AKOGARE

Topics of 2000

December 25, 2000 Coming home in a storm

December 18, 2000 Arrival of "Akogare" in Osaka to be delayed

December 4, 2000 PR event completed and the ship left Singapore

November 9, 2000 Mission that "Akogare" entrusted in Boston completed

November 7, 2000 Reunion with "Shabab Oman" and the lure of gold

October 18, 2000 The crew impressed by a Japanese song in Piraeus

October 8, 2000 "Akogare" arrived at Piraeus, Greece
October 3, 2000 "Akogare" left Barcelona for Piraeus, Greece
September 16, 2000 "Akogare" arrived in Lisbon, Portugal on Sept. 13 local time

September 9, 2000 "Akogare" left Le Havre

September 5, 2000 The ship was handed over to Capt. Segawa

August 31, 2000 "Akogare" arrived in Le Havre, France (Revised)

August 26, 2000 Special Prize awarded

August 16, 2000 She crossed the finish line at 19:08:05 August 15 UTC

August 15, 2000 The ship expected to finish some 9 hours from now!

July 24, 2000 Tall Ships 2000 Parade of Sail held and the race to Amsterdam started

July 22, 2000 "Akogare" placed 4th in the Class B in the Tall Ships 2000 Boston - Halifax Leg

July 19, 2000 "Akogare" to arrive in Halifax tomorrow
July 15, 2000 "Akogare" opened to public. WS02 trainees arrived

July 12, 2000 Grand Parade of Sail in Sail Boston 2000 held
July 7, 2000 STS "Akogare" arrived in Boston.
June 23, 2000 STS "Akogare" live image at Panama Canal

June 21, 2000 STS "Akogare" berthed at Balboa, Panama
June 2, 2000 STS "Akogare" left San Francisco
May 29, 2000 Letter from Mayor of Osaka handed to Mayor of San Francisco
May 25, 2000 STS "Akogare" arrived in San Francisco two days earlier than expected

May 12, 2000 STS "Akogare" left Honolulu with a shower of flower petals

May 7, 2000 STS "Akogare" berthed at Pier 2 in Honolulu

May 6, 2000 STS "Akogare" under full sail photographed off Diamond Head, Hawaii

April 25, 2000 STS "Akogare" crossed the Date Line at 180E today

April 9, 2000 STS "Akogare" left Osaka with warm farewell of 5,000 citizens
April 7, 2000 Crew paid a courtesy call to Mayor Isomura of Osaka

April 4, 2000 STS "Akogare" World Sail 2000 Departure Ceremony on Sunday, April 9, 2000