BLACK SAILS

BLACK SAILS is a 39.95 m Wally 130 high-performance sailing yacht, launched in 2009 by Wally Yachts. Naval architecture is by Javier Soto Acebal, exterior styling by Amanda Levete and interior design by Harrison Eidsgaard. Hull, superstructure and deck are built in Advanced Carbon Nomex, with a teak deck, in an all-black livery with carbon fibre detailing.

Her open deck layout makes good use of her 40-metre length, with an awning system sheltering the area and an open transom giving easy access to the water via the bathing platform. The free-standing main deck seating and dining furniture can be completely removed, for hosting larger groups or for racing in regattas.

Hall Spars carbon mast and boom carry a super-high modulus masthead rig with three spreaders, with EC6 carbon standing rigging by Future Fibres and a sail wardrobe by North Sails, Evolution Sails and One Sail (764 m² upwind, 1,497 m² downwind). The last dismasting and service took place in 2024. Powered by a 450 HP MAN engine, she cruises at 11 knots with a range of 1,700 nautical miles. Draft is 4.50 m keel up and 6.10 m keel down.

Staffed by a crew of five, she accommodates up to 11 guests in 4 cabins. Her first refit at Lürssen, in collaboration with Harrison Eidsgaard Design, won the 2011 World Superyacht Award for Best Refit, and a second refit at Hinckley Yachts followed in 2013. The 2024 refit brought new lithium service batteries, new engine and generator batteries, new air conditioning units and new keel cylinders, together with a complete sandblasting of the hull and modern treatment.