1.   Closer to home, more cruise lines are offering sails through one of the modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal.

2.   Half-week and full-week sails are offered.

3.   New England is famous for its fleet of windjammers, authentic vessels that offer overnight sails at reasonable cost, primarily along the island-studded coast of Maine.

4.   Several companies offer sails of various lengths of Boston Harbor and its islands.

5.   Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, which offers casual sails in the Caribbean, will also introduce a larger sailing vessel this year.