The Maltese Falcon is a clipper sailing luxury yacht, commissioned and formerly owned by American venture capitalist Tom Perkins.[1] It is one of the largest privately-owned sailing yachts in the world at 88 m (290 ft), similar to Royal Huisman’s Athena and L?rssen’s Eos.
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It’s interesting that one of the most high-tech sailing vessels ever built uses one of the oldest types of rigs – the junk rig. These apparently are more efficient than newer designs. I guess those old Chinese knew what they were doing!