Wind Surf (ship)
Wind Surf is a five-mast staysail schooner that is one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world, and can carry up to 342 passengers, in a total of 150 ocean-view staterooms, 18 ocean-view suites and 2 deluxe bridge suites,[1] along with a crew of 210.[2] Prior to being transferred to Windstar Cruises and being renamed, Wind Surf was known as Club Med 1, and was owned and operated by Club Med.
.jpg) Wind Surf leaving Venice | |
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| Owner: | Windstar Cruises |
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| Ordered: | 1986 |
| Builder: | Societe Nouvelle Des Ateliers et Chantier du Havre |
| Yard number: | 274 |
| Laid down: | Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, France 1988 by Société nouvelle des ateliers et chantiers du Havre |
| Launched: | January 1989 |
| Completed: | 27 December 1989 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1990 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Type: | Cruise ship |
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| Length: | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Beam: | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Height: | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.09 m (17 ft) |
| Decks: | 8 |
| Deck clearance: | 6.1 m (20 ft) |
| Installed power: | Four diesel-electric engines and computer-operated sails |
| Sail plan: | Staysail schooner, ca. 2,400 m2 (26,000 sq ft) in seven triangular Dacron self-furled sails on five masts |
| Speed: | 10–15 knots (19–28 km/h; 12–17 mph) |
| Capacity: | 386 passengers |
| Crew: | 214 |
History
La Fayette was launched in 1989 at the Société Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, France, renamed Club Med 1 on 14 January 1990. Her sister ship Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in the same shipyard. Club Med 1 made her maiden voyage in 1990, and sailed for Club Med for eight years.
In 1998, Club Med 1 was sold to Windstar Cruises and renamed Wind Surf. The ship was based on Windstar Cruises' smaller 5,350-ton, 148-passenger Wind Star, Wind Spirit and Wind Song motor sailing yachts. All were also built by Société Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, France.
