The STS Kaisei (海星), meaning “Sea Star” in the Japanese language , is a steel -hulled brigantine designed by Polish naval architect Ryszard Langer. It was built as Schooner in Elbląg , Poland in 1987. After re-rigging it is now a two-masted vessel, square rigged on the foremast, with fore-and-aft sails on the mainmast.
6-575: Kaisei may refer to: Kaisei (ship) , the STS Kaisei Kaisei, Kanagawa , a town in Japan Kaisei Academy , a Japanese boys' school People with the name [ edit ] Kaisei Ichirō ( 魁聖 一郎 ) , retired Japanese Brazilian professional sumo wrestler Kaisei Ishii ( 石井 快征 , born 2000) , Japanese footballer See also [ edit ] Project Kaisei ,
12-718: A mission to clean up the Great Pacific garbage patch Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kaisei . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaisei&oldid=1159985695 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description
18-771: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kaisei (ship) Originally commissioned by the Polish Yachting Association as the Zew , she was acquired by the Sail Training Association of Japan (STAJ) and delivered to Japan via the Panama Canal in 1993 following a 16-month maiden voyage under the United Nations flag in which she saw 100-knot (190 km/h) winds off
24-472: The Pacific and Asia and carried over 10,000 trainees during the 14-year period. Ocean Voyages Institute, a California 501(c) 3 organization, currently operates the vessel Kaisei and she served as the figurehead and expedition ship of "Project Kaisei" which is an international program dedicated to implementing solutions to the problem of marine debris . In August 2009, Kaisei embarked from San Francisco on
30-627: The coast of Scotland and participated in the American Tall Ship Celebration in 1992. It has been suggested that the ship's name 'kaisei' could also be a play on words, with the word meaning "sea star" in Japanese (written "海星"). Under the Japanese flag, she visited 15 countries and traveled extensively throughout the Pacific in her mission to promote the global community and bring countries and cultures together through
36-607: The international language of the sea. She has covered roughly 40,000 nautical miles (around 80,000 km). In 1992 sailed with the Columbus fleet, flying the UN flag. Kaisei's maiden voyage lasted 16 months throughout Europe, East Coast US, Caribbean, Panama Canal, West Coast US and Pacific Islands covering 57,000 km. During this time period, the vessel flew the United Nations flag. Under Japanese flag she traveled throughout
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