Mega-yacht

Slide 1: The Maltese Falcon With 289 ft, the Maltese Falcon is the second largest privately-owned sailing yacht in the world and it was built by the Italian Perini Navi Yachts.

Slide 2: She can achieve nearly full 20 knots and the two 1,800 hp engines make no noise or vibration.

Slide 3: The ship has fifteen square sails (five per mast) which open in six minutes.

Slide 4: It belongs to Tom Perkins, the first General Manager of HP and the venture capitalist behind Amazon.com, AOL, Google and Sun Microsystems.

Slide 5: The cost of the Maltese Falcon was 100 Million dollars.

Slide 6: It is possible for a single person to pilot the yacht.

Slide 7: Her accommodations can be configured from four to six stateroom suites.

Slide 8: Owner's Cabin.

Slide 9: One of four guest suites that can convert into two enormous VIP suites each with his/her heads.

Slide 10: A porcelain Bugatti emerges from the table in the center of the saloon at the mere touch of a button.

Slide 11: Above the table, in the leather floor dining room, a skylight blind opens like the iris aperture on a camera.

Slide 12: The wine cellar.

Slide 13: The kitchen.

Slide 14: An atrium with clear glass floor surrounds the main mast well, with a staircase spiraling down three decks.

Slide 15: One of the suite bathrooms.

Slide 16: Her sea toys: two 32' Rigid Inflatable Boats, four laser sailing boats, one 14' jet tender, two kayaks, banana, wakeboard, 6 full sets of dive gears, water skis, snorkeling gears, techno gym, etc etc etc.

Slide 17: Tom Perkins reportedly had to sell his beloved Bugatti to help fund the yacht. Poor guy...