Sailing Yacht A, Antibes, October 2018
Sailing yacht A is a sail-assisted motor yacht built in Kiel by Nobiskrug for Andrey Melnichenko with exterior design by Philippe Starck. Its propulsion consists of a variable-speed hybrid powerplant with two lineshaft controllable-pitch propellers that is sail-assisted by a three-mast fore-and-aft sailing rig. The freestanding carbonfiber rotating masts were manufactured by Magma Structures at Trafalgar Wharf, Portsmouth. Doyle Sailmakers USA manufactured the three fully automated carbonfiber/taffeta full roach sails. The furling booms were built in Valencia by Future Fibres. The vessel features an underwater observation pod in the keel with 30 cm (12 in)-thick glass. It is the largest private sail-assisted motor yacht in the world.
A was handed over to the owner on May 4, 2017
Sailing Yacht A, Antibes, October 2018
Sailing yacht A is a sail-assisted motor yacht built in Kiel by Nobiskrug for Andrey Melnichenko with exterior design by Philippe Starck. Its propulsion consists of a variable-speed hybrid powerplant with two lineshaft controllable-pitch propellers that is sail-assisted by a three-mast fore-and-aft sailing rig. The freestanding carbonfiber rotating masts were manufactured by Magma Structures at Trafalgar Wharf, Portsmouth. Doyle Sailmakers USA manufactured the three fully automated carbonfiber/taffeta full roach sails. The furling booms were built in Valencia by Future Fibres. The vessel features an underwater observation pod in the keel with 30 cm (12 in)-thick glass. It is the largest private sail-assisted motor yacht in the world.
A was handed over to the owner on May 4, 2017