A (sailing yacht)
Sailing yacht A, starboard
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History | |
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Sierra Leone | |
Name | A |
Namesake | A |
Owner | Andrey Melnichenko, but seized by Guardia di Finanza |
Port of registry | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Ordered | March 2011 |
Builder | Nobiskrug |
Yard number | 787 |
Launched | April 2015 |
Acquired | May 2017 |
Identification | IMO number: 1012141[1] |
Status | Seized by authorities; currently anchored in the Gulf of Trieste |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 12,558 gt |
Length | 142.81 m (468.5 ft) |
Beam | 24.80 m (81.4 ft) |
Height | ~100.00 m (328.1 ft) |
Draught | ~8.00 m (26.2 ft) |
Decks | 8 |
Installed power | Variable-speed diesel-electric plant |
Propulsion | Lineshaft controllable-pitch twin screw |
Sail plan | 3,747 m2 (40,330 sq ft) 3-mast schooner rig |
Speed |
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Range | 5,340 nmi (9,890 km) |
Crew | 54 |
Sailing Yacht A is a sailing yacht launched in 2015.[2] The vessel is a sail-assisted motor yacht[3] designed by Philippe Starck (exteriors and interiors)[4][5] and built by Nobiskrug in Kiel, Germany for the Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.[6]
History
Its propulsion consists of a variable-speed hybrid powerplant with two lineshaft controllable-pitch
Sailing Yacht A was delivered by Nobiskrug on 3 February 2017, and left Kiel on 5 February 2017.
Sanctions
The yacht was seized by the Italian
Specifications
- Building site: Kiel, Germany[17]
- Builder: Nobiskrug
- Naval architecture: Nobiskrug & Dykstra Naval Architects
- Exterior design: Philippe Starck[4]
- Interior decoration: Philippe Starck
- Diesel powerplant: two MTU 20V 4000 M73L 2,050 rpm 3,600 kW lineshaft engines[18]
- Electric powerplant: four 1,050–2,050 rpm 2,800 kW hotel generators driving two Vacon 4,300 kW lineshaft motors[19]
- Transmission: superimposable/clutched diesel-electric transmission controlled by DEIF systems
- Propulsion: Andritz Hydro / Escher Wyss & Cie. 5-bladed controllable-pitch lineshaft twin screw[6]
- Emission treatment: Emigreen, 4 × diesel particulate filter (soot filtration) on diesel generators.[20]
See also
- List of large sailing yachts
- A (motor yacht)
- Black Pearl (yacht)
- Yachts impacted by international sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
References
- ^ "SY A (1012141)". LR ships in class. Lloyd's Register.
- ^ "The best photos of Sailing Yacht A". www.boatinternational.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: 6 facts about the build of Sailing Yacht A". Boat International. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ a b Martin Hager (2 November 2015), "Sailingyacht "A" - Ein bau der Superlative" (PDF), Boote Exclusiv, no. 6/15, pp. 8–11
- ^ "SAILING YACHT A | Luxury Sailing Yachts | Nobiskrug". Nobiskrug Superyachts. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b Amanda McCracken (November 2015), "Nobiskrug visit report", Boat International, no. 353, pp. 128–138
- ^ The World's tallest freestanding masts (PDF), Magma Structures, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2021, retrieved 21 October 2015
- ^ "Sailing Yacht A". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Laura Nineham (30 October 2015), Facts about the build of Sailing Yacht A, Boat International
- ^ Chris Jefferies (3 February 2017), "Sailing Yacht A delivered by Nobiskrug", Boat International
- ^ Vesna Blötz (3 February 2017), Nobiskrug to deliver sail-assisted superyacht "Sailing Yacht A", German Naval Yards Kiel, archived from the original on 4 August 2020, retrieved 24 February 2017
- ^ Charl van Rooy (6 February 2017), "Sailing Yacht A delivered", SuperYacht Times
- ^ Tognini, Giacomo (12 March 2022). "Italian Police Freeze Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A". Forbes. Jersey City. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Italy seizes Russian oligarch Melnichenko's Sailing Yacht A". Reuters. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ Team, SuperYacht Times Editorial (26 September 2023). "143m Sailing yacht A in Trieste". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Sailing Yacht A". www.superyachttimes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Diesel Engines for Patrol Crafts and FPBs".
- ^ "Six facts about the build of Sailing Yacht A". www.boatinternational.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Nicholls, Laura (2 July 2020). "Tech 101: How superyacht exhaust after-treatment systems work". Superyacht Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.