Southern Cross is a 29.7 m Sail Yacht, built in France by CIM and delivered in 1991. She is one of 11 Maxi 88 models.
Her top speed is 12.0 kn and she boasts a maximum range of 1600.0 nm when navigating at cruising speed, with power coming from a Caterpillar diesel engine. She can accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 staterooms, with 3 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 102.0 GT and a 6.25 m beam.
She was designed by Sparkman & Stephens, who also completed the naval architecture. Sparkman & Stephens has designed 64 yachts and created the naval architecture for 63 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.
Her interior was designed by Olivier Flahault (14 other superyacht interiors designed) and Studio Garroni (16 other superyacht interiors designed) - she is built with a Teak deck, a GRP hull, and GRP superstructure.
Southern Cross is one of 999 sailing yachts in the 24-30m size range, and, compared to similarly sized sailing yachts, her top speed is 0.87 kn above the average.
Southern Cross is registered under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1523 yachts registered
Specifications
- Name: Southern Cross
- Previous Names: Obsession I,Menuetto,Pearl Menuetto
- Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
- Yacht Subtype: Motorsailer
- Model:Maxi 88
- Builder: CIM
- Naval Architect: Sparkman & Stephens
- Exterior Designer: Sparkman & Stephens
- Interior Designer: Studio Garroni, Olivier Flahault