NAVIGATION: THE MEGA-SAILER BLACK PEARL PRESENT IN THE WATERS OF SIMPSON BAY | FAXINFO
WORLDS THIRD LARGEST SAILING SHIP LOCATED IN SIMPSON BAY
This magnificent luxury yacht consisting of three masts called Oceanco Y712 during the design phase and third largest sailing ship in the world can now be admired in Simpson Bay for the time being.
Designed by the Dutch builder Oceanco, launched in 2016 and delivered in 2018, the Black Pearl has three DynaRig masts which owe its origin to the research carried out by Wilhelm Prölß in the 1960s. The vessel supporting a sail area of 2.900m2 has three masts self-contained rotaries with rigid yards and acts as a square rig. The fifteen square sails are placed in such a way as to leave no gaps in the sail plan of each mast, which allows them to function as a single aerodynamic plan.
The ship was built in Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the budget for the construction was 169 million provided by the future Russian owner Guligard and visionary Oleg Burkalov. With a Length of 106,7 meters and a height of 67 meters, the ship is able to accommodate and transport 38 people including crew. The homeport of the ship is in George town.
For lovers of navigation, this marvel is now to be admired in Simpson Bay.
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