Swan fan Makkum
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The Swan fan Makkum is a Brigantine
, built in 1993 in the Gdansk shipyard, Poland
. Named for Willem Sligting, Makkum, christened by Hinke de Vries, co-owner and wife, in a multilingual fashion: English, Polish and Frysian and after the ceremony launched in the river Wisla
. She is the largest Brigantine in the world, as well as the largest two masted sailing vessel, with an overall length of 61 metres.
She carries a maximum of 1300 square metres of sail, and with an air draft of 44 metres is one of the tallest of the tall ship
s. She currently operates as a charter vessel in Europe
. She has crossed the Atlantic Ocean
18 times and has passaged in 2007 over 300,000 miles since she was built. She has made regular appearances at major sailing events around the world and competes in at least part of the Tall Ships Race series every year.
The Swan fan Makkum was sold February 6, 2006 to Italy and renamed Nave Italia. She will continue to appear as a competitor in the Tall Ships Race, her first appearance as Nave Italia was in the 2007 Mediterranean series. She is now jointly operated by the Italian Navy
and the Genoa Yacht Club (Yacht Club Italiano
).
Brigantine
In sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...
, built in 1993 in the Gdansk shipyard, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Named for Willem Sligting, Makkum, christened by Hinke de Vries, co-owner and wife, in a multilingual fashion: English, Polish and Frysian and after the ceremony launched in the river Wisla
Wisla
Wisła is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,810 , near the border with Czech Republic in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range...
. She is the largest Brigantine in the world, as well as the largest two masted sailing vessel, with an overall length of 61 metres.
She carries a maximum of 1300 square metres of sail, and with an air draft of 44 metres is one of the tallest of the tall ship
Tall ship
A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall Ship" can also be defined more specifically by an organization, such as for a race or festival....
s. She currently operates as a charter vessel in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. She has crossed the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
18 times and has passaged in 2007 over 300,000 miles since she was built. She has made regular appearances at major sailing events around the world and competes in at least part of the Tall Ships Race series every year.
The Swan fan Makkum was sold February 6, 2006 to Italy and renamed Nave Italia. She will continue to appear as a competitor in the Tall Ships Race, her first appearance as Nave Italia was in the 2007 Mediterranean series. She is now jointly operated by the Italian Navy
Italian Navy
Italian Navy may refer to:* Pre-unitarian navies of the Italian states* Regia Marina, the Royal Navy of the Kingdom of Italy * Italian Navy , the navy of the Italian Republic...
and the Genoa Yacht Club (Yacht Club Italiano
Yacht Club Italiano
The Yacht Club Italiano is a yacht club in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. This club was bestowed Royal Patronage by HRH King Umberto I of Italy since its inception....
).