MIRAIE (みらいへ) - Japanese Passenger Ship/ Training Sailing Ship

MIRAIE was photographed by Ship Freakazoid as she passed thru the Kanmon Straits during the Harbor Festival (Minato Matsuri - 港祭り) in Mojiko, Kitakyushu, Japan in May of 2022. An Olympus e520 DSLR camera and Zuiko 150mm lens were used to photograph the vessel. It was nice to see this ship passing thru and passing by container ships, etc. Nice change of pace!

MIRAIE (みらいへ）

Purpose: Passenger ship (training sailing ship)

Gross tonnage: 230 tons (domestic), 362 tons (international)

Total length/width...52.16m x 8.60m

Passenger capacity: 38 people (for overnight stays)

Main engine... 320PS x 1 unit

Sailing 3 masts, 13 total sails

From the Miraie owner's Japanese homepage:

『みらいへ』のミッション

帆船「みらいへ」は、日本で唯一、一般の皆さまが自由に乗ることができる帆船です。
私たちは、「地球人になろう。」をテーマに、未来を担うグローバル人材の育成を目的とし、セイルトレーニング等を用いた実践・体験型野外教育を展開し、決断力や責任感、コミュニケーション力を養い、チームワークやリーダーシップ等、総合的な人間力向上を目指す様々なプログラムを提供します。
また、海事・海洋教育やクルーズ、国際交流等、多彩なアクティビティを通じ、多様な視点で海や自然と親しみ、未知なる世界を体感し、学ぶ場を提供します。

●帆船「みらいへ」概要
　運航者・・・グローバル人材育成推進機構
　用途・・・旅客船（練習帆船）
　総トン数・・・230トン（国内）・362トン（国際）
　全長・幅・・・52.16m×8.60m
　旅客定員・・・38人（宿泊の場合）
　主機関・・・320PS×1基
　帆装・・・3本マスト・総帆数13枚

MIRAIE - みらいへ Japanese Sailing Training Ship

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