"BOOTE EXCLUSIV" ranking: The largest sailing yachts in the world - places 51-75

Sören Gehlhaus

, Uske Berndt

· 31.08.2023

75th Aresteas: The motor sailer with an interior volume of 488 gross tonnes offers a cinema and a large tender and toy arsenal. The Turkish shipyard laminated both the hull and superstructure from wood using the cold-moulded process. Ridade Tuncel and Aldo Viani provided the design. "Aresteas" has been looking for a new owner for some time, most recently for 12.5 million euros - three million euros less than was estimated in 2019.

74th Meteor: Gerard Dijkstra and John G. Alden designed the classic schooner with clipper bow and aft overhang. US owner John Risley commissioned Royal Huisman with the construction and John Munford with the interior. In 2019, the gaff schooner went to a new owner after a refit at Huisfit. The asking price was 15 million euros. "Meteor" takes part in large yacht regattas. From 115,000 euros per week.

73rd Prana: Alloy Yachts originally built the 52 metre long yacht as the "Kokomo" for the Australian real estate mogul Lang Walker, who now owns the 58.40 metre long, somewhat newer "Kokomo" (27th place). "Prana" was designed by Ed Dubois. After the sale, the new owner sent the aluminium slup for a refit in 2011, but kept the walnut and wenge interior by Redman Whiteley Dixon. Weekly charter rate: from 200,000 euros.

72nd Red Dragon: "Red Dragon" is a regular guest at major regattas, with businessman and owner Christian Gnotke at the helm. This spring, he sailed again at the St Barths Bucket in the Caribbean and was awarded the prize for best owner driver. The yacht's story began in 2007, when the Belgian baron and art collector Guy Ullens took delivery of the ten-metre-wide Slup from Alloy Yachts - with exterior lines by Ed Dubois and an interior by Wilmotte & Associés, a little-known name in the superyacht industry. There was no name change after the sale in 2015. Guests on board particularly appreciate the sheltered flybridge and the swimming platform. Anyone wishing to charter the Red Dragon pays from 210,000 euros for a week.

71st Q: The Slup initially sailed as "Mondango" - her owner, a Canadian living in Hong Kong, had ordered a copy of "Red Dragon" (72nd place) from Ed Dubois. In 2016, a new owner took over, turned the Slup into a ketch and named her "Q". Up to twelve charter guests can enjoy a jacuzzi on the foredeck and bright living areas styled by Reymond Langton. Charter price: from 245,000 euros per week.

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Let's continue with the largest sailing yachts in the world! Well-known names and exciting stories await you in places 75 to 51.

No new entries in this part of the ranking, but plenty of breathtaking sailing yachts: The second part features many boats that regularly sail in regattas and where the owners are often at the helm. Anyone scrolling through the list will also recognise the large number of Perini Navis, with 32 in the top 100 alone. The longest is still "Maltese Falcon" - in sixth place at 88 metres. The others are in the 50 to 60 metre range, led by the famous 56-metre line from Ron Holland.

The "Tiara" in 55th place is a particular eye-catcher, and not just because of the gigantic sun graphic in the sails: The Ed Dubois design is an absolute rarity as a sailing yacht with a helipad. Her first owner, allegedly US-American Jonathan Leitersdorf, sold her just one year later to the enthusiastic diver, space tourist and co-founder of Cirque du Soleil: Guy Laliberté. According to his own statements, "Tiara's" open-air cinema in the style of a Bedouin tent convinced the family man to buy a finished yacht rather than continue with his time-consuming cat project. As a passionate DJ, the busy entrepreneur had various mixing consoles installed on board the 54-metre yacht to provide his guests with top musical entertainment. The alloy yacht with its classic John Munford interior was last refitted in 2019 and has been for sale at Y.CO since the end of 2021. Price on request.

"Elena of London": replica of a transatlantic winner

Place 53, the "Elena of London", is also a rarity as an exact replica of a historic ship. The original "Elena" won the Transatlantic Race in 1928, when she was 17 years old. The Factoría Naval de Marín shipyard used 300 hand drawings and plans by American designer Nathanael Herreshoff for the replica of the regatta schooner and welded the steel hull together on this basis. She can currently be chartered for 100,000 euros a week and purchased for just under nine million euros.

All the sailing yachts in places 75 to 51 and their stories can be seen in the gallery above!

"BOOTE EXCLUSIV" ranking: The largest sailing yachts in the world - places 51-75

"Elena of London": replica of a transatlantic winner

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