1 April 2026 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Category: General, Cruise Ships, Yacht of the Month
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Golden Horizon at Brodosplit Shipyard in Split, Croatia © Ballota/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Golden Horizon is a steel-
hulled five-
masted barque rigged tall ship which is intended to serve as a
cruise ship, but has almost never seen active service. Originally named
Flying Clipper, the luxury vessel was designed by
Polish naval architect Zygmunt Choreń, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, and built by the
Brodosplit Shipyard in
Split, Croatia. She is the largest sailing ship ever launched. Her design was based on
France II, a famous French five-mast cargo
windjammer built in 1911.
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1 November 2025 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Category: Tall ships, Cruise Ships, Yacht of the Month
Reading Time: 6 minutes
The Golden Horizon at Brodosplit Shipyard in Split © Ballota/cc-by-sa-4.0
is a steel-
hulled five-
masted barque rigged tall ship which is intended to serve as a
cruise ship, but has almost never seen active service. Originally named
Flying Clipper, the luxury vessel was designed by
Polish naval architect Zygmunt Chore?, for Star Clippers Ltd. of Sweden, and built by the
Brodosplit Shipyard in
Split, Croatia. She is the largest sailing ship ever launched. Her design was based on
France II, a famous French five-mast cargo
windjammer built in 1911.
read more…
