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The Valhalla

The "Valhalla" is a 65 ft wooden sailing ship
being built in Marmaris, Turkey.

The Turks have a long history (since 300 BC) of building wooden war ships, called Gulets, for their Kings and Armies. These Gulets are still being built only for more leisure purposes.
The "Valhalla" is a all wood custom schooner fashioned after a 16th century spanish galleon.
She has twin 55 ft masts with 6 sails and each with a crow's nest. The beam is 18 ft wide with a flush main deck, and raised bridge and focastle. She is not only powered by the wind
but also by two 210 HP diesel engines.
The European Coast Guard has approved her for 75 passengers including crew (although that number may change when in local waters).
The Valhalla will be arriving sometime in the late spring of '08 so keep a weather eye out for her.