September 27, 2019 - Watch the largest sailboat in the world take a test run around Split.
"Croatian shipyard Brodosplit created the most sophisticated sailboat and the most complex passenger ship ever built. The Flying Clipper is not only the largest, but arguably one of the most beautiful in the world. And, with its large sails and masts, probably the fastest sailing vessel in the world, which will be registered in the Guinness Book of World Records," said Tomislav Debeljak, CEO of Brodosplit and DIV Group.
Slobodna Dalmacija writes that the Flying Clipper was designed according to the 1911 France II sailboat design. It is luxuriously decorated with touches reminiscent of old sailing ships. It is 162 meters long and 18.5 meters wide, with a load of 2000 tons. It has five steel masts with 36 sails in aluminum crosses with a total area of 6,347 square meters. The largest mast is 63 meters high and weighs 24 tons, and the largest cross is 31 meters long. It has five decks, a beauty center, a sauna, a jacuzzi, a spa and fitness center, a library area and a salon. The Flying Clipper can accommodate up to 450 people. It has 224 cabins, of which 150 are luxury cabins for 300 passengers and 74 cabins for 150 crew members.
It is the first sailboat with built-in "Safe return to port" security standards and meets all the requirements for the US Coast Guard and US Public Health Service. The Flying Clipper is the only sailboat in the world that has received the highest possible class for noise and vibration.
This majestic sailboat set off on a test ride and sailed the Split sea for the first time with all the sails raised. The scenes are awe-inspiring.
Recall, a 70 million euro contract between Brodosplit and Star Clippers owner Mikhail Krafft has recently been terminated because both sides claimed that it had been violated: Krafft had exceeded the deadlines and the Split shipyard failed to meet the conditions for completion. The dispute is still moving towards arbitration, but, according to unofficial information, negotiations over a possible compromise are also in parallel.
Thus, during that time, the ship is officially owned by the Split shipyard and will sail under the flag under which it was built - Malta.
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