A super yacht at her moorings in Dockyard Creek just off the Grand Harbour, in Valletta, Malta.
The Maltese Falcon sports what is called a DynaRig, which means it is effectively a square rigger, and each of the three freestanding masts support six yardarms, which are connected rigidly to the mast. The yacht's 25,791 square feet (2,400 square meters) 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. Unlike a conventional square rigger, the yards have a built in camber of 12%, and the sails are trimmed to the wind direction by rotating the entire mast, which is operated by a sail control system on the bridge. When not deployed, the mega yacht's sails furl right into the mast itself. She is the largest privately owned sail yacht in the world.
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Location: Dockyard Creek, Birgu, Valletta, Malta, Island of Malta Mediterranean
Photo credit: © Christopher Woodhouse / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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