![]() The weather was calm so the long exposure photo was perfect for it. 88.00m, one of the largest sailing yacht in the world having three self-standing and rotating masts built by Perini Navi in 2006 and last refitted in 2015. On my way back I wanted to make one more photo of the boat with it’s night lights. Here I have found more photos of the boat – in action and the interior.Īs the night was falling I decided to make a Split port panorama in the blue hour. And, for the past two days, so have hundreds of people who went to port to see this beauty. I enjoyed looking at this modern engineering achievement and it’s luxurious elegance. :)įrom this angle the sheer size of it’s masts is pretty well visible:Īnd even though I know I’ll never be able to step foot on this boat, I enjoyed shooting it. Oh wait, maybe I could afford a millisecond on this amazing boat. Although, to be honest, it’s better I hadn’t, since I don’t have some $ 500,000 for a week’s rent. ![]() ![]() I wish I could have seen the interior, too. Ken Freivokh Design were the appointed designers (after an invention from the. It is the largest privately-owned sailing yacht in the world at 88 metres (289.1 feet). Reflections of the water looked really interesting. La Spezia, Italy (IT) The Maltese Falcon is a clipper sailing luxury yacht owned by American centimillionaire Tom Perkins. In the summer she sails the waters of the Mediterranean sea, and in the winter time Carribean sea. Many people, both locals and tourists, came to see her. When the sails are open, they have total sailing area of 2,400 m2 and she can reach the speed of 20 knots under sail. The masts have many wind speed sensors and the boat itself is equipped with the most sophisticated electronics so it can be piloted by a single person. The sails are furled into the masts and operated by computer software. Each of the three freestanding, rotating masts support six yardarms, which are firmly connected to the mast. The boat itself looks impressive: 88 m in length, she has three big, unusually-looking masts (DynaRig sail system), in height of 58 m above the bottom bearing. Even though it was not the biggest or the most expensive boat that anchored in my town, this one was certainly worth paying a visit.īuilt in 2006, Maltese Falcon is one of the largest privately-owned sailing yachts in the world, pricing about 120 million US dollars. ![]() I found out it was Maltese Falcon, a grandiose sailing boat. Immediately I knew there was some modern engineering wonder anchored in the port. Two days ago, watching from my window I noticed three big masts rising from the port of Split. With radical unstayed masts made of 'weapons-grade' carbon fibre, computerised sail and mast control system, M a ltese Falcon, and in particular its FalconRig, was hailed as a triumph of design, development and engineering. ![]()
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