She is the second largest private sailing yacht in the world and, in contrast to the former, it is more traditional in its exterior appearance, which is inspired by this type of traditional sailing vessel.
Valued at 500 million dollars, the Koru also has a mother ship, the 74-metre Abeona, acting as a supply ship for helicopters, auxiliary boats and water sports equipment.
Despite its dimensions, this enormous sailing boat only accommodates 18 guests served by 40 crew members and last year she spent most of the summer cruising the Mediterranean, making a number of visits to Mallorca enroute.
Koru is a luxury custom superyacht.
The main peculiarity of this yacht is it moves driven by the kinetic energy generated by its huge sails. This mechanism transforms the movement of the ship into energy, but if the wind does not blow, it has a powerful motor.
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Wrong. Koru is the largest sailing yacht , ie as the words mean it sails using the wind. All by itself, no engine no tugboats, no maglev rails. Sailing Yacht A is a larger vessel but it is a sail assisted vessel, meaning it cannot sail by itself, it needs engines to help move it along. That is not sailing. Should be easy enough to understand. What isn't is the last paragraph in this piece. Where on earth did you dig up that nerdic statement - The main peculiarity of this yacht is it moves driven by the kinetic energy generated by its huge sails. This mechanism transforms the movement of the ship into energy, but if the wind does not blow, it has a powerful motor. In other words Ladies and Gentlemen, when the wind blows the boat moves forward, ie it sails. Very peculiar indeed. My ghast is flabbered.