The best photos of Sailing Yacht A: Where is the 143m sailing yacht now?

BOAT International's Hannah Rankine recently spotted the 142.8-metre Sailing Yacht A in the Gulf of Trieste in northern Italy, where the yacht was anchored between the cities of Trieste and Monfalcone. The area is a key hub for yacht construction and refit activity in the Adriatic and lies close to several major shipbuilding facilities. The sighting marks one of the yacht's latest publicly documented appearances and demonstrates that, nearly a decade after delivery, Philippe Starck's radical design continues to turn heads wherever she travels.

In April 2021, Sailing Yacht A was spotted cruising the cool waters of the Irish Sea as she dropped anchor in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man. She made her way to the island after departing from the Coast of Spain in late March, gathering a crowd of spectators upon her arrival.

Here, Sailing Yacht A is pictured alongside the 180-metre Lürssen Azzam, the largest superyacht in the world. The two superyachts were spotted in Gibraltar in 2021.

Here, Sailing Yacht A is pictured off the coast of south Sicily, where she was  spotted in summer 2020. 

Sailing Yacht A has garnered much attention for her unique form, sheer size and well-known owner.

In the 2020 summer season, Sailing Yacht A was spotted off the coast of Antibes, France by BOAT's research director Raphael Montigneaux.

Here, Sailing Yacht A is pictured alongside the 88.5-metre Ulstein Verft explorer Olivia O in Antibes.

Here, Sailing Yacht A is pictured arriving in the French Riviera earlier in the 2020 summer season.

This photo shows the contrast between Sailing Yacht A's cutting-edge technology and design and the old world in stark contrast to the traditional clipper Amsterdam Stad. 

This photo of Sailing Yacht A was taken in Sardinia in 2019 from a tender.