Maltese Falcon Visit

So we finally got to go around the Maltese Falcon a while back.  She is an incredible yacht to say the least.

We were lucky enough to have the owner give the tour which was best as his knowledge and passion of the yacht made it appropriate.

Let me say that she is very big, and despite the superstructure is not nearly as long as the boat, the volumes inside are fantastic.  Probably a little too much open space for a sailing boat (no rails to hang onto when healing over at 20 degrees), but the charter guests will certainly not ask her to perform as much as the owner.

Photo courtesy of symaltesefalcon.com

A very masculine interior with dark colours, high tech materials, and plenty of leather (including a shoe leather floor in the dining area).  Tom mentioned a couple of times a new material called Perkinite, a metallic honeycomb type stuff used between two layers creating a light and strong piece ideal for a table top.

The highlight of course was the bridge with a Star Trek type console for controlling the sails (and other mechanical equipment).  A number of screens, some touch screens, allow the captain (or owner in this case) to determine which sails he wants set, at whatever angle he decides is the optimum for performance.  There are safety buttons of course, and the sails or rig do not move unless the "start" button is pressed.

Once that happens, the sails can all be set in under six minutes.  (On Mariette, it would take us at least thirty to manually set the entire set, so many of the crew will be happy.)  Tacking the yacht can be done in under two minutes, which for a yacht of 88 meters is awesome!

Each mast has a series of sensors at varying points allowing the navigator to monitor the stress points, giving them more time to decide when to reduce the amount of sail area.  A much needed system as the three free standing 50m+ masts certainly require a constant eye.

Overall I was very impressed at the yacht, and very happy for the Owner received such an amazing yacht.  Also happy for Chris Gartner, the Captain, as he is finally able to set sail on a project he has been overseeing for many years.

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