Yacht name: Alcyone
Length: 101 ft 8 • 31 m
Year: 1985
Designer: Captain Cousteau
Sails: 2 Turbovoiles (turbosails) • each has an elliptical cross-section of 1.35 m x 2.05 m

Photo: monacoeye • Beaulieu • 4 September 2006

This bizarre looking boat was designed by famous oceanographer Captain Cousteau, erstwhile director of the Monaco Oceanographic Museum.
He invented the Turbovoile, designed to propel the boat at 10 to 13 knots.