Alev Karagulle of Burgess confirms to me that one of the worlds largest sailing yachts Perini Navis 88m Maltese Falcon has been sold - yet another milestone in the companys history of selling very large yachts and the most significant sale since the start of the credit crunch.

Maltese falcon yacht sails opening. It allows touch screen control of the rigs displays on the bridge screens the loads and records and archives. With a maximum speed of eighteen knots and a range of 3000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of fourteen knots Maltese Falcon is the ultimate charter vessel. During low tide so the yachts 191-foot masts could squeeze under the bridge.

The yacht is easily controlled and has been seen to sail off her anchor and away from berths within harbours. The opening time of the entire sail plan takes place in seven minutes activating only a series of commands. 3 self-standing and rotating masts hosting 15 sails for a total sail area of 2400 square meters 25791 ft square handled by the ultimate in Perini Navi Sail Control for unrivalled performance with unmatched safety and manoeuvrability characteristics.

The project ranks as amongst the largest privately funded development projects ever - the rig package alone including masts sails yards and control systems accounts for around 200000 man hours. The Maltese Falcon is undoubtedly one of the most significant sail yacht builds since the millennium and certainly one of the most talked about. According to Burgess CEO Jonathan Beckett the sale was concluded following a one year process for close to the.

Unbelievable sailboat with 3 carbon fiber masts with 15 automatic sails that can all be opened and adjusted in 5 minutes with the touch of a button. The late Tom Perkins one of the worlds most successful and infamous venture capitalists launched his pride and joy the Maltese Falcon. Her revolutionary sailing system - the Falcon Rig - sets a new milestone in yachting history.

It takes just one person to pilot the Maltese Falcon from this centralized control console. The 289-foot Maltese Falcon had to sail under the monstrous Golden Gate Bridge at around 215 pm. Alongside the initial designs for a large 100 metre-plus Falcon Rig yacht now in build in Northern Europe Freivokh has been busy producing concepts and design studies on a variety of Falcon.

The Dynarig design of the Maltese Falcon masts incorporates slots in the front of the mast from which the sails are unfurled. The yachts sophisticated computer detects parameters such as wind speed automatically and features large screens displaying all necessary information for course winds aloft speed depths. The island of Horta welcomed the Maltese Falcon with open arms and permitted us to drop anchor in their waters.