Wind Surf
{{Short description|Five-mast staysail schooner}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image = Wind Surf (ship, 1989).jpg |Ship caption = Wind Surf leaving Venice }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header = |Ship country = |Ship flag = |Ship name =*1989–1990: La Fayette
|Ship owner = Windstar Cruises |Ship operator =
|Ship registry =*1989–1990: Le Havre, {{flag|France}}
|Ship route = |Ship ordered = 1986 |Ship builder = Societe Nouvelle Des Ateliers et Chantier du Havre |Ship original cost = |Ship yard number = 274 |Ship way number = |Ship laid down = Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, France 1988 by Société nouvelle des ateliers et chantiers du Havre |Ship launched = January 1989 |Ship christened = |Ship completed = 27 December 1989 |Ship acquired = |Ship maiden voyage = 1990 |Ship in service = |Ship out of service = |Ship identification=*Call sign: C6IO6
|Ship fate = |Ship status = In service |Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header = |Header caption = |Ship type=Cruise ship |Ship tonnage=*{{GT|14,745}}
|Ship length = {{convert|187|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship beam = {{convert|20|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship height = {{convert|80|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship draught = {{convert|5.09|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Ship decks = 8 |Ship deck clearance = {{convert|6.1|m|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship ice class = |Ship power = Four diesel-electric engines, and wind |Ship propulsion = Computer-operated sails, and two electric motors |Ship sail plan = Staysail schooner, ca. {{convert|2,400|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} in seven triangular Dacron self-furled sails on five masts |Ship speed = Engines: {{convert|12|kn}}; engines with wind assistance: {{convert|15|kn}} |Ship capacity = 386 passengers |Ship crew = 214 |Ship notes = }} |
MSY Wind Surf is a five-mast staysail schooner that is one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world, with two electric propulsion motors powered by four diesel electric generating sets also. She can carry up to 342 passengers, in a total of 150 ocean-view staterooms, 18 ocean-view suites and 2 deluxe bridge suites, with a crew of 210.{{Cite web |title=Wind Surf |author= |website=Windstar Cruise Line |date=2020 |access-date=13 January 2022 |url= https://www.windstarcruises.com/ships/wind-surf/}} Wind Surf had been owned and operated by Club Med under the name Club {{Nowrap|Med 1}}, and was later transferred to Windstar Cruises.
History
La Fayette was launched in 1989 at the {{ill|Société Nouvelle des Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre|fr|Ateliers et chantiers du Havre}}, France, renamed Club Med 1{{Cite web |title=When the Sea is Your Runway, You Hoist French Couture Sails |author= |website=Windstar Cruises Travel Blog |date=30 October 2017 |url= https://www.windstarcruises.com/blog/sea-runway-hoist-french-couture-sails/}} 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.
In 2013, she was featured in the season 7, episode 3, of a Discovery TV series, called Mighty Ships.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|IMO 8700785}}
{{Windstar Cruises}}