The msy Wind Spirit is a motor sailing yacht, sailing as a cruise ship

Cruise ship

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...

 for Windstar Cruises

Windstar Cruises

Windstar Cruises is a cruise ship line notable for its modern computer-controlled sailing ships.The line was established as Windstar Sail Cruises in 1984, and its first ship, the msy Wind Star, launched in 1986, followed by the Wind Song and Wind Spirit...

. She is one of an unusual class of only three vessels (msy Wind Star, msy Wind Spirit and msy Wind Song

Msy Wind Song

The msy Wind Song was a 4-masted motor sailing yacht used as a cruise ship by Windstar Cruises from 1987 until 2002, when the ship suffered an engine room fire....

), designed as a modern cruise ship but carrying an elaborate system of computer-controlled sail

Sail

A sail is any type of surface intended to move a vessel, vehicle or rotor by being placed in a wind—in essence a propulsion wing. Sails are used in sailing.-History of sails:...

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Mast (sailing)

The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the style of ship...

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Capacity: 148

Crew: 88

Tonnage: 5,350

Length: 440 feet - Beam: 52 feet - Draft: 14 feet

Cruise speed: 10 knots