Club Med 2

	Club Med 2 in the harbour of Capri
History
Wallis and Futuna
Name	Club Med 2
Owner	Club Med
Port of registry	Mata-Utu
Route	Winter in Caribbean, summer in Mediterranean
Ordered	1992
Yard number	1567
Way number	1674
Laid down	Le Havre, France 1992 by Société nouvelle des ateliers et chantiers du Havre
Completed	1996
Maiden voyage	1996
Identification	Call sign: FNIR; IMO number: 9007491; MMSI number: 227194000;
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	14,983 GT; 1,674 DWT;
Length	194 m (636 ft)
Beam	20 m (66 ft)
Height	80 m (262 ft)
Draught	5.09 m (17 ft)
Decks	8
Deck clearance	20 ft (6.1 m)
Installed power	Two diesel-electric engines and computer-operated sails
Sail plan	Staysail schooner, ca. 26,000 sq ft (2,400 m2) in seven triangular Dacron self-furled sails on five masts
Speed	10–15 knots (19–28 km/h; 12–17 mph)
Capacity	386 passengers
Crew	214

Club Med 2 is a five-masted computer-controlled staysail schooner owned and operated by Club Med and operated as a cruise ship. 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, France. 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 Mediterranean, Aegean Sea and Adriatic Sea in the summertime and the Caribbean in the winter, finding her way into anchorages larger cruise ships 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' 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.