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BOOTE EXCLUSIV-Ranking 2025The 200 largest sailing yachts in the world - places 100 to 76

Uske Berndt

, Sören Gehlhaus

 · 29.08.2025

100 | Thalia | 48.50 m: In 1994, she was considered the very first Vitters yacht. A Greek living in Holland ordered the 350-tonne displacement ketch with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. Elmar Meurer designed the interior, which is dominated by mahogany. The 4.20 metre deep wing keel has a span of 6.40 metres. After a refit in 2008, "Thalia" shone in new splendour and changed hands in 2014.
Photo: Michael Kurtz
It's that time again: BOOTE EXCLUSIV publishes the ranking of the world's largest sailing yachts every two years. We present the top 100 and their exciting stories. We start with places 100 to 76!
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The top 100 sailing yachts and their stories:

At first glance, there has been little change in the rankings, with the majority of yachts securing a similar position to 2023. In general, there is nowhere near as much happening in the world of sailing yachts as there is with motor yachts. Nevertheless, there are twelve new entries, seven of which are in the top 100.

The oldest sailing yacht in this part

One of the oldest sailing yachts in the ranking is the "Xarifa 1927" in 94th place (2023: 87th place). The three-master was originally built for the sewing machine manufacturer Singer and initially sailed under the name "Radiant" or "Georgette". However, she first became famous through the research trips of marine biologist Hans Hass, who did pioneering work as a shark expert. In 1960, Hass sold the yacht to Carlo Traglio, the Coca-Cola licence holder, who converted it back into a racing yacht. After Traglio's death, the "Xarifa" became the property of a major Spanish industrialist in 2013, continuing its eventful history.

100th place - Thalia - 48.80 metres

ThaliaPhoto: Michael KurtzThalia

In 1994, she was the first Vitter yacht. A Greek resident in the Netherlands ordered the 350-tonne displacement ketch with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. Elmar Meurer was responsible for the design of the interior, which is characterised by a lot of mahogany. The wing keel, which has a depth of 4.20 metres, has a span of 6.40 metres. Following a comprehensive refurbishment in 2008, "Thalia" shone in new splendour before changing hands in 2014.

  • Length: 48,50 m
  • Shipyard: 1994 - Vitters
  • Designer: Ron Holland, Elmar Meurer
  • sail area: 1.100 m2

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Place 76 - Tamsen - 52 metres

TamsenPhoto: Giovanni RomeroTamsen

The motorised glider with a raised pilothouse became the property of the US Firestone family in 2007. At the centre of the family clan is psychologist and author Robert Firestone, who named the ketch after his stepmother Tamsen Firestone. The 18-year-old ship, a Perini, is regularly to be found on the entry lists of major superyacht regattas and has also made a name for itself as a well-known party yacht.

  • Length: 52,00 m
  • Shipyard: 2007 - Perini Navi
  • Designer: Perini Navi, Ron Holland
  • sail area: 1.127 m2

The top 100 sailing yachts and their stories:

Uske Berndt

Uske Berndt

Editor News & Panorama

Uske was born just outside Volkswagen in 1970 and tested various small boats with sails through her boyfriend (now husband 😊) on a quarry pond. Her studies in Kiel took her to the Baltic Sea with boats of all kinds and eventually to a regatta from Hong Kong to Mauritius via the Academic Sailing Club. Her teacher training ended at the Burda School of Journalism in Munich instead of in the classroom and finally at Boote Exclusiv. After a long break and various stories about house building, she returned to Delius Klasing and has been filling the magazine with long stories about large ships ever since. A family-owned H-boat was quickly sold again as the mother realized that sailing with two small children was neither relaxing nor fun.

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