-March |
Overseas voyage to Guam, Fiji, New Zealand
and Australia |
| March 28 |
Commissioned as the start boat for the 3rd
Melbourne/Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race
in Melbourne |
| End of March |
Completed 33 introductory courses and 11
ocean courses taking 1,465 trainees and covered
18,765 n.m. in fiscal 1994 |
| August |
Participated in Sail Indonesia '95 in commemoration
of the 50th anniversary of Independence of
Indonesia Number of trainees reached 2,000 |
| 1996 |
End of March |
Completed 29 introductory courses, 4 ocean
courses taking 1,280 trainees and covered
15,836 n.m. in fiscal 1995 |
| May |
Participated in inaugural Parade of Sail
at Port of Tokyo |
| 1997 |
End of March |
Completed 45 introductory courses and 8 ocean
courses taking 2,066 trainees and covered
10,642 n.m. in fiscal 1996 |
| March-May |
Took part in SAIL OSAKA '97 Hong Kong/Osaka
Tall Ships Race and was the host ship in
the Parade of Sail in Osaka |
| May |
Number of trainees reached 5,000 |
| July-August |
Voyage to Seto Inland Sea supported by Nippon
Foundation |
| 1998 |
End of March |
Completed 43 introductory courses and 5 ocean
courses taking 1,654 trainees and covered
9,071 n.m. for fiscal 1997 |
| June-August |
Voyage to Shikoku, Kyushu and Seto Inland
Sea supported by Nippon Foundation |
| 2000 |
End of March |
Completed 49 introductory courses and 4 ocean
courses, taking 1,934 trainees and covered
7,864 n.m. |
| April 9 |
Started STS Akogare World Sail 2000, an east-bound
circumnavigation of the globe. WS01 course
started with 22 trainees from 16 - 67 years
old. |
| May 6 |
Arrived in Honolulu, USA as the first port
of call |
| May 24 |
Arrived in San Francisco, USA and left on
June 1 |
| June 21 |
Arrived in Balboa, Panama |
| July 6 |
Arrived in Boston, USA and participated in
Sail Boston 2000. Left on July 16 taking
22 trainees from 15 - 32 years old for WS02
course. |
| July 20 |
Arrived in Halifax, Canada and joined Tall
Ships 2000 Halifax. Left on July 24 taking
23 trainees from 15 - 26 years old for WS03
course. |
| August 18 |
Arrived in Ijmuiden, Netherlands |
| August 24 |
Arrived in Amstderdam, Netherlands and joined
Sail 2000 Amsterdam. Left on August 28. |
| August 30 |
Arrived in Le Havre, France for 20th anniversary
of sister port relationship to Osaka, and
left on September 8 |
| September 13 |
Arrived in Lisbon, Portugal and left on September
19 |
| September 20 |
Passed the Strait of Gibraltar |
| September 23 |
Arrived in Barcelona, Spain and left on October
1 |
| October 7 |
Arrived in Piraeus, Greece and left on October
15. Public event held to promote the profile
of Osaka. |
| Ocrober 19 |
Passed the Suez Canal taking 13 hours |
| November 1 |
Arrived in Muscat, Oman and left on November
7 |
| November 27 |
Arrived in Singapore and left on December
3. Public event held to promote the profile
of Osaka |
| December 25 |
Arrived home five days later than original
schedule during warnings of strong wind and
waves, but was received by some 500 citizens
and volunteers |
| 2001 |
February & March |
"Experience Programs" designed
for schools conducted supported by the Nippon
Foundation. Completed 17 introductory courses
and 4 ocean courses, taking 851 trainees
covered 29,845 n.m. |
| April |
Joined the international tall ships festival
in Nagasaki from April 19 until 22. Conducted
freshmen training course for NYK Line |
| May |
Joined the opening event of "Sunport Takamatsu"
on May 12 and 13, and Tokyo tall ships' parade
commemorating the 60th anniversary of the
Port of Tokyo on May 20 |
| July - August |
Joined the 16th Marine Festival in Aomori
Prefecture on July 20, 21, 28 and 29. Conducted
"Northern Japan courses" supported by the
Nippon Foundation |
| October |
Joined the 385th anniversary of the Port
of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture from October
11 until 14 |
| November |
Joined "Kagoshima Tall Ships Festa"
from November 23 - 25 |
| December |
Conducted Akogare's first Christmas voyage |
| 2002 |
March |
Completed 44 introductory courses and 3 ocean
courses, taking 1,777 trainees and covered
7,099 n.m. |
| April |
Corporate freshmen training course for Nitta
Inc. and Akogare's first Family Course conducted |
| May |
May "First joiint sail drill with "Kaiwo
Maru" on May 9. First course for primary
school and junior high school students |
| June |
Freshmen training course for NYK Line. Joined
"Yokohama International Tall Ship Festival"
during June 26 - 30 |
| July |
Joined the 17th Marine Festival iin Kanazawa,
Ishikawa Prefecture on July 22, 23 and 24.
Conducted "Sea of Japan Westbound courses"
supported by the Nippon Foundation |
| August |
Conducted STS "Akogare" Osaka/Busan
Youth Exchange in commemoration of the Year
of Japan-Korea National Exchange in 2002.
First Group by 25 trainees covered 502 n.m.
during August 8 - 15 and Second Group by
11 trainees covered 568 n.m. during August
21 - 28 |
| Public boarding for The Boy Scout Federation
23rd Asia-Pacific and 13th
Japan Jamboree |
| November |
Participated in "Kinko-wan Tall Ship
Festa" (Kagoshima
Prefecture, Nov. 22,
23) |
| December |
Held two Christmas courses |
| 2003 |
March |
Public boarding for the 3rd Water Forum World
Assembly |
| Completed 47 introductory courses including
19 school programs and
7 ocean courses, taking
1,499 trainees and covered
7,507 n.m. (13,903km).
Also 6 public boarding
held in Osaka |
| April |
Corporate freshmen training course for Nitta
Inc. and NYK conducted. |
| One day course in association with the 5th
Melbourne/Osaka Double-Handed
Yacht Race
held |
| May |
Participated in the parade of sails and public
boarding for "Tall
Ship Festa Yokosuka"
and also conducted school
programs for local
schools |
| July |
"Miyazaki Tall Ship Festa" (Miyazaki
Prefecture, Jul. 20 and
21) |
| Public boarding and Half-day courses in conjunction
with Osaka Port Festival
on July 30 and 31.
Number of trainees reached
15,000. |
| August |
Ocean Program course of 10 days to Yakushima
Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
(Perseus meteor
shower seen) |
| September - October |
Visited Uwajima (Shikoku), Oita (Kyushu),
Maizuru, Wajima and Obama
along the Sea of
Japan |
| November |
Joined "Kinko-wan Tall Ship Festa"in
Kagoshima Prefecture, Reunion of Akogare's
10-year anniversary with 200 people |
| 2004 |
January |
During these 10 years, "Akogare"
received 16,353 trainees,
sailed some 120,000
n.m. (circumnavigation
of the globe of 5.5
times) visiting 23 overseas
ports and 61
domestic ports. |
| April |
Corporate freshmen training course for Nitta
Inc. |
| May |
Joined "Kinko-wan Tall Ship Festa"
in Kagoshima Prefecture
(May 1-3), corporate
freshmen training course
for NYK |
| June |
Visited Toyama Prefecture for the programs
supported by the Nippon
Foundation |
| July |
One-day courses inviting citizens and public
boarding in the evening
on Jul. 17-19 commemorating
10-year anniversary of
starting sail training
program of "Akogare" |
| August |
Ocean Program course to Tokara Islands, Kagoshima
Prefecture |
| Sail Drill together with "Nippon Maru"
and public boardin |
| September |
Traial courses for the students who refuse
to go to school on Sep.
11, 12 and 14. Tall
ship photo contest for
10-year anniversary
of starting sail training
program |
| Shrouds repair once 10 years |
| November |
Kojiro Shiraishi, leading marine adventurer
in Japan, boarded "Akogare"
with
the students who refuse
to go to school |
| 2005 |
March |
Conducted 14-day Ocean Program to visit Ogasawara
Islands |
| Completed 58 introductory courses and 4 ocean
courses, taking 2,320 trainees
and covered
6,863 n.m. (12,710km).
|
| Grand total of trainees so far amounts to
18,804 and that of sailing
distance 126,776
n.m. (234,788km, almost
6 circumnavigation
of the globe) |
| April |
Corporate freshmen training course for Nitta
Inc. and NYK conducted. |
| Joined "2005 Nagasaki Tall Ship Festa"
(April 27 - May 1) |
| May |
Invited children suffered from earthquake
damage at Hakata Port in
Fukuoka Prefecture |
| June |
Visited Prefectures of Hokkaido, Akita and
Yamagata for the programs
supported by the
Nippon Foundation |
| July |
Number of trainees reached 20,000 since April, 1994 when the ship started
the service |
| Participated in "Sea Festa Okinawa" (July 16-18) |
| Conducted 8-day Ocean Program from Naha to Osaka |
| August |
Participated in a festival celebrating the 100th anniversary of Toyohashi
City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Conducted 7-day Ocean Program to Yokohama via Izu Islands with 33 trainees |
| At Yokohama, several courses from day sail to 4 days conducted including
the one with Kojiro Shiraishi, a marine adventurer, and the students who
refuse to go to school |
| September |
Conducted "Sunset Cruise" inviting the citizens of Osaka (September 10) |
| Courses supported by the Nippon Foundation started in Osaka (4 courses
in September and October) |
| Participated in the National Urban Greenery Fukuoka Fair (September 16-22) |
HISTORY of "AKOGARE"
1999-2000 Sail Osaka