Barry-

You're correct, as usual, about the Star of India sailing. Here's what I clipped from their very well-designed website at the San Diego Maritime Museum:

Finally, in 1976, the fully restored Star of India put to sea for the first time in fifty years, under the command of Captain Carl Bowman. She sailed beautifully that day, to the applause of half a million of her fans, ashore and afloat. The Star of India now sails at least once a year making her the oldest active ship of any kind in the world. She is sailed and maintained by a volunteer crew that trains year-round, keeping not only the ship but also the skills to sail her alive.

See, these ships can still be sailed!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble