Engineering:Wind Star (ship)
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 Wind Star
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| History | |
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| Name | Wind Star |
| Owner | Windstar Cruises Ltd.[1] |
| Port of registry | Nassau,  Bahamas |
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre, France |
| Launched | 13 November 1985 |
| Acquired | 1986 |
| Commissioned | 1986 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cruise ship |
| Tonnage: | 5,307 GT[1] |
| Length: | 134 m (439.63 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.8 m (51.84 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.1 m (13.45 ft) |
| Installed power: | (3150 kW) |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity: | 148 passengers |
| Crew: | 90 |
Wind Star is a motor sailing yacht, sailing as a cruise ship for Windstar Cruises. She is one of an unusual class of only three vessels (Wind Star, Wind Spirit and Wind Song), designed as a modern cruise ship but carrying an elaborate system of computer-controlled sails on four masts.
See also
- List of large sailing vessels
References
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