One of the largest sailing vessels in the world, heading out on a fairly calm day:
Note the people on the other boats for scale:
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The Maltese Falcon is owned by Tom Perkins of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers fame. Details on the yacht at
Maltese Falcon yacht (Wikipedia)
According to the
San Francisco Chronicle:
"Perkins apparently offered the Maltese Falcon for sale earlier this year for $169 million or so, but he since took it off the market."
Maybe he's just waiting for the "credit crisis" to clear up ...