A (sailing yacht)
Sailing yacht A, starboard | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | A |
| Namesake | A |
| Owner | Andrey Melnichenko |
| Port of registry | Freetown |
| Ordered | March 2011 |
| Builder | Nobiskrug, Kiel, Germany |
| Yard number | 787 |
| Laid down | 17 August 2012 |
| Launched | 27 January 2017 |
| In service | 3 January 2017 |
| Identification | IMO number: 1012141 |
| Status | In service, seized by authorities |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Superyacht |
| Tonnage | 12,558 GT |
| Length | 144.03 m (472 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 24.80 m (81 ft 4 in) |
| Height | 100.00 m (328 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Decks | 7 |
| 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 | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) max |
| Range | 5,340 nmi (9,890 km; 6,150 mi) |
| Crew | 54 |
The sailing yacht A is a superyacht that was launched in 2017. The vessel is a sail-assisted motor yacht designed by Philippe Starck (exteriors and interiors) and built by Nobiskrug in Kiel, Germany for the Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.