KAIWO MARU

The KAIWO MARU (King of the Sea) is a Japanese four-masted training barque tall ship. She was built and launched in 1989 to replace a 1930 ship of the same name.

She is a regular participant in international tall ship gatherings such as Operation Sail and is a multiple winner of the Boston Teapot Trophy. The most notable moment in her history was surely in October 2004 when, in the Bay of Toyoma, she narrowly survived in Typhoon Tokage. 30 of her crew of 167 were injured in a dramatic rescue and the ship was rendered  out of action until January 2006 after major repairs.

In March 2011, Kaiwo Maru was on a voyage from Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii when an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. She was subsequently diverted to Ōkuma, Fukushima for workers tackling in the nuclear crisis.

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Highlights about this Kaiwo Maru model:

•       This junk model is entirely handmade by skilled and experienced craftsmen, using the plank on frame construction method
•       No kits are use
•      Use high-quality wood such as rosewood, ebony, black wood, mahogany wood…., timbers are after process step of pre-construction.
•      This Kaiwoo Maru model is built on scale by the original plan, then drawn up  and painted by actual photographs to ensure the best accuracy.