Remember the Maltese Falcon? That 290-foot marvel of engineering and ego that technology titan Tom Perkins proudly paraded before the nation on “60 Minutes†with Leslie Stahl? It was the sailboat that launched a book, a pile of awards and YouTube videos with titles like “The Greatest Sailboat Ever.†…
Tom Perkins, the venture capitalist behind such companies as Google, Genentech, Amazon, and AOL, doesn’t do things halfway. When he collected vintage cars, for instance, he had the world’s largest …
Well, Mr. Perkins lost interest in sailing the boat not long after it was finished. He put it on the market for 99 million euros, or about $143 million. It didn’t sell.
So now, according to Luxist, Mr. Perkins has cut the price to 70 million euros, or $100 million. That amounts to a price cut of more than $40 million, making the boat a downright bargain. Perhaps we should rename the boat the …Â Details
The Maltese Falcon finds a new owner
Tom Perkins, prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and ultra-millionaire, is close to finalizing the sale of his super yacht, the Maltese Falcon.
The reported price tag: 60 million pounds ($101,531,400), according to the British newspaper The Times. After nearly a year on the market, the price was trimmed from about $150 million, which is believed to be about what Perkins had paid for the boat.
“It has taken a while,” Perkins told The Times. “It is not the best time in the world to sell it. I can’t tell you anything at all about the buyer. There is confidentiality.” … Details