| Nobiskrug | 142.1M | S/Y "A" | 2015/17 |

So we get this 'unbelievable' report and yet we have NEVER seen her with sails up,...not even a dwg of her sailplan

well, it seems like it happened, maybe someone from the yard is reading this
this is the first report of sails, seen in a local german newspaper

https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.shz.de/regionales/premiere-im-nebel-sailing-yacht-a-hisst-das-segel-id15100556.html&edit-text=

Photos are now online of the middle sail up.

In my browser, the pictures in that article are all squished horizontally, makes everything look taller and skinnier than reality. If you open each pic in a new tab, you get the correct aspect ratio:

Squished:

Correct:


Either way, I still think that's an UGLY ship.

With the sail unfurled she reminds me of those chinese sailing boats.

A junk has better lines...

This is a 4oo Million Euro monster!

seems like the have the anchor down and the sails up...

A representative of Mr. Melnichenko made statement to Life.ru last week stating that S/Y A will exit the Baltic via the Strait of Drogden with a maximum depth of 8.3m. Sailing Yacht A is constructed in such a way that the laden draught is 8m and unladen is 7.5m.

The bracken Baltic sea has very little tide differences which a skipper can count on. The Kattegat sea (east of Denmark) has semi-diurnal tides because of the opening into the North Sea and the Atlantic. The amplitude of the tide is normally around 5cm in the Kattegat, but during spring tide the amplitude can be as high as 20cm which will be much less at the furthest end at the Strait of Drogden. The Baltic Sea is itself too small to have its own significant tides, and it has too narrow an opening to the North Sea to be influenced by the North Atlantic tides. The total tidal effect is only a few centimetres. Tidal waves from Kattegat through the Sound contribute a few centimetres of tide in the Southern Baltic.

The Captain therefore has 8.3m (27.2ft) less the draught of Sailing Yacht A (depth of the yacht below water) which is 7.5m (24.6ft) after the crew has offloaded everything of the yacht to make it as light as possible. That leaves a gap of 0.8m (2.6ft) below that 1.8 ton glass keel. Springtide might offer an extra 10cm but that is negligible.

Normally this will not pose a problem for any skipper with a normal (small) sailing yacht. However, this is a 142m 12,700 ton monster!

Mr. Melnichenko, we have the solution for you! Captain of Sailing Yacht A - CHUCK NORRIS!

The sail yacht A has one very experienced Captain and there is not doubt about his abilities.... I am sure he will manage that passage and make everyone happy especially Mr. and Ms. Melnichenko.. Good luck Captain!

It's amazing that they could make it that ugly from every conceivable angle.

Many people don't like this vessel but however I do have to admit that I like it. It is different from the rest and I like it.