ESMERALDA
Certification
USCG Certification
Story
The pride of the Chilean Navy, ESMERALDA was built in Cadiz, Spain, from plans used to build Spain’s JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO. Both vessels were constructed from Camper & Nicholson design at the same yard, though some twenty-seven years apart. The only difference between these two elegant four-masters are the additional fore-and-aft sail on the SEBASTIAN’s foremast, designating her as a topsail schooner, and the slightly flatter angle of ESMERALDA’s bowsprit. ESMERALDA was completed in 1954. Her distinctive figurehead represents a giant Andes condor, the national bird of Chile.

Specifications
Flag: Chile
Rig: Barquentine
Homeport: Valparaiso, Chile
Sparred Length: 371'
Rig: Barquentine
Homeport: Valparaiso, Chile
Sparred Length: 371'
Draft: 19' 8
Beam: 42' 8
Hull: steel
Beam: 42' 8
Hull: steel
Facts
Who Sails? Sail Training Vessel of Chilean Navy
Program Type:
Normal cruising waters: Worldwide
Season: Year-round
Built: 1954
Contact: Navy of the Republic of Chile
Website: https://www.esmeralda.cl/esmeralda/site/edic/base/port/inicio.html
Program Type:
Normal cruising waters: Worldwide
Season: Year-round
Built: 1954
Contact: Navy of the Republic of Chile
Website: https://www.esmeralda.cl/esmeralda/site/edic/base/port/inicio.html