YACHT FACTS (from the website of Windstar Cruises)
CAPACITY: 148 guests
STATEROOMS: 73 deluxe ocean view staterooms
OWNER’S SUITE: 1 ocean view owner’s suite
DECKS: 4 decks
CREW: 101 international staff
SHIP’S REGISTRY: Bahamas
LENGTH: 360 feet (110 meters) at waterline; 440 feet (134 meters) including bowsprit
DRAFT: 14 feet (4.1 meters)
TONNAGE: 5,307 gross registered tons (grt)
BEAM: 52.1 feet (15.8 meters)
SAILS: 6 triangular, self-furling, computer-operated sails with 21,500 square feet (or 2,200 square meters) of Dacron surface area
MASTS: 4 at 204 feet (62 meters)
ENGINES: 3 diesel electric generating sets, 1 electrical propulsion motor
SPEED: 10 knots with engines only; up to 15.8 knots with prevailing wind
IDENTIFICATION: Call Sign C6CA9, IMO Number 8420878. Built at At.Ch. Du Havre, Bahamas Flagged, BV Classed, Length Overall of 134.00 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 108.45 m., Draught of 4.11 m., Beam of 15.80 m., Gross Tonnage of 5,703, Wartsila 4-stroke Engine, Speed of 12.80 kts, Bunker Capacity of 278 tonnes.
OWNERS: Windstar Cruises Ltd., Seattle, WA, USA.
MAIN ENGINE: 3 x Diesel Gen – Wartsila 4-stroke 6R22 – 4-stroke 6-cyl. 220mm x 240mm bore/stroke 3,151mkW total at 1,100rpm driving 3 x AC generator(s).
PROPULSOR: 1 x Propeller (Aft Centre) (electric) AC.

Deck plan for Sailing Yacht S/Y ‘Wind Star’. Source: Wind Star Cruises

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images

S/Y ‘Wind Star’ departing the Port of Piraeus. Image credit: Karatzas Images
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