Wind Star sailed her first guests in 1986 — the first computer-controlled sailing yacht ever built for the trade. Wind Spirit followed. Wind Surf after. All three are still in the fleet. Still under sail. Still finding harbors the bigger ships can't reach. The way we travel — because it's the way we always have.

148 to 342 guests. The tender line is short. The dining room never feels like one. By day three you're eating with people whose names you know. A steward who has your coffee right by day two. A sommelier who recalls last year's bottle. A captain you wave to, not wait for.

Arrive by water — just a line dropped at the working dock. Go ashore small. Stay long: lunch in the village, a nap in the shade, an afternoon that belongs to the place. Leave late. The coastline at golden hour, taken in from the deck.

Wind Surf, Wind Star, Wind Spirit. 148 to 342 guests. The yachts that started commercial yacht-style sailing. Why a Mediterranean evening on Yacht the Med doesn't feel like any other cruise: you're under sail.

Star Pride, Star Breeze, Star Legend, Star Seeker, Star Explorer. 224 to 312 guests in all-suite accommodations. Walk-in bridge tours. James Beard dining on board. The yachts that let the Mediterranean keep going — into the cities, the cellars, the longer evenings ashore.