Amsterdam Comes to Venice - a photo on Flickriver

            The Stad Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam) is a three-masted clipper that was built in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000 at the Damen Shipyard.  I took this shot while standing on the Riva degli Schiavoni, near the famous view of the Bridge of Sighs.  The church behind is the Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore, on its own island in the lagoon, across from the mouth of the Grand Canal.

The ship was designed by Gerard Dijkstra who modelled her after the mid-19th century frigate Amsterdam, but she is not a replica. A major difference is that the hull is made of steel. The owners call the ship a "modern extreme clipper in historical perspective", meaning that the construction method is a combination of the best qualities of clippers of the past, outfitted and built with modern techniques but with a classic "look and feel". She is a very fast ship, with 15 knots being a normal speed. She won the 2001 Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race.

She is rigged with double topsails on the fore and main mast and a single topsail on the mizzen. She has royals on all masts and a skysail on the main mast. The building of the hull in 1997/98 was used as a work experience project for the unemployed (e.g. metalworking and welding). The ship was first presented to the public at the 2000 edition of SAIL Amsterdam. During the 2005, 2010 and 2015 editions of the event she was the flagship.

The Stad Amsterdam is used for training and as a charter-ship for guests. The crew are mainly from the Netherlands and Denmark and the official language on board is English. Her home port is Amsterdam.

In September 2009 Stad Amsterdam was refitted to accommodate a televised research expedition, tracing the second voyage of HMS Beagle (1831–1836). The ship re-sailed the route of the Beagle in approximately 8 months while collecting information to allow comparison between Charles Darwin's Beagle observations and the current ones. The show was aired by the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO as Beagle: In Darwin's wake (Beagle: In het kielzog van Darwin). [Wikipedia]

Taken in: Italy / Veneto / Venice / San Giorgio Maggiore (show map)

Taken on: July 16, 2019

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM2, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 55mm (=82mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM2
Lens:	E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	55mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm)
ISO:	100
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Sharpness:	Hard
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.2 (Macintosh)
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