After more than a year on the superyacht market, it looks like the American venture capitalist Tom Perkins has sold the Maltese Falcon.

Reports are coming in that the 289-foot superyacht has been sold for $100 million after a lengthy time on the luxury market, which is good news for Perkins.

The Maltese Falcon was named after the Dashiell Hammett crime novel and features three carbon fibre masts and 15 sails.