# Golden Horizon

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Sail cruise ship, built 2000

"Flying Clipper" redirects here. For the German film, see [Flying Clipper (1962 film)](/source/Flying_Clipper_(1962_film)).

History Croatia Name Golden Horizon Owner Brodosplit Operator out of service Port of registry Split, Croatia Ordered 2 December 2014 Builder Brodosplit Yard number 483 Laid down 9 December 2015 Launched 10 June 2017 Completed 9 June 2021 Maiden voyage 2021 Identification Call sign: 9A6701 IMO number: 9793545 MMSI number: 238021000 Status Laid up General characteristics Type Cruise ship Tonnage 8,770 GT Length 162.22 m Beam 18.5 m Propulsion Masts: 5 Sails: 36 Sail Area: (6347 m²) Engines: 2 electric Speed 16 knots (20 max) Capacity 272 passengers Crew 159

**SV *Golden Horizon*** is a steel-[hulled](/source/Hull_(watercraft)) five-[masted](/source/Mast_(sailing)) [barque rigged](/source/Barque) [tall ship](/source/Tall_ship) which is intended to serve as a [cruise ship](/source/Cruise_ship), but has almost never seen active service. Originally named *Flying Clipper,* the luxury vessel was designed by [Polish](/source/Poland) [naval architect](/source/Naval_architect#The_naval_architect) [Zygmunt Choreń](/source/Zygmunt_Chore%C5%84), for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, and built by the [Brodosplit](/source/Brodosplit) Shipyard in [Split, Croatia](/source/Split%2C_Croatia). She is the largest sailing ship ever launched.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Her design was based on *[France II](/source/France_II)*, a famous French five-mast cargo [windjammer](/source/Iron-hulled_sailing_ship) built in 1911.[1]

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.*[2]

She entered into operation in May 2021.[3] 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.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [Transport portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Transport)
- [Malta portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Malta)

- *[Royal Clipper](/source/Royal_Clipper)*

- *[Star Clipper](/source/Star_Clipper)*

- *[Star Flyer](/source/Star_Flyer)*

- [List of cruise ships](/source/List_of_cruise_ships)

- [List of large sailing vessels](/source/List_of_large_sailing_vessels)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Flying Clipper, the world’s largest sailing ship, launched in special ceremony in Croatia](https://www.iims.org.uk/flying-clipper-worlds-largest-sailing-ship-launched-special-ceremony-croatia/), 12.06.2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Immen, Wallace. ["Flying Clipper Mystery Solved: the 5-Masted Ship will Sail from UK | The Cruisington Times"](https://www.cruisington.com/the-mystery-of-flying-clipper-is-it-splits-ville-for-the-5-masted-ship/). Retrieved 19 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Start-up Tradewind Voyages reveals name of sailing ship and inaugural 2021 itineraries"](https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/start-tradewind-voyages-reveals-name-sailing-ship-and-inaugural-2021-itineraries). *seatrade-cruise.com*. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [IMO 9793545](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:IMO_9793545).

- [Official Golden Horizon vessel website](https://www.goldenhorizonvessel.com/)

- [Star Clippers' newest, biggest sailing ship, Flying Clipper, to start sail in 2018](http://www.traveller.com.au/the-cruise-director-gx1gyb#ixzz4xpo3yr3e)

- [FLYING CLIPPER Named](http://maritimematters.com/2016/03/flying-clipper-named/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170815174811/http://maritimematters.com/2016/03/flying-clipper-named/) 15 August 2017 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Zwodowano największy żaglowiec świata. Zaprojektował go Zygmunt Choreń (wideo)](http://www.gospodarkamorska.pl/Stocznie,Offshore/zwodowano-najwiekszy-zaglowiec-swiata-zaprojektowal-go-zygmunt-choren.html)

v t e Five-masted barques France Maria Rickmers Potosi Preußen R. C. Rickmers France II København Golden Horizon Listed in chronological order of launch

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