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History of the Ship for World Youth

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Slogan, Duration of the Program, Ports of Call, Number of PYs

Batch Theme Date Ports of Call Number
of PYs
1st
(1989)
Over the Pacific and Beyond Jan. 18
to
March 29
(71 Days)
Mexico (Acapulco, February 8 to 11)
Venezuela (La Guaira, February 19 to 21)
Panama (Cristobal, February 24 to 25)
Ecuador (Guayaquil, February 28 to March 2)
276
(JPY: 103/
OPY: 173)
2nd
(1990)
Hand in Hand for our Future;
a Peaceful and Prosperous World
Jan. 17
to
March 28
(71Days)
India (Bombay, February 3 to 6)
Egypt (Alexandria,February 16 to 19)
Greece (Piraives, February 21 to 24)
Oman (Muscat, March 6 to 9)
268
(JPY: 100/
OPY: 168)
3rd
(1991)
Sailing on the Waves of Friendship Jan. 18
to
March 20
(62 Days)
Mexico (Acapulco, February 3 to 6)
U.S.A. (New Orleans. February 14 to 16))
Venezuela (La Guaira, February 21 to 23))
Costa Rica (Puntarenas, Feb. 27 to March 1)
274
(JPY: 103/
OPY: 171)
4th
(1992)
World Friend Ship '92 Jan. 17
to
March 18
(62 Days)
Sri Lanka (Colombo, January 28 to 31)
Egypt (Alexandria, February 9 to 12)
Spain (Barcelona, February 16 to 19)
Oman (Muscat, March 1 to 3)
268
(JPY: 101/
OPY: 167)
5th
(1993)
Cruising for Unity Jan. 20
to
March 22
(62 Days)
U.S.A. (San Francisco, February 4 to 6)
Venezuela (La Guaira, February 17 to 19)
Dominican Republic (Sato Domingo, February 21 to 23)
Costa Rica (Puntarenas, February 27 to March 2)
278
(JPY: 103/
OPY: 175)
6th
(1994)
World Youth Wave '94 Jan. 19
to
March 20
(61 Days)
Sri Lanka (Colombo, February 1 to 3)
Kenya (Mombasa, February 9 to 12)
Greece (Piraeus, February 22 to 25)
India (Bombay, March 7 to 9)
275
(JPY: 114/
OPY: 161)
7th
(1995)
Passage for Progress Jan. 19
to
March 20
(61 Days)
Australia (Brisbane, January 29 to February 1)
Fiji (Suva, February 5 to 7)
Ecuador (Guayaquil, February 22 to 24)
Mexico (Acapulco, March 1 to 3)
291
(JPY: 112/
OPY: 179)
8th
(1996)
Seeds of Global Harmony Jan. 18
to
March 19
(60 Days)
Sri Lanka (Colombo, January 30 to February 2)
South Africa (Cape Town, February 12 to 15)
Tanzania (Dares Salaam, February 21 to 23)
UAE (Dubai, Febuary 29 to March 2)
278
(JPY: 114/
OPY: 164)
9th
(1997)
We are the International Ship of Hope Jan. 20
to
March 21
(61 Days)
New Zealand (Ackland, February 1 to 4)
Chile (Valparaiso, February 16 to 18)
Costa Rica (Caldera, February 25 to 27)
Mexico (Acapulco, March 2 to 4)
303
(JPY: 118/
OPY: 185)
10th
(1998)
Bridge for World Friendship Jan. 20
to
March 19
(59 Days)
Seychelles (Port Victoria, February 4 to 5)
Kenya (Mombasa, February 8 to 11)
Jordan (Aqaba, February 19 to 22)
Oman (Muscat, March 1 to 4)
294
(JPY: 116/
OPY: 178)
11th
(1999)
Celebrating Diversity:
Spirit of Tomorrow
Jan. 19
to
March 16
(57 Days)
Solomon Islands (Honiara, January 26 to 27)
Tonga
(Nuku'alofa, January 31 to February 2)
Ecuador
(Guayaquil, February 16 to 18)
Mexico (Acapulco, February 23 to 26)
271
(JPY: 116/
OPY: 155)
12th
(1999)
Sailing in Solidarity for a Better World Sept. 9
to
Oct. 28
(50 Days)
Seychelles (Port Victoria, September 24 to 25)
South Africa (Cape Town, October 2 to 4)
Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, October 10 to 11)
UAE (Dubai, October 17 to 19)
263
(JPY: 122/
OPY: 141)
13th
(2000)
2(To) Our Own Ocean Sept. 9
to
Oct. 24
(49 days)
Russia (Vladivostok, September 9 to 10)
U.S.A. (Hawaii, September 18 to 20)
Tonga (Nuku'alofa, October 2 to 4)
New Zealand (Auckland, October 8 to 11)
252
(JPY: 117/
OPY: 135)
14th
(2001)
Wa Wa Wa
-Unity, Friendship, Harmony-
Oct. 25
to
Dec. 13
(50 days)
Fiji (Suva, Nov. 6 to 7)
New Zealand (Auckland, November 10 to 12)
Singapore (Singapore, November 25 to 27
Thailand (Bangkok, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2)
258
(JPY: 119/
OPY: 139)
15th
(2002)
Noitaroballoc
-One people, many minds-
Oct. 31
to
Dec. 13
(44 days)
Australia (Cairns, November 8 to 9)
U.S.A. (Honolulu, Novermber 18 to 19)
Canada (Vancouver, November 25 to 27)
247
(JPY: 117/
OPY: 130)
16th
(2004)
Challenge to Change Jan. 21
to
March 3
(43 days)
India (Mumbay, February 3 to 4)
Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, February 10 to 12)
Seychelles (Victoria, February 15 to 16)
258
(JPY: 124/
OPY: 134)
17th
(2005)
Together Towards Tomorrow Jan. 19
to
March 2
(43 days)
Australia (Sydney, Feb. 1 to 4)
New Zealand (Wellingtin, Feb. 10 to 13)
Fiji (Suva, Feb. 17 to 19)
260
(JPY: 120/
OPY: 140)
18th
(2006)
Bonding Beyond Borders Jan. 19
to
March 2
(43 days)
India (Chennai, Jan. 30 to 31)
Kenya (Mombassa, Feb. 7 to 9)
Mauritius (Port Louis, Feb. 13 to 14)
250
(JPY: 118/
OPY: 132)
19th
(2007)
AHOY!
Achieving the Hopes Of Youth
Jan. 25
to
Mar. 8
(43 days)
Australia (Brisbane, Feb. 5 to 8)
Australia (Sydney, Feb. 12 to 14)
New Zealand (Wellington, Feb. 19 to 21)
252
(JPY: 117/
OPY: 135)

Number of Participating Youth by Countries

Area Country 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th Total
Asia Japan 103 100 103 101 103 114 112 114 118 116 116 122 117 119 117 124 120 118 117 2154
Bangladesh 11 12 23
India 18 9 19 12 9 10 11 10 98
Nepal 9 9
Pakistan 12 12
Sri Lanka 12 20 20 19 20 10 10 111
Africa Algeria 10 10
Cameroon 11 11
Egypt 21 20 11 11 20 9 10 12 11 125
Kenya 12 19 13 19 11 11 12 97
Mauritius 11 11 12 34
Morocco 9 8 17
Senegal 10 10
Seychelles 9 12 11 32
South Africa 18 13 9 11 51
Tanzania 20 13 9 9 12 63
Tunisia 12 12
Europe Belgium 13 8 21
Finland 12 10 22
Germany 12 12
Greece 20 20 10 10 10 70
Hungary 12 12
Italy 11 11
Netherlands 9 9
Norway 13 9 12 34
Poland 12 12 24
Russia 9 10 11 30
Spain 20 9 9 11 49
Sweden 12 13 12 37
United Kingdom 12 13 10 11 46
Middle
East
Bahrain 12 9 10 11 12 54
Jordan 11 10 21
Kuwait 11 11
Oman 19 20 12 12 7 70
Qatar 9 8 17
Turkey 12 8 12 32
UAE 11 9 6 12 11 9 7 9 9 83
Yemen 12 10 22
Oceania Australia 10 10 10 20 13 13 9 9 12 11 12 10 139
Fiji 10 9 19 12 13 9 10 12 11 105
New Zealand 10 10 12 20 12 9 11 12 12 108
PNG 13 13
Solomon Islands 12 13 10 11 46
Tonga 9 13 13 9 10 11 11 76
Western Samoa 13 13
Middle/
South
America
Argentina 14 14
Brazil 15 13 10 12 50
Chile 12 18 9 10 11 60
Colombia 9 13 22
Costa Rica 10 20 21 20 9 12 92
Dominican Rep. 15 21 36
Ecuador 25 13 20 13 13 9 93
Honduras 9 9
Jamaica 13 13
Mexico 25 20 13 19 25 13 9 9 11 12 10 166
Panama 25 25
Paraguay 9 9
Peru 14 13 13 9 12 61
Uruguay 13 13 26
Venezuela 25 20 21 13 13 13 8 11 124
North
America
Canada 10 13 12 13 9 9 11 112 12 10 111
USA 15 15 15 12 13 13 10 10 12 11 ** 126
Total 276 268 274 268 278 275 291 278 303 294 271 263 252 258 247 258 260 250 252 5116