Sailing Schedule for October 2006 - March 2007 is available. "Akogare" will visit Kagoshima in the first week of November calling the ports of Yamagawa and Kanoya, both for the first time, to join Kagoshima's marine festival where day-sails and public boarding will be held. Then she will sail back to Osaka with trainees in 6-day programs. In this course, "Akogare" will follow "Kuroshio" (Black Current) and it might be possible to observe the Leonid meteor shower during the voyage. Berths still available. Back in Osaka on November 12, day sails and 2-day sails are scheduled every weekend. The most popular one would be Christmas overnight course on Decemver 23 - 24. The ship will be in dock from late January 2007 until mid February and resume training programs in March with the longest Ocean Program to Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands from March 8 - 21 in which we have already 11 trainees. Berths still available. Also there are public boarding days in Kagoshima and Osaka. Check the dates and venues at: Events and public boarding. Inquiries to: sail@akogare.or.jp BACK Copyright 1999-2000 Sail Osaka