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Fleet Sheet (JUN / 2010) Vessel Tonnage Served Year Capacity Crew Wind Spirit 5,350 1988 148 90 Renovated in 2003 and 2006. Degrees of Difference upgrades were completed in 2007. Wind Star 5,350 1986 148 90 Renovated in 2003 and 2006. Degrees of Difference upgrades were completed in 2007. Wind Surf 14,745 1990 312 190 as the Club Med I. Extensively renovated in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006. Degrees of Difference enhancements completed in 2006. Prepared by GSA : Sightseers (HK) Limited Licence No. 350295 Windstar Hotline: 2850 6168 / Fax: 2850 6266 Website: www.sightseers.com.hk / email: [email protected] Windstar Cruises - A Unique Concept In Cruising Sailing under the banner of its appropriate tag line "180º From Ordinary," Windstar was created in the mid-1980's with the vision to offer an alternative to the typical cruise or resort vacation. The Windstar passenger sees the world from a romantic sailing ship with luxurious accommodations , a casual yet elegant atmosphere , and exquisite service and cuisine. The Ships In late 1986, the first commercial sailing vessel built in 60 years slipped out of a French dry-dock in Le Havre. Although the towering sails echoed a bygone era of explorers, the motor-sail-yachts (msy) Wind Star, with its sleek lines and computerized controls, was revolutionary in concept and design. Windstar's ships are officially motor-sail-yachts (msy), but the designation belies the vessels' unique rigging. Unfurling in two minutes at the push of a button, billowing white sails reach to the sky. All functions are operated from the bridge by computer micro-chips and navigational devices. The unusual "open-bridge" operation allows guests to drop by and acquaint themselves with the veteran captains and officers who demonstrate the ships' intriguing capabilities to modern day explorers. The 148-passenger Wind Star was joined by sister ships the msy Wind Song in 1987, and msy Wind Spirit in 1988. A new era in luxury cruising was now being pioneered by Windstar Cruises. Nearly a decade later in 1998, the 312-passenger msy Wind Surf was acquired by Windstar. Sailing originally as Club Med I, the Wind Surf was built in 1990 in the same shipyard to strikingly similar specifications as her sister ships, making her a perfect match for the four fleet family. Prepared by GSA: Sightseers (HK) Limited Licence No. 350295 Windstar Hotline: 2850 6168 / Fax: 2850 6266 Website: www.sightseers.com.hk / email: [email protected] .