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This list of motor yachts by length, is a table of the world's longest active superyachts, with an overall length of at least 75 metres (246 ft) and up. These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts" and even "terayachts", usually depending on length.
The current rules [2] specify a single masted, fixed keel mono-hull with a bowsprit and a single rudder, with maximum hull length of 15.85 metres (52 ft), beam width of 4.3 metres (14 ft), keel draft of 3.5 metres (11 ft) and spinnaker hoist height of 22.4 metres (73 ft), along with a minimum total weight of 6,975 kilograms (15,377 lb) and ...
The boat has a draft of 18 in (46 cm) with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] The design has sleeping accommodation for two people in two 96 in (240 cm) berths. The head is a portable type. Ventilation is provided by a single foredeck hatch. Stowage space includes a lazarette. [3]
The largest yacht by displacement was the 20,361 gross ton Fulk Al Salamah. [20] At 143 metres (469 ft), the largest sail-assisted motor yacht was Sailing Yacht A. [1] As of 2018, the top 50 sailing yachts ranged in size from 53 metres (174 ft) to 107 metres (351 ft)—the Black Pearl. [12]
Ark Yacht: Klaus Roeder Carpe Diem Yacht Design: 2013: Steel staysail ketch Rhea: 54.00 m (177 ft) Ark Yacht: Klaus Roeder Carpe Diem Yacht Design: 2017: Steel staysail ketch, sister ship of CHRONOS Pink Gin VI: 53.90 m (177 ft) Baltic Yachts: Judel/Vrolijk: 2017: Aramid foam core/prepreg carbonfiber sandwich sloop Nirvana: 53.48 m (175 ft)
Small yachts are typically shorter than 33 feet (10 m) length overall. [36] Trailer sailers that are readily towed by a car are generally shorter than 25 feet (7.6 m) length overall and weigh less than 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg). [34] Near-shore yachts typically range in size from 33–45 feet (10–14 m) length overall. [5]
Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork is necessary to sail it well. The name comes from the boat's length of 470 centimetres (4.7 m; 15 ft 5 in). The 470 is a World Sailing International Class and has been an Olympic class since the 1976 games. [1]
The IOR had upper and lower rating limits of 4.9 metres (16 ft) and 21 metres (70 ft), so a yacht designed and built to exceed the maximum limit of 21 metres (70 ft) rating was known as a maxi. Being the biggest sailing yachts afloat, Maxis have always had the best chance of finishing first.