- Club Med 2
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The Club Med 2 in the harbour of CapriCareer (Wallis and Futuna) 
Name: Club Med 2 Owner: Club Med Operator: Club Med Port of registry: Mata-Utu Route: Winter in Caribbean, summer in Mediterranean Ordered: 1992 Builder: Club Med Yard number: 1567 Way number: 1674 Laid down: Le Havre, France 1992 by Société nouvelle des ateliers et chantiers du Havre Launched: 1996 Christened: 1996
by UnknownCompleted: 1996 Acquired: 1996 Maiden voyage: 1996 In service: 1996 Out of service: In Service Fate: In service Status: In service Notes: None General characteristics Class and type: BV Tonnage: 14,983 (Tons) Displacement: 14,983 Length: 194 metre Beam: 20 metre Height: 80 metre Draught: 5.09 Depth: 70 metre Decks: 8 Deck clearance: 20 ft (6.1 m) Ice class: None Installed power: Two diesel-electric engines and computer-operated sails Propulsion: Two diesel-electric engines and computer-operated sails Sail plan: ca. 26,000 sq ft (2,400 m2) in seven triangular Dacron self-furled sails on five masts Speed: 10–15 knots (19–28 km/h) Capacity: 386 passengers plus 214 crew, total 600 Crew: 214 crew Notes: None The Club Med 2 is a five-masted computer-controlled sailing ship owned and operated by Club Med and operated as a cruise ship. She combines the power of seven computer-operated sails with more traditional diesel-electric power, having four diesel generators that power two electric motors.
The Club Med 2 was launched in 1992 in Le Havre, France. Its sister ship the Club Med 1 was sold to Windstar Cruises and renamed msy Wind Surf in 1998.
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 and Adriatic Sea in the summertime, and the Caribbean in the winter, finding its way into anchorages larger cruise ships cannot reach.
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. The Club Med 2's European destinations include ports in the Mediterranean, Adriatic, and Aegean Sea. Transatlantic voyages are offered in the spring (eastbound) and fall (westbound).
History
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.
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Categories:- Five-masted ships
- 1996 ships
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