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On February 5th, the sailing yacht left Kiel to undergo further fit out works and sea trials in Spain, and arrived in Gibraltar a few days ago. The vessel is scheduled to be handed over to Mr Melnichenko in late Spring 2017.
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On February 5th, the sailing yacht left Kiel to undergo further fit out works and sea trials in Spain, and arrived in Gibraltar a few days ago. The vessel is scheduled to be handed over to Mr Melnichenko in late Spring 2017.
However, lawyers acting for Nobiskrug have filed a claim against the yacht for a breach of contract. The claim indicated that the final €9,8 million installment was not paid by Valla Yachts Limited, the company that owns S/Y A, despite its January 27th deadline stated in the shipbuilding contract.
The 142.8m S/Y A, largest private sailing yacht in the world, had been arrested in Gibraltar following a €15,3 million claim filled by Nobiskrug, the shipyard it was built at, late last week. According to our sources, the judge approved the order to release the yacht and it will leave Gibraltar soon.
A further €2,6 million and €2,9 million were being claimed by the German shipyard over liability for sub-contractor invoices and disputed orders during the construction. Nobiskrug's total allegations therefore amounted to near €15,3 million plus interest. Two days ago S/Y A was moored in the Bay of Gibraltar under the custody of admiralty marshals.
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In 2006, an innovative 289-foot (88-meter) Perini Navi sailing yacht created enormous media buzz. Touted as the largest privately owned sailing yacht in the world, she dazzled onlookers in ports far and wide. Now, The Maltese Falcon will be eclipsed by a quantitatively larger yacht: the 463-foot (141-meter) Dream Symphony. She is currently under construction at the Dream Ship Victory yard in Turkey and, coincidentally, is designed by the same team responsible for The Falcon.
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The yacht is unique in that the hull is being built in wood—glued and laminated using the latest epoxy and composite techniques. According to Dr. Lex Keuning of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, building a yacht of such magnitude in wood requires a much more sophisticated approach than building in steel or aluminium, which are more forgiving materials.
Luxury yacht 'Sailing Yacht A' built for Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, is seen near the . [+] harbor of Monaco. - The sail-assisted motor yacht was designed by French Philippe Starck and built by Nobiskrug shipyard in Kiel, northern Germany. (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)
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The 468-foot-long 'Sailing Yacht A' is owned by Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichenko.