STS Mir (Wallpaper 1)
Sunday, September 4, 2011
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STS Mir (Wallpaper 1)
1. STS Mir Sailing Ship images wallpaper gallery. 1. STS Mir Sailing Ship photos and pictures wallpaper collection.
STS Mir (Russian: Мир, meaning World or Peace) is a three-masted, full rigged training ship, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was built in 1987 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. It is one of the fastest modern sailing ships. Mir is the second largest of six sister ships designed by Zygmunt Choreń and weighs 2,385 tonnes. She is 109.2m long, with a beam of 13.9m and a draught of 6.3m. The main mast is 52m high and along with the other masts supports a total sail area of 2,771 m2. Her sister ships are Dar Młodzieży, Druzhba, Pallada, Khersones and Nadezhda. Mir is 8 m shorter than the longest current sailing ship, the Sedov (117.5 m). Her shipowner is the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA) in Saint Petersburg who operates her as its main training vessel. This ship was originally constructed as a cadet training ship, designed for carrying between 70 and 144 cadets. The total transport capacity is 199 people. In addition to the original training role, Mir now also offers sailing trips, daytrips and "cruises" between ports on a commercial basis; opening up the experience of sailing on Mir to those outside of Russia. Mir has taken part in many races, including the annual The Tall Ships' Races organised by Sail Training International, winning various prizes. In the Grand Regatta Columbus- 1992, celebrating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the Mir came out as the absolute winner. Mir was involved in the SAIL Amsterdam event in August 2010. She sailed into the harbour and was open to the public for several days. MIR is nowadays regarded as one of the finest racing vessels. Her major triumph was winning the GRAND REGATTA CLOUMBUS 1992 that crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice. MIR is also the only class A vessel in the world that won the Cutty-Sark-Tallships-Races twice, not only in her class, but all over the entire field of racing ships of all classes. Another remarkable voyage took place during the C.S.T.S.R. 1996 when MIR sailed the race leg Rostock-Saint Petersburg in only 2 days 6 hours. All this brought her the unofficial title "Fastest Sailing Vessel in the World". What makes her so fast? After a time of testing, the positions of the lifeboats were altered, making it possible to bring her up to 30° to the wind. This is very unusual for a square rigger. Most of them can only cope with up to 60°. MIR's masters know how to use the advantages of his ship perfectly. They sail MIR like a yacht, using an almost parallel postion between square sails and staysails. So quite often zigzagging can be avoided in favor of following a direct course. Running before the wind MIR has already logged up to 19 knots, some of the crew say, even more.
STS Mir (Wallpaper 2)1. STS Mir Sailing Ship images wallpaper gallery. 1. STS Mir Sailing Ship photos and pictures wallpaper collection.
STS Mir (Russian: Мир, meaning World or Peace) is a three-masted, full rigged training ship, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was built in 1987 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. It is one of the fastest modern sailing ships. Mir is the second largest of six sister ships designed by Zygmunt Choreń and weighs 2,385 tonnes. She is 109.2m long, with a beam of 13.9m and a draught of 6.3m. The main mast is 52m high and along with the other masts supports a total sail area of 2,771 m2. Her sister ships are Dar Młodzieży, Druzhba, Pallada, Khersones and Nadezhda. Mir is 8 m shorter than the longest current sailing ship, the Sedov (117.5 m). Her shipowner is the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA) in Saint Petersburg who operates her as its main training vessel. This ship was originally constructed as a cadet training ship, designed for carrying between 70 and 144 cadets. The total transport capacity is 199 people. In addition to the original training role, Mir now also offers sailing trips, daytrips and "cruises" between ports on a commercial basis; opening up the experience of sailing on Mir to those outside of Russia. Mir has taken part in many races, including the annual The Tall Ships' Races organised by Sail Training International, winning various prizes. In the Grand Regatta Columbus- 1992, celebrating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the Mir came out as the absolute winner. Mir was involved in the SAIL Amsterdam event in August 2010. She sailed into the harbour and was open to the public for several days. MIR is nowadays regarded as one of the finest racing vessels. Her major triumph was winning the GRAND REGATTA CLOUMBUS 1992 that crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice. MIR is also the only class A vessel in the world that won the Cutty-Sark-Tallships-Races twice, not only in her class, but all over the entire field of racing ships of all classes. Another remarkable voyage took place during the C.S.T.S.R. 1996 when MIR sailed the race leg Rostock-Saint Petersburg in only 2 days 6 hours. All this brought her the unofficial title "Fastest Sailing Vessel in the World". What makes her so fast? After a time of testing, the positions of the lifeboats were altered, making it possible to bring her up to 30° to the wind. This is very unusual for a square rigger. Most of them can only cope with up to 60°. MIR's masters know how to use the advantages of his ship perfectly. They sail MIR like a yacht, using an almost parallel postion between square sails and staysails. So quite often zigzagging can be avoided in favor of following a direct course. Running before the wind MIR has already logged up to 19 knots, some of the crew say, even more.
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