TRULY CLASSIC 128
This beautiful 39m neo-classic series is designed
by Hoek Design. The first was built by Claasen in
2015, the second was just delivered by Pendennis
and a third is in build at SES Yachts in Turkey.NAUTOR’S SWAN 115
Introduced in 2015 by the Finnish shipyard,
these powerful 35m sailing yachts are
designed by Germán Frers. The fourth hull
in the series will be launched this year.SOU THERN WIND 105
The first hull in the new 32m flagship series
of the South African shipyard has just been
delivered, and it is already a success. A second is
scheduled for June, and a third for December.Successful semi-custom series
Newly crowned the biggest sailingyacht in the world: 106.7m OceancoBlack Pearl**
The present: the global sailing superyacht leet
The future: sailing superyachts under construction
(^1850) -
2017
(^2018) -
2021
Number of yachts Total LOA (m) Average LOA (m) Largest yacht (m)
Number of yachts Total LOA (m) Average LOA (m) Largest yacht (m)
Black Pearlhit 20 knots
under sail during her sea
trials ld reach
the
ions
1,957 62,333 31.85 142.81
Sailing
Ya c h t A*
Dream
75 3,078 41.04 141 Symphony
knots
68.5 m
For the full feature
on Black Pearl see page 104
Her rig may be reminiscent of
Maltese Falcon’s but she is 18.7m
longer and at 2,850GT she
carries two and a half times
the volume
Black Pearl’s three 68.5m
rotating, freestanding
DynaRig carbon masts
carry 2,877m² of sail
18.7 m
- 2.5
*the world’s largest sail-assisted motor yacht
**the world’s largest pure sailing yacht
Infographics – Valerio Pellegrini
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