Kuat Drive Yard's Starwind-class Pleasure Yacht is based on a light freighter design originally intended to challenge Corellian Engineering's popular YT series. In mid-design, the craft was altered to compete with Hyrotil's Crescent-class luxury cruisers.
The attempt was moderately successful. With a price tag that is five times that of the Crescent-class, the Starwind is truely a pace yacht that is a rich being's trophy. However, unlike the Crescent-class light freighter, the Starwind-class vessels tend to appeal more to those with more ready credits than common sense.
While the Starwind-class has a stronger hull than most ships constructed for civilian recreational use, its sublight engines are underpowered, its power systems are ill-equiped to be adapted to even the most common modifications - such as laser cannons and stronger shields - and must frequently be replaced with another power system should any upgrades be desired. Further, the ship's architecture is such that virtually any upgrade performed will cost either passenger or cargo space. | 
