“In one of the most significant transactions in the yachting world, the 289-foot Maltese Falcon, known as the world’s largest, best-designed, and most expensive sailing superyacht, was sold for $120 million. The new owner, Elena Ambrosiadou, the Greek-born founder of hedge fund Ikos Partners, has since given the yacht a makeover and is now offering it for charter in the Mediterranean this summer at an impressive rate of $500,000 per week.
A marvel of technology and design, the Maltese Falcon was recently featured on the cover of Luxury Toys: Top of the World. With its three 20-story carbon fiber masts fully rigged, the yacht can cross the Atlantic in just 10 days. It also recently won top honors in the Perini Navi Cup.”