The Maltese Falcon on the island of St. Martin
The Maltese Falcon is the most amazing private sailing -yacht ever built. It is first of all the largest ( 88 meters ) but especially the most modern in its design and by the sum of these technological innovations on board. It sold for a whopping million. It is capable of crossing the Atlantic in 10 days through the veils that form a set of 2,400 square meters of sails stored in the masts. It can move at a speed of up to 46km per hour.
The Maltese Falcon " Maltese Falcon " is a luxury yacht , owned since 2009 Elena Ambrosiadou , CEO of IKOS financial company , sold by Thomas Perkins 1. It is the largest private luxury yacht in the world. It measures 88 meters ( 289.1 feet).
Its name was chosen in reference to the film The Maltese Falcon John Huston came in 1941 with Humphrey Bogart in the lead role .
It was built in Istanbul after the Dynaship concept or Dyna- Rigg German engineer Wilhelm Prölss by the Italian company Perini Navi . Each mast has 5 square sails made by Doyle Sails. The three masts nearly 60 meter high carbon fiber and were built and assembled by the company Yildiz Gemi funded by Perkins. The sails are a set of 2400 square meters of sails and masts are stored in . The Maltese Falcon has two Deutz engines of 1800 hp each. The yacht requires a minimum team of 18 people and can accommodate 12 guests. Navigation system allows this giant of the seas to be handled by one person.
The budget for this boat would be around 100 million. The Maltese Falcon is rented between EUR 400,000 and EUR 420,000 per week
This yacht up to 24 knots to 19.5 knots and voile5 engine
