Well, for Tom Perkins, the american venture capitalist who built it I'm sure it was just a drop in the ocean (sorry!). There's some very clever technology with the rig of Maltese Falcon, but I find her a pretty ugly boat - in particular the coms mast up front. Couldn't that lot have gone somewhere up the mast ? The legendary naval architect Nat Herreshoff said that half of the value of a boat is to look beautiful at a dock or on a mooring - what's called the row-away factor (when you row away, you can't resist sneaking a peek). I totally agree with him and would always be prepared to trade some space or practicality for elegant lines. I'm sure that this is something that Morgan enthusiasts can relate to.
