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MALTESE FALCON
yacht model
The 289-ft. Maltese
Falcon is the largest and most expensive sailing superyacht. This extravagant and elegant ocean voyager
was built for the venture capitalist Tom
Perkins (one of the men who helped found Silicon
Valley.)
Maltese Falcon completed its trial sail on June 12th,
2006, and made her maiden voyage from Turkey to Italy
in July 2006.
Fully rigged, the three story 20 story carbon fiber
masts hold sails that can move the Maltese Falcon across
the Atlantic in just ten days. The yacht's
sophisticated computer detects parameters such as wind
speed automatically, allowing a single person to pilot the yacht. Perkins
himself wrote some of the yacht's unique control
software.
The superyacht has a permanent crew of 18 to maintain the
technical aspects, including the rig and to operate the
onboard "hotel" which can accommodate twelve guests plus
four guest staff.
The Maltese Falcon yacht was sold in 2009 for
$100 million to Hedge-fund manager Elena Ambrosiadou.
Perkins sold the yacht to concentrate on his new
interest of a personal submarine that has wings and,
says The Sunday Times, "resembles Stingray from the
children's puppet series".
Some of the awards the Maltese Falcon's won:
- 2007 International SuperYacht Society — Best
superyacht over
36 m
- 2007 Showboats international Award — highest technical
achievement in a sailing yacht
- 2007 Showboats international Award — best sailing
yacht interior
- 2007 Showboats international Award — best sailing
yacht over 40
- 2007 Showboats international Award — most innovative
sailing yachts
- 2007 Boat International World SuperYacht Award —
Sailing Yacht of the Year
- 2007 Boat International World SuperYacht Award — Best
Sailing Yacht 45m and above
- 2007 Boat International World SuperYacht Award — Best
Sailing Yacht Interior
- 2006 Vela e Motore — Superyacht dell'anno 2006
- 2006 Yacht Capital BMW Award
This primarily wood,
plank-on-frame
Maltese Falcon model is
37" long x 27" tall x 9.5" wide (including
base's dimensions.) $4,625
Shipping and insurance in the USA included. Other countries
$400 flat rate. This model is in stock and can be
shipped within five business days.
We also build
this model at 28" long for $3,450.
Learn more about Maltese
Falcon here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_Falcon_(yacht)
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