31m "high performance" sailing yacht Magic Carpet e prepares for launch

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31m "high-performance" sailing yacht Magic Carpet e delivered

16 May 2025 • Written by Dea Jusufi

The 30.5-metre "high-performance" sailing yacht Magic Carpet e has been delivered from Persico Marine's facilities in La Spezia, Italy.

Magic Carpet e was commissioned by Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Welsh businessman and owner of the 30.5-metre Wally Magic Carpet Cubed. Interior and exterior of the new build is owed to Axel de Beaufort and Guillaume Verdier, known most recently for the 46.5-metre Perini Navi catamaran ArtExplorer.

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Full details are yet to be disclosed on this private build

The Italian yard has promised "unmatched performance at the highest levels of competitive sailing" for Magic Carpet e. A hybrid system is at the core of the build, based around a power-dense battery that provides energy for all the onboard systems, including the winches and the air conditioning. The battery can be charged from the dockside using a small 20kW charger, with the process taking around five hours.

The sailing yacht is also said to weigh ten tonnes less than her predecessor – a design feature termed a "breakthrough" by the yard, who believes it will "reshape the future" of offshore racing.

The yacht was launched last year

But this has not come at the cost of interior comfort, which was also a crucial part of the owner's brief.

"I love racing and I am looking forward to the new season – but I also love sailing for the sheer pleasure of it," said Owen-Jones. "Why would I choose to own a pure racing boat on which most of my friends would not want to sail, and then spend my summer getting terminally bored cruising on a motor yacht?"

According to BOATPro, Persico Marine has five yachts on the water – the largest of which is the 43.5-metre Kauris IV, delivered in 2020.

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Persico Marine   30.48 m •  2025

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