Wind Surf (ship)
 msy Wind Surf | |
| Career (Bahamas) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1990–1998: Club Med 1 1998 onwards: Wind Surf |
| Owner: | Windstar Cruises |
| Operator: |
1990–1998: Club Med 1998 onwards: Windstar Cruises |
| Port of registry: |
1990–1998: Wallis and Futuna,  France1998 onwards: Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Ordered: | 1986 |
| Yard number: | 274 |
| Laid down: | Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, France 1988 by Société nouvelle des ateliers et chantiers du Havre |
| Completed: | 1990 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1990 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 14,745 |
| Length: | 194 m (636 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: | Two diesel-electric engines and computer-operated sails |
| Sail plan: | 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 |
Club Med 1 was owned and operated by Club Med, then was transferred to Windstar Cruises and became Wind Surf and It still operated as a cruise ship.
The ship is one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world, and can carry up to 310 passengers,[1] with a crew of 214.
History
Club Med 1 was launched in 1989 in Société Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, France. Her sister ship Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in Le Havre, France. Club Med 1 made her maiden voyage in 1990, and sailed for Club Med for 8 years. Then 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.
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