A (motor yacht)

"Project Sigma" redirects here. For the project initiated by Alexander Trocchi, see Alexander Trocchi § Later life.
M/Y A cruising off Sorrento, Italy
History
Sierra Leone
NameA
OwnerValla Yachts Ltd
Port of registryFreetown, Sierra Leone
OrderedNovember 2004[1]
BuilderBlohm + Voss
Costc. US$300 million
Launched3 January 2008[2]
Identification
StatusOperational
General characteristics
TypePrivate motor yacht
Tonnage5,959 GT
Length119.00 m (390.4 ft)[3]
Beam18.87 m (61.9 ft)[3]
Draft5.15 m (16.9 ft)[3]
Installed power9,000 kW (12,000 hp)[3]
Propulsion2 × MAN RK280 diesel engines[3]
Speed23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)[3]
Range6,500 NM (12,000 km; 7,500 mi)[3]
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 1 × Philippe Starck custom made covered tender
  • 1 × Philippe Starck custom made open tender
  • 1 × Pascoe SY10
  • 2 × rescue tenders[citation needed]
Capacity14[3]
Crew37 (+5)[3]
Aviation facilities1 × helipad (forward deck)[3]

Motor Yacht A (MY A) is a superyacht designed by Philippe Starck and engineered by naval architect Martin Francis.[4][5][6][7] She was built by the Blohm + Voss shipyard at the HDW deepwater facility in Kiel.[8][9] She was ordered in November 2004, and delivered in 2008 at a rumoured cost of US$300 million.[10][11] With a length of 119 metres (390 ft) and measuring almost 6,000 tonnes, she is one of the largest motor yachts in the world.[9][12] Before 2022 she was connected with the Russian entrepreneur and industrialist Andrey Melnichenko, but, according to his representatives, he has no relation to her anymore, neither in terms of ownership, nor in any other way. The yacht has been laid up in the United Arab Emirates since 2022.[13][14][15][16]

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  8. ^ "A". SuperyachtTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  9. ^ a b "Top 100 Largest Yachts". BoatInternational.com. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  10. ^ Robert Frank (2008-07-17). "The $300 Million Mystery Yacht Revealed". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  11. ^ Diane M. Byrne (August 2008). "World's 100 Largest Yachts 2008 #6: A". Power & Motoryacht magazine. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  12. ^ Alyssa Haak (August 2011). "The PMY 100 Largest Yachts 2011". Power & Motoryacht magazine. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  13. ^ Magazine, Wallpaper (2018-05-21). "Philippe Starck on the future of superyacht design, Elon Musk, and 'saving the sea'". Wallpaper. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  14. ^ "A Russian billionaire's £360 million superyacht 'Sailing Yacht A' has been spotted docked at the Port of Gibraltar". Business Insider. December 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Sanctioned Russian oligarch yacht in Dubai as pressure grows". AP NEWS. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  16. ^ "Dubai International Boat Show 2024: Anchoring Innovation and Opulence". thearabianpost.com.