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Maltese Falcon is a full-rigged ship using DynaRig technology, which was built by Perini Navi in Tuzla, Istanbul, and commissioned by her first owner, Tom Perkins. She is one of the world's most complex and largest and fastest sailing yachts at 88 m (289 ft), similar in size to the Athena and Eos. The vessel dropped its British Virgin Islands flag in 2008 and was purchased by Pleon Ltd, which put it to charter use. The bare hull was built and launched on speculation in 1989-1990 by Perini Navi at its newly acquired shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, but found no takers in the aftermath of the Gulf War. Tom Perkins, a keen yachtsman and the owner of the two Andromeda La Dea Perini ketches, took an interest in the hull. In 2001 he hired Dutch yacht designers at Dykstra Naval Architects to investigate 19th-century clippers and propose a three-mast square rig for the project. The "DynaRig" concept, a 1960s invention by German hydraulics engineer Wilhelm Prölß intended to operate cargo ships with a fuel-saving philosophy and as few crew as possible, met with Perkins' approval, and the project was signed into build in Tuzla. Ken Freivokh designed the vessel's interior decoration, and Perini Navi fitted her out. The ship was completed in 2006.
The yacht is easily controlled and has been seen to sail off her anchor and away from berths within harbors. The yacht's sophisticated computer detects parameters such as wind speed automatically and displays key data. An operator must always activate the controls, yet it is possible for a single person to operate the yacht.
Stats
Type: sailing yacht
Tonnage: 1,157 GT
Displacement: 1,240 t (1,220 long tons; 1,367 short tons)
Length: 88.10 m (289 ft)
Beam: 2.60 m (41 ft)
Height: 58.20 m (191 ft)
Draught: 6.00–11.00 m (20–36 ft)
Propulsion:2 × 1,524kW Deutz TBD 620 V12 at 1,800rpm
Sail plan: self-standing three-mast square rigger
sail area: 2,396 m2 (25,790 sq ft)
Capacity: 30 (12 guests, 18 crew)
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