Club Med 2 is a five-masted computer-controlled staysail schooner owned and operated by Club Med and operated as a cruise ship. It combines the power of seven computer-operated sails with more traditional diesel-electric power, having four diesel generators that power two electric motors. Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in Le Havre, France. Her sister ship Club Med 1 was sold to Windstar Cruises and renamed Wind Surf in 1998.

Club Med 2 in the harbour of Capri
History
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NameClub Med 2
OwnerClub Med
Port of registryMata-Utu
RouteWinter in Caribbean, summer in Mediterranean
Ordered1992
Yard number1567
Way number1674
Laid downLe Havre, France 1992 by Société nouvelle des ateliers et chantiers du Havre
Completed1996
Maiden voyage1996
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length194 m (636 ft)
Beam20 m (66 ft)
Height80 m (262 ft)
Draught5.09 m (17 ft)
Decks8
Deck clearance20 ft (6.1 m)
Installed powerTwo diesel-electric engines and computer-operated sails
Sail planStaysail schooner, ca. 26,000 sq ft (2,400 m2) in seven triangular Dacron self-furled sails on five masts
Speed10–15 knots (19–28 km/h; 12–17 mph)
Capacity386 passengers
Crew214

The ship, one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world, carrying up to 386 passengers with a crew of 214, sails the waters of the Mediterranean, Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea in the summertime and the Caribbean in the winter, finding her way into anchorages larger cruise ships cannot reach. Transatlantic voyages are offered in the spring (eastbound) and fall (westbound).

The ship provides ballroom dancing, bridge and music, and sails at night making a stop each morning. A water sports deck can be deployed from the stern.

History

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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 built by Société Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, France.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ship CLUB MED 2 (Passenger Ship) Registered in France - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9007491, MMSI 227194000, Call Sign FNIR".
  2. ^ "Ship CLUB MED 2 (Passenger Ship) Registered in France - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9007491, MMSI 227194000, Call Sign FNIR".
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