SV ''Golden Horizon'' is a steel-
hulled
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five-
masted barque rigged tall ship
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which is intended to serve as a
cruise ship
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, but has almost never seen active service. Originally named ''Flying Clipper,'' the luxury vessel was designed by
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Zygmunt Choreń
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, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, and built by the
Brodosplit
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Shipyard in
Split, Croatia
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. She is the largest sailing ship ever launched. Her design was based on ''
France II
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'', a famous French five-mast cargo
windjammer
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built in 1911.
Due to a dispute with the shipyard, she was never delivered to Star Clippers. Instead, she has been chartered by Tradewind Voyages and renamed ''Golden Horizon.''
She entered into operation in May 2021.
However the vessel was seized by UK authorities on the morning of the inaugural cruise over an ongoing financial dispute with Star Clippers.
Following withdrawal of finances by the Croatian owner of Golden Horizon, the Company 'Tradewind Voyages' has ceased trading. The vessel languishes in Split with a threat of sale to raise funds following bankruptcy proceedings of the Owner's Croatian Company.
See also
* ''
Royal Clipper
''Royal Clipper'' is a steel- hulled five- masted fully rigged tall ship used as a cruise ship. She was redesigned by Robert McFarlane of McFarlane ShipDesign, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, the same designer behind the cruise company's first ...
''
* ''
Star Clipper
''Star Clipper'' is a four masted barquentine built as a cruise ship, and operated by Star Clippers Ltd of Sweden. She is the first clipper ship in this class since 1912. She is classed by Lloyds 100A1
A luxury vessel, she sails under the Malt ...
''
* ''
Star Flyer
''Star Flyer'' is a four masted barquentine built as a cruise ship, and operated by Star Clippers Ltd of Sweden. A luxury vessel, ''Star Flyer'' is a sister ship to '' Star Clipper''. Both sailed under the Luxembourg flag until 2010, and now ...
''
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References
External links
Official Golden Horizon vessel websiteFlying Clipper Overview
Star Clippers' newest, biggest sailing ship, Flying Clipper, to start sail in 2018FLYING CLIPPER Named{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815174811/http://maritimematters.com/2016/03/flying-clipper-named/ , date=15 August 2017
Cruise ships
Five-masted ships
Windjammers
Tall ships of Croatia
Tall ships of Monaco
Tall ships of Poland
Full-rigged ships
2017 ships