Sailing Yacht A was designed by Philippe Stark and was built by German yard Nobiskrug.

Largest russian sailing yacht. Although her 1428-metre LOA would give Melnichenkos new flagship the title of largest sailing yacht in the world many experts rather consider her more of a hybrid between the two types due to her technical classification as a sail-assisted motor yacht. Sailing Yacht A as the yacht is known is owned by billionaire Russian oligarch Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko who Forbes called the 89th wealthiest person in the world in 2017 with a personal fortune of 132 billion. It is the largest private sail-assisted motor yacht in the world.

It exited the Baltic Sea in light mode on near-empty fuel tanks in order to clear the Drogden Strait with minimum draught. Sailing Yacht A is one of the worlds largest and the most advanced superyachts with unique features such as underwater observation pod hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system and state-of-the-art navigation. Melnichenkos boat will be somewhere in the 400-foot range.

It also has free-floating spiral staircases and three masts that are taller than. He also owns another of the worlds largest and most expensive yachts. The Sailing Yacht was built as project 787 White Pearl.

This photo shows the Sailing Yacht A the largest sailing yacht in the world belonging to Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko on the French riviera city of Antibes on July 3 2020. That was the case for Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko who unveiled his latest project this week. Sailing Yacht A was delivered by Nobiskrug on February 3 2017 and left Kiel on February 5 2017.

Who is her owner. At 468ft in length with ship masts nearing 300ft high Sailing Yacht A is the worlds biggest sailing ship The yacht has been built for Russian billionaire Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko out of a. Named the Sailing Yacht A and measuring 468ft in length it was built for Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and ordered in March 2011.

Delivered in February 2017 SY A has made appearances in Monte Carlo and the Med. Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko is building what is believed to be the largest sailing yacht ever built at a length of more than 480 feet. The worlds largest sailing yacht.