Friday 24 August 2012

The second visit of MSY Wind Surf in Øresund this summer

The largest sailing ship in the world, the MSY Wind Surf, this afternoon sailed through Øresund on its way from Copenhagen to Oslo, which is the last destination of the seven day cruise which started in Stockholm on August 19. This was the Wind Surf´s second visit to the Sound this summer. On July 30 next summer she will be back.  

(As you can see from the pictures below, the light kept on changing quite a lot when the Wind Surf passed by)







Wind Surf Facts

Capacity:  312 Guests
Decks:  7 decks with a total of 22,090 square feet
Crew:  191 international staff

LENGTH: 535 feet (162 meters) at waterline; 617 feet (187meters) including bowspritDRAFT: 16.5 feet (5 meters)TONNAGE: 14,745 gross registered tons (grt)BEAM: 66 feet (20 meters)
SAILS:
 7 triangular, self-furling, computer-operated sails with 26,881 square feet (or 2,600 square meters) of Dacron surface area
MASTS: 5 at 164 feet (50 metersENGINES: 4 diesel electric generating sets, 2 electrical propulsion motorSPEED: 10 to 12 knots with engines only; up to 15 knots wind and engine assisted

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