''Club Med 2'' is a five-masted computer-controlled

staysail A staysail ("stays'l") is a fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward (and most often but not always downwards) from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit, or to another mast. Description Most staysails a ...

schooner A schooner ( ) is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel defined by its Rig (sailing), rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more Mast (sailing), masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than t ...

owned and operated by

Club Med Club Med SAS, commonly known as Club Med and previously known as Club Méditerranée SA, is a French travel and tourism operator headquartered in Paris, specializing in all-inclusive holidays. Founded in 1950, the company has been primarily ow ...

and operated as a

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports of call, where passengers may go on Tourism, tours k ...

. 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 Le Havre is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine, river Seine on the English Channel, Channe ...

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. Her sister ship '' Club Med 1'' was sold to Windstar Cruises and renamed ''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

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and

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in the summertime and the

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in the winter, finding her way into anchorages larger

s 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

The ship was based on

Windstar Cruises Windstar Cruises is a cruise line that operates a fleet of small luxury cruise ships. Its six yachts carry just 148 to 310 guests and cruise to 50 nations, calling at 150 ports throughout Europe, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and Central Amer ...

' 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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*{{Commons category-inline, Club Med 2 (ship, 1992)
clubmed.fr – official site
Five-masted ships 1996 ships Cruise ships Ships built in France

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