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| Builder: |
Perini Navi/Yildiz Gemi |
| Interior Design: |
Ken Freivokh |
| Architecture: |
Gerard Dijkstra |
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"Best" is a vague and highly subjective adjective, but as with "innovative," one knows it
when one sees it. There were a number of outstanding large sailing yachts
launched in 2006, but few people who’ve had the pleasure of seeing The
Maltese Falcon up close would argue that this isn’t the most significant—and
yes, the best—sailing yacht to hit the waves in several years. From her
high-tech take on the square rigs of old to her starship-like bridge to her
exquisite, innovative interior, The Falcon, as owner Tom Perkins is wont
to call her, is in a class unto herself. Perini Navi owner Fabio Perini told
ShowBoats he views the yacht as a barca che fa epoca—a new class
of yacht. He credits Perkins and his vision for making the project what it is.
"If it weren’t for him, The Maltese Falcon would still be an experimental
concept from the sixties, rather than a new benchmark for the marine industry
into the next decade and beyond," said Perini. ShowBoats Editor-in-Chief
Jill Bobrow, who has spent three decades in marine publishing and has been
aboard countless large yachts, said, "The Maltese Falcon is simply the
most extraordinary yacht I’ve ever seen."
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