[TranSlate]

Swimmers in the main pool can be seen underwater through windows in the piano bar below. Pic – Tradewind Voyages

[KyleBles87]

As we gently glided out of the harbour in Portland, Dorset, it was clear that a journey on the new Golden Horizon was going to be very different from a normal cruise.

[helg]

Everywhere on the top deck were ropes (we were told to call them lines), pulleys, winches, blocks and capstans. And, of course, the five 200ft-high, gold-coloured masts and their 35 sails, which, combined, would cover the area of a football pitch. The ship can actually go faster by natural propulsion than with engines. more

[TranSlate]

Modern or classic looking, with white sails, sleek lines and superb interiors, the yachting world has plenty of options to offer. For some though, a yacht is not really a yacht if it’s not one built for sailing, raising its sails into the winds and thrusting towards the infinite blue horizon. more

[jnishioka11]

The system delivers outstanding performances, with hard to match speed and maneuverability. Constructed by Perini Navi, the Maltese Falcon was purchased in August 2009 by the current owner and is often seen competing in superyacht regattas.

[mcdett]

The Black Pearl features a modern and complex energy generation system and a top notch DynaRig setup made by Dykstra Naval Architects, making it one of the most advanced yachts of its kind. The overall design was made by its owner in close collaboration with a distinguished design team.

[KathYR1985]

This impressive Tall Ship was built as a cargo ship in 1921 at a German shipyard in Kiel as Magdalene Vinnen II. The shipping company F.A. Fins had lost all its ships through the First World War and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles. The Magdalene Vinnen II was part of the new fleet that was then built up again. Between 1921 and 1936 they transported mainly coal to Buenos Aires, Salpeter from Chile to Germany, as well as grain from Australia to Germany. Then she was sold to the Norddeutscher Lloyd and for the first time partly as a sailing training ship used for future officers. The name changed in Kommodore Johnson. After she returned to Bremerhaven on 11 August 1939 she was imposed during the Second World War. more

[daemox]

After the war she was transferred to the Soviet Union as a repayment in December 1945 and was given the name Sedov. After being deployed for various Soviet purposes, it was converted in 1981 so that more people could be accommodated. Sports rooms, a small museum and classrooms, which are also still present at the moment. (But unfortunately remain hidden from the eyes of visitors). Since 1991 she is owned by the Technical University of Murmansk. In the summer of 2005 Sedov had a role in making a film about the demise of the four-masted park Pamir. On that occasion the – until then – white hull was painted black. (All ships of the Flying P-line, owner of the Pamir, were in fact black)

[Wofi]

The Sedov is the largest still sailing traditional sailing ship in the world.

[pyrrhos]

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[alethiophile]

As we gently glided out of the harbour in Portland, Dorset, it was clear that a journey on the new Golden Horizon was going to be very different from a normal cruise. more

[argos]

To stirring music and the backdrop of a crescent moon in a sunset-streaked sky, the sails began to unfurl and my voyage on the world’s biggest commercial sailing ship had begun.

[marcelus23]

The water seemed to lap against the hull rather than being churned up in the wake. Wherever possible, the 530ft-long square rigger – a near replica of a 1913 ocean vessel – will be propelled by wind rather than fuel.

[kelvie]

Everywhere on the top deck were ropes (we were told to call them lines), pulleys, winches, blocks and capstans. And, of course, the five 200ft-high, gold-coloured masts and their 35 sails, which, combined, would cover the area of a football pitch. The ship can actually go faster by natural propulsion than with engines. here