Swan fan Makkum

Swan fan Makkum

The Swan fan Makkum is a Brigantine, built in 1993 in the Gdansk shipyard, Poland. 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 ships. she currently operates as a charter vessel in Europe. She has crossed the Atlantic Ocean 18 times and has passaged 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 in 2006 and renamed Nave Italia. She will continue to appear as a competitor in The Tall Ships Race, her first appearance as Nave Italia will be the 2007 Mediterranean series. She is now jointly operated by the Italian Navy and the Genoa Yacht Club (YCI).

References

[http://www.swanfanmakkum.nl Swan fan Makkum Webpage]


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