ORSA MAGGIORE IS AN OCEAN VESSEL, SERVING AS A SAIL TRAINING YACHT FOR THE ITALIAN NAVY, RIGGED AS KETCH.

BUILT IN CANTIERI NAVALE TENCARA IN VENICE, ITALY

SHE WAS DESIGNED BY ANDREA VALLICELLI, AND BUILT USING COMPOSITE OF CARBON SANDWICH, KEVLAR AND FIBERGLASS, WHICH MADE THE STRUCTURE OF THE HULL LIGHTER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MORE RESISTANT THAN OLDER WOODEN HULLS. THE DESIGN WAS CONSIDERED INNOVATIVE FOR ITS TIME, IN 1995.

THE SHIP HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED DIRECTLY BY THE ITALIAN NAVY IN ORDER TO HAVE A HULL THAT WOULD GIVE PREFERENCE ALL THE FEATURES TO ENSURE MAXIMUM SAFETY AT SEA IN ALL THE SEAS AND OCEANS, WITH ALL CONDITIONS OF SEA AND WIND.

POWERED BY 1 FIAT AIFO 8361 268HP DIESEL ENGINES AND WITH A SINGLE PROPELLER IS CAPABLE OF A TOP SPEED OF 10 KNOTS. CREW: 22

LOA: 28,30 m.; BEAM: 6,50 m.; DRAUGHT: 4,50 m FLAG: ITALY