It has been some time since we last reviewed the world’s largest sailing yachts, and several major additions have entered the global fleet. The rankings have shifted. Below is an updated look at the top 10 largest sailing yachts in the world as of 2025.

 

No super sailing yacht list would be complete without the mention of the ever-controversial and highly innovative 142.8-metre Sailing Yacht A. Officially classified as a sail-assisted motor yacht, Sailing Yacht A blends elements of both sailing and motor yacht designs, but due to those imposing 100-metre-high carbon fibres masts, cuts our ‘largest sailing yachts in the world’ list. Built by Nobiskrug and delivered in 2017, Sailing Yacht A is not only the longest yacht on the list, but at 12,558 GT, is also five times larger in volume than the second yacht in this definitive list.

 

Koru is the second-largest sailing yacht in the world and the largest sailing yacht built by the Netherlands-based shipyard Oceanco. She was sold in 2018 to tech entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, and the secretive project was first unveiled in October 2021, when she was rolled out of the shed at Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. Koru features exterior design by Dykstra Naval Architects, which her also responsible for her naval architecture alongside Lateral Naval Architects. Her interior was penned by Mlinaric, Henry & Zervudachi, with her name Koru deriving from the Māori fern-leaf motif, which is a symbol of creation and new beginnings to the native people of New Zealand.

 

Designed and built to cross oceans under sail power alone, Black Pearl was widely considered the official ‘largest sailing yacht in the world’ at 106-metres in length, before the launch of Koru. Delivered to her owner in 2018 and built by the Oceanco shipyard in the Netherlands, Black Pearl, with her sophisticated energy-generation solar system and high-tech DynaRig setup by Dykstra Naval Architects, is one of the most advanced yachts of her kind and was developed by her boundary-pushing owner, together with a world-class design team.

 

 At 93-metres, the 1,500 GRT three-masted schooner EOS is the world’s fourth largest sailing yacht. She was launched by Lürssen Yachts in 2006 and has been operated since as one of the most private vessels in the world. She features exterior design by Langan Design Partners, while her interior was penned by Francois Catroux, with naval architecture by her builder Lürssen Yachts.

The 90-metre super sailing yacht Athena was built by the Dutch Royal Huisman Shipyard in 2004. The superyacht’s exterior lines were designed by Pieter Beeldsnijder Design, with naval architecture by Dykstra Naval Architects and Pieter Beeldsnijder Design and an interior by Rebecca Bradley Interior Design. Athena is one of the largest sailing yachts launched since the 1930s, and with speeds reaching up to 19 knots, Athena can outrun most other sailing superyachts.

 

One of the most iconic yachts of all time and certainly one of the most photographed in recent years, the revolutionary 88-metre Maltese Falcon is famed for her sophisticated automated square-rigged DynaRig sail plan. Three towering free-standing rotating carbon-fibre masts hold 25,800 square feet of canvas on 15 square sails delivering exceptional performance, speed and manoeuvrability. The yacht, built by Perini Navi, and designed in collaboration with her first owner Tom Perkins, was sold in August of 2009 to her current owner, who actively takes part in superyacht regattas, showing off the yacht's capabilities.

Another Dutch sailing yacht making the top 10 list is the 86-metre Aquijo by Oceanco. Launched in 2015, Aquijo is the largest ketch-rigged sailing yacht in the world, with her main mast towering 88.4-metres above sea level. She features naval architecture and an exterior design by Tripp Design Naval Architects, while her interior was penned by Dölker + Voges.

This Royal Huisman sailing yacht, launched and delivered in 2020, is the shipyard’s largest sailing yacht by volume. Sea Eagle has an impressive 3,500 square metres of sail, and carbon Panamax rigging by Rondal. The three-masted schooner was built in collaboration with Dykstra Naval Architects and designer Mark Whiteley, and also stands as the world’s largest aluminium sailing yacht at 1,150 GT.

 

This superyacht was built in the United Kingdom by Vosper Thornycroft to a design by Ron Holland Design. The yacht underwent a refit, completed in 2014, at Pendennis Shipyard where, alongside other modifications, the stern section of the vessel was redesigned and extended by 3-metres. However, this refit left her keel slightly unbalanced. An additional, major refit completed in 2020 at the NCA shipyard, sought to rebalance the keel by cutting her keel in half and moving the ram housing 300 mm forward. Besides her technical changes, M5 also had a new paint job featuring a three-tone grey livery with a metallic palladium hull, anthracite silver superstructure and crystal silver mast and boom.

 

Delivered in 2016, this 70-metre Perini Navi sailing yacht features exterior design by her builder Perini Navi, alongside Briand Yacht Design. Badis I's interior design was penned by PH Design, while Perini Navi were also responsible for her naval architecture. At the time of her construction, Badis I had the tallest mast ever made by Rondal and she was the largest sailing yacht to have been built in Italy in 2016.