Press coverage of Eos written for non-sailors describes the ship with phrases like "world's largest," (despite the opinion of the Latitude 38 "sailing experts"). In 2007, a BBC headline declared Eos the largest, saying "The world's largest private yacht, owned by an American millionaire, is in a south Devon harbour." Other news outlets have also come out for Eos as the world's largest private yacht. Barth," who explained that the length at the waterline and length on deck are "the real measure of size," making Maltese Falcon the largest sailing yacht. They "consulted with sailing experts from around the world at the Le Select Bar here in St. If the bowsprit counts (and it usually does), then the Eos wins," opines the YachtPals website. "Which one is bigger? Well, it depends on how you measure it. However, much of the length of Eos is in the bowsprit, and although she is slightly beamier than the Falcon, the Maltese Falcon is fourteen feet longer on deck and over 20 feet (6.1 m) longer at the waterline, as seen in the table below: Another very similar style of boat is the older yacht Athena, which has more traditional sail plan but is general smaller, and another example is the Black Pearl, which was delivered in 2018 and is larger overall but like Maltese Falcon uses a 3-mast DynaRig. The 200 feet (61 m) tall masts are "the maximum height allowed to enable the craft to pass underneath bridges cross the globe." Size Īccording to the San Francisco Bay Area sailing magazine Latitude 38, the EOS is longer overall than her nearest rival, the Maltese Falcon. The interior was designed by François Catroux. " Bill Langan was the designer, Rondal/Huisman supplied the rig, and the remaining naval architecture was completed by Lürssen. When launched, she "knocked Athena off the number one spot. Construction ĭesigned by Antonio Ferrer, a graduate of Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology, Eos was launched in Bremen, Germany from the Lürssen yard in 2006. Its overall length measures approximately 305 feet (92.92m). According to a 2007 article in Harper's Bazaar, Eos features a figurehead of von Fürstenberg sculpted by Anh Duong. The ship is one of the largest private sailing yachts in the world, and as of 2009 was owned by movie and media billionaire Barry Diller, husband of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The Eos is a three-masted Bermuda rigged schooner.
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