$100 Million Clipper Yacht Maltese Falcon Launches

Oh, she's a pretty one. CNet has pics of the Maltese Falcon, the $100 million megayacht created for venture capitalist Tom Perkins. The boat set sail in Italy on Friday. The Maltese Falcon, a $100 million yacht that the designers claim is the largest and fastest personal sailboat in the world, formally set sail in Italy on July 14. The 87.5-meter yacht has three masts which rotate depending on the wind direction. It took five years in development to create this unique vessel and the masts were developed by English company Insensys to have a a fiber-optic sensor system that gathers data on wind speed and force and helps the sails work more efficiently. The yacht was built by Perini Navi and, as we reported earlier, already has a home in Malta. According to an article in the Mercury News, Perkins reportedly sold his beloved Bugatti to help fund the yacht. You can check out design pictures on the Ken Freivokh Design website.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cem Ozcicek Jul 16th 2006 12:49PM
An additional information, this yacht was built and constructed from scratch in Turkey by Turkish master craftsmen. Funny it's never been mentioned on this article.
My best to the author.
DailyBoater Jul 17th 2006 12:58PM
Looks like a fine little yacht, and with the price of gas these days (for a boat that big), the sails are not a bad idea!
Alex Jacobson Jul 26th 2006 11:18PM
The yacht has a homepage with additional pictures as well and eventually it will be available for charter:
http://www.symaltesefalcon.com/
Alex
John Barnes Sep 11th 2006 7:58PM
Seems like an appropriate toy for a romance novelist and the ex of one.