USA Involvement

Abbreviation Key
PY = Participating Youth
JPY = Japanese Participating Youth
OPY = Overseas Participating Youth



The U.S. has participated in SWY 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The U.S. has also had alumni serving as ex-PY advisors on board SWY 17, 18, and 19.

For a listing of the countries that participated in each sailing, click here.

 

 

Batch

Theme

Dates

Ports of Call

Total US PY's

Total PY's

1

(1989)

Over the Pacific
and Beyond

Jan. 18 to
Mar. 29
(71 Days)

Mexico (Acapulco, Feb 8 to 11)
Venezuela (La Guaira, Feb 19 to 21)
Panama (Cristobal, Feb 24 to 25)
Ecuador (Guayaquil, Feb 28 to March 2)

15

276
(JPY:103/
OPY:173)

3

(1991)

Sailing on the Waves of Friendship

Jan. 18 to
Mar. 20
(62 Days)

Mexico (Acapulco, Feb 3 to 6)
U.S.A. (New Orleans. Feb 14 to 16))
Venezuela (La Guaira, Feb 21 to 23))
Costa Rica (Puntarenas, Feb. 27 to March 1)

15

274
(JPY: 103/
OPY: 171)

5

(1993)

Cruising for Unity

Jan. 20 to
Mar. 22
(62 Days)

U.S.A. (San Francisco, Feb 4 to 6)
Venezuela (La Guaira, Feb 17 to 19)
Dominican Republic (Sato Domingo, Feb 21 to 23)
Costa Rica (Puntarenas, Feb 27 to March 2)

15

278
(JPY: 103/
OPY: 175)

7

(1995)

Passage for Progress

Jan. 19 to
Mar. 20
(61 Days)

Australia (Brisbane, Jan 29 to Feb 1)
Fiji (Suva, Feb 5 to 7)
Ecuador (Guayaquil, Feb 22 to 24)
Mexico (Acapulco, March 1 to 3)

12

291
(JPY: 112/
OPY: 179)

9

(1997)

We are the International Ship of Hope

Jan. 20 to
Mar. 21
(61 Days)

New Zealand (Ackland, Feb 1 to 4)
Chile (Valparaiso, Feb 16 to 18)
Costa Rica (Caldera, Feb 25 to 27)
Mexico (Acapulco, March 2 to 4)

13

303
(JPY: 118/
OPY: 185)

11

(1999)

Celebrating Diversity:
Spirit of Tomorrow

Jan. 19 to
Mar. 16
(57 Days)

Solomon Islands (Honiara, Jan 26 to 27)
Tonga (Nuku'alofa, Jan 31 to Feb 2)
Ecuador (Guayaquil, Feb 16 to 18)
Mexico (Acapulco, Feb 23 to 26)

13

271
(JPY: 116/
OPY: 155)

13

(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)

10

252
(JPY: 117/
OPY: 135)

14

(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)

10

258
(JPY: 119/
OPY: 139)

15

(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)

12

247
(JPY: 117/
OPY: 130)

16

(2004)

Challenge to Change

Jan. 21 to
Mar. 3
(43 days)

India (Mumbay, Feb 3 to 4)
Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, Feb 10 to 12)
Seychelles (Victoria, Feb 15 to 16)

11

258
(JPY: 124/
OPY: 134)

17

(2005)

Together Towards Tomorrow

Jan. 19 to
Mar. 2
(43 days)

Australia (Sydney, Feb. 1 to 4)
New Zealand (Wellingtin, Feb. 10 to 13)
Fiji (Suva, Feb. 17 to 19)

11

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