The rewards of roughing it "This is what a vacation is all about . . . watching someone else work," noted a passenger aboard the tall ship Manitou last September. Tradition stands tall aboard the Star Flyer A sailing cruise as it ought to be unfurls on this re-creation of a 19th century clipper ship. The high seas mystique The Royal Clipper offers cruisers a different experience, that of navigating the high seas with wind in the sails.