The Maltese Falcon has landed in San Francisco Bay

[caguy]

According to the news it had to wait for low tide so that it would fit under the Golden Gate Bridge.
It looked pretty spectacular. 300' long mast 20 stories tall. If you are in the area looks like it would be well worth seeing.


http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/a-giant-yacht-sails-to-san-francisco/?em

 

[HukilauMike]

For anyone interested in Maltese Falcon, I highly recommend the book "Mine's Bigger" by David Kaplan. The book details the how, and just as interestingly the why, of Maltese Falcon. Tom Perkins, the owner, is a fascinating guy, and the story of this amazing yacht is a real eye-opener.

 

[Jim Seamans]

I'll be in SF Oct 10-13

Hope it is still there, I'll be out sailing on the bay Oct 12.
That would be a sight to see....:dance:

 

[RAD]

Here's another link

http://www.symaltesefalcon.com/about.asp

And BTW the height is 191 ft. to the top of the mast.

 

[ITMaster]

It is quite an engineering marvel

I have been fascinated with it. A square rigger I believe, with the ability for the masts to rotate to change the angle of attack to the wind. She is quite slick. Their log book has some very nice photos in it.

 

[John Howitt]

maltese falcon

I just finished the book. Truly remarkable feat of enginering and design.It can be chartered for $440,000.00 per wk, plus fuel and crew tips, also food and booze.
Maybe for vacation next year if I save up.

 

[Bay Sailor]

It was quite a sight!

I wouldn't have missed it for the world! There were thousands of sailboats on S.F. Bay to greet the Maltese Falcon's arrival. But the news reports were wrong about the tide. There was a high tide of 5.7' at 11:18, Slack Water at 12:51 and low tide of 1.2' at 16:55. The Maltese Falcon cleared the Gate at 14:07. The Golden Gate Bridge Clearance is 221' at mhhw. Even so, it looked to be very tight quarters when she cleared the span!

 

[Napa Ed]

Sailing SF Bay Oct 12?

Hope it is still there, I'll be out sailing on the bay Oct 12.
That would be a sight to see....:dance:

Won't be much sailing on the 12th in the central bay. More like a parking lot then a scramble after the show.

 

[sfgary]

Sailing Oct. 12th

Jim we are having Fleet week on the 12th we will need to get going early. See you on the 10th. Gary