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The mystery buyer of the 289-ft. Maltese Falcon, the world's largest, best designed, and most expensive sailing superyacht, has been revealed as Elena Ambrosiadou, Greek-born founder of hedge fund Ikos Partners. The UK's highest-paid woman and its wealthiest female entrepreneur, Ambrosiadou, pictured above after winning the Perini Navi Cup with her new toy (and collecting the Rolex prize), is said to have paid $120 million for the megayacht. Built by Perini Navi for venture capitalist Tom Perkins in 2006, it remains the ne plus ultra of sailing superyachts, a masterpiece of technology and design, and was recently featured on the cover of Luxury Toys: Top of the World. Her revolutionary sailing system - the DynaRig - set a new milestone in yachting history: three self-standing and rotating masts hosting 15 sails for a total sail area of 25,791 square feet for unrivaled, performance maneuverability and record-shattering speed; she can complete Atlantic crossings in ten days.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
emilyboats Nov 1st 2009 11:00AM
yachtpals.com reported this last week. i wonder how they found out?!?
Why was she tryng to keep it a secret?
dglobaltouch Nov 2nd 2009 4:39PM
This adds to my overall life mission to keep communities informed, prepared, and well connected.
Xof Nov 2nd 2009 5:14PM
As a French reader, there is a minor typo... it's "nec plus ultra" and not "ne plus ultra" :)
LuxeZen Nov 3rd 2009 9:01AM
The Falcon Maltese is incredible, it is really the futur of sailing yacht. Have a look on his specification ( ypigroup.com/yacht-maltese-falcon-charter.html ), it is amazing how she is fast for a sailing yacht wihtout use of the motor!