The Kaisei is currently operated by the Ocean Voyages Institute of Sausalito, California. She's
traveled more than 40,000 miles since her construction in 1991 as a sail training brigantine for
the Sail Training Association of Japan. The STS Kaisei (º£ÐÇ), meaning ¡°Ocean Planet¡± in the
Japanese language, is a fast and capable steel hulled brigantine designed by Zygmunt Chore¨½ and
built in Gda¨½sk, Poland in 1987. 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 the coast of Scotland and participated in the American Tall
Ship Celebration in 1992. Under the Japanese flag, she visited 14 countries and traveled
extensively throughout the Pacific in her mission to promote the global community and bring
countries and cultures together through the international language of the sea.

Sparred Length: 151 feet
Beam: 25 feet
Class: A
Type: Brigantine
Draft: 13 feet
Tonnage: 180
Rig Height:
Sail area: 8,500 square feet
Web Site: www.oceanvoyagesinstitute.org/