MIAMI - Guests looking to combine their need for speed with the ultimate tall ship adventure will have the opportunity to take a Star Clippers Mediterranean cruise that coincides with Formula One racing’s hottest event — the Monaco Grand Prix.

Launched/Built: Star Flyer: May 1991, in Ghent, Belgium.

Star Clipper: April 1992 in Ghent, Belgium.

Scheepswerven van Langerbrugge shipyard

• A total of 42 sails are used to propel the ship: 26 squaresails, 11 staysails, four jibs and one gaff-rigged spanker. The sails are made of Dacron and tailored especially for the ship by Doyle Ploch Sailmakers of Clearwater, Fla.

Built/Launched: July 2000, at Merwede Shipyard near Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The ship set sail in 2001. Royal Clipper is the flagship of the Star Clippers fleet.

For the novice, this glossary is an introduction to sailing that may be useful when aboard Star Clipper, Star Flyer or Royal Clipper.