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MAN MADE
World's Largest Sailing Super Yacht
Should your preference lean towards a modest one week rental of the mega-yacht, it should only set you back about $600,000.
Although the Maltese Falcon is the largest sailing yacht in the world when measured on deck (LOD – Length On Deck), at 305 feet in length, Eos is the largest private sailing yacht in the world overall (LOA – Length Over All).
The yacht’s 25,791 square feet (2,400 square metres) of sails are set between the yards in such a way that when deployed there are no gaps to the sail plan, enabling each spar’s sails to work as a single airfoil.
It is also efficient, reaching nearly 20 knots under sail alone.
For sleeping there are five lower deck staterooms and one passage cabin on the upper deck with a private sun bathing area, and direct access to the mega yacht’s wheelhouse.
The superyacht can complete Atlantic crossings in ten days.