In 2006 Perini Navi launched the 88-metre sailing yacht Maltese Falcon.

Maltese falcon yacht sail drop. These remaining sails are squared so that they are at 90 degrees to the wind direction when the yacht is directly head to wind. Maltese Falcon departs Mykonos bound for Monaco where she will be hosting some of the industrys leading brokers for lunch and afternoon cocktails on order to showcase the recent improvements and upgrades on Friday 1st July Weather forecast for the trip is good and we expect to arrive safe and sound by Thursday. All 15 of them.

1 It is o. Unlike essentially all other sail boats---except perhaps the AeroRig--- which try to round-up in strong puffs the Falcon with her DynaRig simply accelerates with no effect on the helm and no change in heading. We have had only two or three problems requiring a man to go aloft to sort.

The center of effort of the rig is relatively low. To motor a superyacht of this size requires a minimum 600 litres of fuel for one hour of cruising. Luxury accommodation for 12 guests in 6 cabins crew of 17.

This is equivalent to 158 tonnes of carbon emissions released in the atmosphere. An ultra modern 289 foot clipper sailing yacht with a revolutionary rig available crewed. Built at Perini Istanbul the companys Turkish shipyard this majestic sailing yacht has three masts with curvilinear spars naval architecture by Gerald Dijkstra and Partners now Dykstra Naval Architects and an interior design by Ken Freivokh Studio.

The island of Horta welcomed the Maltese Falcon with open arms and permitted us to drop anchor in their waters. 8800m one of the largest sailing yacht in the world having three self-standing and rotating masts. This isnt much for a small boat but it feels too much for most guests so we furl the sails necessary to keep heeling to around 15 degrees and there is only a modest drop in speed.

She has all the qualities of a sailing yacht but with the huge spaces and luxuries typically found on a motoryacht and is one of the largest sailing yachts in the world. Maltese Falcon sets sail. 26th June 2016.