No one would ever accuse Star Clipper of being a “floating hotel.” Instead, it’s a sleek clipper ship, carrying only 170 passengers and powered by prevailing winds — with a backup motor and generator to provide creature comforts. Everything about Star Clipper is nautical, from the astonishing web of lines that work the 16 billowing sails to the framed prints adorning its cabins, and from the varnished mahogany woodwork and brass-fitted portholes to the striped jerseys the crew sports.