A (sailing yacht)
 S/Y A on sea trials in the Kieler Förde | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany
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| Name: | A |
| Namesake: | A |
| Owner: | Andrey Melnichenko |
| Ordered: | March 2011 |
| Builder: | Nobiskrug |
| Yard number: | 787 |
| Launched: | April 2015 |
| Homeport: | Kiel |
| Identification: | IMO1012141 |
| Status: | commissioning |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 12,700 |
| Length: | 142.81 m (469 ft) |
| Beam: | 24.88 m (82 ft) |
| Height: | ~100 m (330 ft) |
| Draught: | ~8 m (26 ft) |
| Decks: | 8 |
| Installed power: | variable-speed diesel/electric plant |
| Propulsion: | lineshaft controllable-pitch twinscrew |
| Sail plan: | 3,747 m2 (40,330 sq ft) 3-mast schooner rig |
| Speed: | cruising: 16kt; top: 21kt |
| Range: | 5,320 nautical miles |
| Crew: | 54 |
S/Y A (also known as project White Pearl [1]) is an auxiliary schooner built in Kiel by Nobiskrug for Andrey Melnichenko.[2] Her propulsion consists of a variable-speed hybrid powerplant with two lineshaft controllable-pitch propellers and is sail-assisted by a three-mast fore-and-aft sailing rig. The freestanding carbonfiber rotating masts were manufactured in Southampton by Magma Structures.[3] Doyle Sailmakers USA manufactured the three fully-automated carbonfiber/taffeta full roach sails. The furling booms were built in Valencia by Future Fibres. The vessel features a unique underwater observation pod in the keel with 30cm-thick glass. S/Y A is due for delivery in 2016 and is the largest sailing yacht ever built.
- Building site: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft's deepwater premises in Kiel
- Builder: Nobiskrug
- Design: Philippe Starck, Dykstra & Partners
- Naval architecture: Dykstra & Partners
- Diesel powerplant: two MTU 20V 4000 ML73 3,600 kW lineshaft engines
- Electric powerplant: four 1,050–2,050rpm 2,800 kW hotel generators driving two 4,300 kW lineshaft motors
- Propulsion: 5-bladed Andritz Hydro / Escher Wyss controllable-pitch lineshaft twinscrew[2]
See also
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References
- ↑ "Nobiskrug interview". Shari Liu. 2015-09-23.
- 1 2 Amanda McCracken (November 2015), "Nobiskrug shipyard visit report", Boat International, no. 353, pp. 128–138
- ↑ "The World's tallest freestanding masts" (PDF). Magma Structures.
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