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Mirabella V: Stretching the Limits

• By Barry Pickthall
• Updated: October 4, 2007

Everything about Mirabella V is BIG.

At 246 feet LOA, she is the largest composite- structured yacht in the world. Her carbon five-spreader rig stands 292 feet high-the tallest mast. Everything about this 740-ton mammoth of the seas is massive-including her charter fee of $250,000 a week.

This megayacht, built by VT Shipbuilding in England at a cost of approximately $50 million, was designed by Ron Holland, but she is very much the brain-child of her American owner, Joseph V. Vittoria, formerly CEO of Avis Rent-A-Car System Inc. He already owns two 40-meter yachts, Mirabella and Mirabella III , and was driven to add to this fleet by the strong desire to develop the ultimate in status symbols. Why did he decide to push existing rig technology to new limits for a cruising yacht, with all the risks that this may encompass? “Very simple, Vittoria replied with a smile. “Someone was going to do it, so why not me? The challenge has been to build the biggest rig in the world.

Now that she has been launched, Guinness World Records will need an additional page to include all the superlatives about this boat. The hull weighs in at a mere 85 tons and draws a little more than 6 feet, but that is without her 150-ton lifting keel, which gives her a maximum draft of 33 feet. Her structure encloses 80 tons of insulation, six luxurious double cabins for guests and a host of less welcome additions determined by the MCA and other organizations that regulate the construction of large yachts slated for the charter trade. These organizations have re-written their rule books for composite superyachts around this project.

“These rules have diluted many of the weight advantages of building in composite”, said Ron Holland. He pointed to the MCA’s insistence that all doors and frames within the yacht have to be made of steel. “We understand their concerns for a fire on board, but unlike powered yachts of this size with their multiple decks, Mirabella ‘s guests and crew have only one floor to climb out on deck.”

“Everything within the boat, including the composite construction, is all made from fire-retardant materials”, Vittoria added. “We think many of these new rules are over-zealous.”

The practicalities are that if a fire takes hold in the galley, for instance, the heat will not even penetrate to the other side of the bulkheads for an hour at least, and should have been put out long before by the yacht’s pressurized fine-spray sprinkler system. Another safety feature: There are no naked flames for the chef to flambé anything. The giant cooktop on which he prepares meals for 12 guests and 13 crew operates on energy induction, so the elements remain cool to the touch and only transfer heat to special magnetic pans.

This design has really pushed the industry to new levels of sophistication in her rig. Mirabella ‘s reacher sets a record as the world’s largest sail-20,450 square feet (the equivalent of almost three tennis courts). Existing sailcloth, including the famed Cuben Fiber, proved too fragile, so Doyle Sailmakers worked with Warwick Mills to develop a special Vectran cloth specifically to meet the challenge. The furling system controlling this sail tips the scales at 3.3 tons, but this is dwarfed by the main headstay furler, which weighs a hefty 5.4 tons. Sheet sizes were another limiting factor to be overcome. No ropes on the market could cope with the loadings on the sails, so Gleistein Ropes developed a buoyant 12-strand 34-millimeter rope to provide a 110-ton safety margin. “That left us having to re-design all the winches and deck blocks to cope with the potential loading, Holland said.

Among the most innovative aspects of this megayacht is her mainsail. Weighing 1.4 tons, it was too heavy to be lifted onto the boat in one piece, so Doyle designed a clever seven-section segmented sail, in which six compression-sprung full-length battens act like curtain rods to link one loop-edged segment with the next. Because of its weight, final assembly had to take place when the sail was bent onto the rig, but should one panel require repair, this can be taken off the yacht with relative ease, leaving the rest of the sail in place.

And the cost of these sails? “Well, I’ve already told my skipper that delivery trips will be made under power. It will be cheaper to replace Mirabella ‘s two engines than to think of buying new sails”, Vittoria jokes.

This project began to form in Vittoria’s mind five years ago, but he says that his wife, Luciana, who manages the family’s charter fleet and strongly influenced Mirabella ‘s interior design and styling, vetoed everything he came up with. In the end, Vittoria called Ron Holland, whom he’d first met in 1974 when he bought one of the designer’s race boats. “He came around to our house with four drawings and asked the family to vote on them”, Vittoria said. “My three sons and I voted for the most racy-looking design. My wife and daughter chose the final design with the dark blue line along the coachroof…. I’ve got used to it now.”

The design began as a 60-meter yacht, and simply grew as the project developed. Holland and Vittoria chose VT Shipbuilding (formerly Vosper Thornycroft), because it specializes in very large composite structures. “They build 65-meter minesweepers here so they had the expertise in composite engineering, and they think big”, Vittoria explained.

Ron Holland’s Vision

Prior to Mirabella ‘s launch, we had the opportunity to sit down with her designer, Ron Holland, for a little technical talk, and came away with a deeper understanding of just how groundbreaking this yacht is, and what a design and engineering challenge she had been. Holland said the first design discussions took place in 1999, and it seems that was none too early, for there was a great deal of detailed engineering to do before construction ever started.

Very little on Mirabella is off the shelf, from the top of her mast, whose height prevents her passage through the Panama Canal, to the tips of her twin rudders, designed as a pair to get enough surface area for steering without excessive draft. The main boom is 90 feet long and big enough to allow the sail to drop into it for storage, dimensions which qualify it for superyacht status on its own. The intermediate booms-what Holland calls “mega-battens”-are bigger than many masts.

In order to carry the anticipated 40-ton loads, the running sheets had to be designed for 110 tons breaking strength and still be pliable enough for self-stowing. Once that hurdle was overcome, then the custom winches could be designed, and only then, finally, the deck layout.

Mirabella is the first composite yacht to achieve MCA 500-ton certification, and is the largest composite structure ever to be classed by Det Norske Veritas. Because her parameters exceeded all the published rules, design calculations had to be done from scratch, entirely by “proof of concept,” and approvals gained by negotiation with the regulators.

Finally, there were the many little things not ordinarily in a yacht designer’s brief. As an example, custom watchmaker Arnold & Son is handmaking Mirabella watches, one model for the charterer and a different one for his guests. The design, of course, required input from Holland and his approval of the finished product.

-Dudley Dawson

Initial sailing trials saw Mirabella sailing upwind at 8 knots in 14 knots of apparent wind. “It took a bit of time to get her up to speed, but once in the groove, she sails very easily”, Vittoria reported. Holland predicts that she will reach 20 knots broad reaching in a good breeze, but Mrs. Vittoria, who has a dislike for sailing at any sort of angle, has insisted on a safety system that pays out the sheets automatically whenever the yacht exceeds 20 degrees of heel.

What do you get for $250,000 a week? Apart from the six-star accommodations and a crew who among them speak five languages, the yacht has two swimming pools sunk into the foredeck, one filled with sea water, the other doubling as a freshwater Jacuzzi. Then there is the giant open-air movie theatre on the main deck and an entertainment and barbecue area aft. The stern garage houses a 29-foot Hinckley launch, personal watercraft and diving equipment, but the pièce de résistance is a ride in the three-man crow’s nest that whisks you at elevator speed, 200 feet up the mast.

The toughest task during this three-year project was,”convincing the wife”, Joe Vittoria said emphatically.

How Big is Mirabella V ?

Compared to a J-Class yacht, above, the scale of Mirabella V is obvious. Just consider the size of the mast. At 290-feet, and taller with antennas and instruments, she can not fit under the Golden Gate Bridge, which stands 220 feet above the water. A Hudson River cruise is off limits since she will not make it under the Verrazano Narrows bridge either.

The mast is more than half the size of the 555-foot Washington Monument, one of the tallest masonry structures in the world, and would reach to about the 24th floor of the Empire State Building. It supports nearly 40,000 square feet of sail, or nearly an acre. That’s canvas, not grass. From the keel tip to the top of the mast, she measures 328 feet.

Mirabella ‘s mast isn’t the only item that will drop jaws. Consider that the keel alone weighs nearly as much as 100 SUVS! And the hull has so much volume that you could drop in several double-decker buses. That’s big.

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M5 's stern was remodeled at the  pendennis shipyard in falmouth, uk and completed her sail trials successful..

M5 was originally built in 2004 as Mirabella V . Until she is still the largest sloop with over 75 meters (length of the hull) and an almost 90 meters long mast.

Designed and manufactured by Carbo-Link with OYS making the fittings, the 34 new carbon fiber stays, and titanium fittings with built-in dynamic fiber optics have decreased the weight of the rig by 18 tons. The sail trials not only established the M5 ‘s potential speed but tested the new system and balance of the yacht under sail for the first time. During several hours on the water with challenging sea conditions, the remodeled boat performed well, reaching 17.7 knots in 18-23 knots of wind.

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$1M Price Reduction on MIRABELLA, the 157’ (47.9m) Trinity

Posted February 20, 2024 in Brokerage & New Build by Ashleigh King

The 157’ (47.9m) Trinity MIRABELLA is now asking $12,900,000 after a $1 million price reduction. The luxury yacht is listed for sale with Yacht Brokers Wes Sanford and Sean Doyle.

Built in 2004 and refitted in 2023, MIRABELLA is an excellent example of a pedigreed Trinity superyacht. She is in exceptional condition boasting fully rebuilt engines (2023) and an upgraded interior. With an exceptional crew of nine to ten and a diverse range of tenders and toys, guests are encouraged to spend countless hours enjoying water sports, lounging on the sundeck or simply relaxing with a cocktail against the backdrop of her cruising grounds.

Crafted by renowned designer Scott Carpenter, MIRABELLA’s interior stands out for its modern upgrades. Departing from the traditional Trinity style, it features dark woods complemented by light fabrics and accents, creating a contemporary atmosphere. The main salon offers ample seating and natural light through large windows. Her skylounge is essentially a second salon and features a full bar with an aft wall made entirely of glass, providing access to the upper aft deck. With rich hardwood floors and modern hardware, her expertly designed interior is bound to impress those seeking a yacht that combines exceptional craftsmanship with stylish elements.

MIRABELLA accommodates up to 12 guests in five well-appointed staterooms. The opulent owner’s suite provides a secluded sanctuary complete with his and her baths, walk-in closets, and an adjoining office. Below deck are four additional staterooms comprising three double staterooms and a forward stateroom with twin beds, a Pullman berth and a trundle.

MIRABELLA’s commitment to comfort extends beyond luxurious interiors, with zero-speed stabilizers ensuring a smooth and stable cruising experience, a sprawling sundeck with a Jacuzzi, an alfresco dining space on the upper aft deck and a main deck aft central seating area with a bar.

With a proven charter history, MIRABELLA represents an excellent investment opportunity for those seeking a vessel with charter capabilities for years to come.

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Mirabella V – Vosper’s super-sloop

• November 10, 2003

When news of Joe Vittoria's plans to build a 246ft (75m) sloop with a 300ft (91m) carbon fibre mast permeated the superyacht industry...

When news of Joe Vittoria’s plans to build a 246ft (75m) sloop with a 300ft (91m) carbon fibre mast permeated the superyacht industry there were those who said it simply couldn’t be done. Mirabella V will be the biggest sloop in the world by far when she is launched in August 2003 but observers are still trying to get their heads round her amazing vital statistics and the fact that almost every fitting will have to be custom-designed and built. And as for that mast – well, 300ft of carbon? It’s impossible, said some pundits.

Everything including captive winches, which can pull 40 tonnes, a 1.5 tonne mainsail with 85ft (26m) battens, 15 tonnes of 76mm (3in) thick rod rigging, a 150-tonne lifting keel and the composite hull itself, will challenge accepted wisdom to handle loads and stresses never before experienced in a single-masted sailing yacht. The mast step alone is designed to withstand 1,500 tonnes. ‘M5’ technology Some suppliers have invested seven-figure sums just to accommodate M5 technology, as it is now known, and any company in the superyacht arena worth its salt has been determined to secure a slice of the action.

Tabloid-style superlatives have been flowing thick and fast from this gargantuan project. Mirabella’s keel weighs as much as 100 family saloon cars; from truck to keel she is twice as high as Nelson’s Column in London and the hull is six times longer than the Editor’s 42ft yacht Firefly; you could park several double-decker buses inside the hull and the next tallest mast in the world doesn’t even come close at 213ft (65m). J Class yachts will be dwarfed by this monster.

But from a technical point of view, Mirabella is pushing out design boundaries and redefining the superyacht. So how are designer Ron Holland, structural engineers High Modulus and builders Vosper Thornycroft tackling the prospect of creating the biggest sloop the world has ever seen? And why does someone need a yacht this big?

At 246ft 8in (75.2m) LOA Mirabella V is not just the biggest sloop ever built but the biggest by a considerable margin. John Williams’s Georgia, designed by Paulu Scanu and Butch Dalrymple Smith and built in aluminium by Alloy Yachts in Auckland in 1999, is the next biggest at 159ft (48.4m) LOA and Jim Clark’s German Frers-designed Royal Huisman-built aluminium-hulled Hyperion at 155ft 6in (47.4m) was the biggest in 1998. The Dave Pedrick-designed Zeus at 150ft (45.7m), built in wood epoxy, was considered the biggest in 1994.

Even more extraordinary is Mirabella’s mast. The tube will be 285ft (86.8m) long but once cranes, aerials and other paraphernalia are mounted atop, the overall height will be very close to 300ft (91.44m) above the waterline. From keel tip to the top of the burgee staff she will measure 100m, or 328ft.

US$200,000 a week charter yacht Mirabella’s vital statistics blow away all the ‘opposition’ and now stand seemingly unassailable in the ‘I’ve got the biggest one in the world’ stakes. And to do the whole thing in composites (of which more later) makes it even more audacious. But there’s more to it than size and status.

This is a serious commercial undertaking and Vittoria is developing sail power for the floating high-performance five-star hotel business of the future, also known as luxury yacht charter. She will be available at US$200,000 per week for 14 guests.

Joe Vittoria, an American, returned to the USA in 1980 from the UK, where he had headed up Avis International, to become chairman and CEO of Avis Inc. In 1986 he organised the purchase of the company and their resale a year later, which put him in a position to buy his first superyacht. Vittoria is a very experienced yachtsman who has owned boats all his life, including a succession built by Camper & Nicholsons. He took delivery of his first yacht, a Nicholson 43, in 1971 and his success with a Nicholson 33 in 1974 introduced him to the talents of New Zealand designer Ron Holland.

But his first really large yacht was the 131ft (40m) Bruce Farr/Pekka Koskenkyla-designed Mirabella C launched in 1992 followed by the 134ft 6in (41m) Mirabella C III two years later. They were famously towed across a beach in Thailand by a team of elephants before being launched. Both were built in composites and both used project management and building expertise from the UK, including Paul Johnson’s knowledge.

Johnson is an ex-Camper & Nicholsons man and is Joe Vittoria’s representative and project manager for Mirabella V. Together with Mike Carter at Vosper Thornycroft, he is masterminding this mega rubic-cube of a project. Paul Johnson told us, with a wry smile, that his last job was building the new Gosport ferry but quickly added that Victoria of Strathearn, Cyrano de Bergerac (both Camper & Nicholsons builds) Mirabella C III and Philanderer (similar to Mirabella and also built in Thailand), are also on his CV.

The Mirabellas were the biggest sloops of their time but their primary function was, and still is, to provide state of the art charter aboard a sailing boat. In addition to conventional tenders, Vittoria provides a twin-engined seaplane which flies guests to the charter yachts. This service will also be provided for Mirabella V’s 14 guests who will be accommodated in ultimate luxury in the yacht’s seven sleeping cabins. Skydeck cinema Motor yachts used to be the only serious option for chartering because they are fast, voluminous and easy to use. But the ease with which a sailing boat can now be handled, even one Mirabella V’s size, and the fact that this yacht is projected to sail at more than 20 knots and motor at 16, puts her into the big-time charter market alongside the seriously large motor yachts. And Mirabella has the volume to accommodate everything from an open air ‘skydeck’ cinema and swimming pool to a gymnasium and sauna, three motor boats, wave runners, dive gear and 12 crew to pamper the guests. Another benefit is that sail as motive power has that low cost, added eco-value that no gas-guzzling, exhaust-emitting motor yacht can match. So for $200,000 a week she’s all yours. Like ants in a pudding basin The other question which exercises Vittoria’s mind is, just how big can you go with sail? In terms of the hull, one visit to Vosper Thornycroft’s extraordinary FRP (fibre-reinforced plastic) facility in Woolston, lying in the shadow of the Itchen Bridge near Southampton, will convince any sceptic that this is a project very much within the builders’ ability. Their experience in building FRP mine hunters and their large multi-skilled workforce mean they can take the M5 project in their stride.

Stand on the sheer line of the vast hull mould and I guarantee you’ll get vertigo as you look down into the amphitheatre of her hull. Workmen laying up the glass and positioning the foam core look like ants in a pudding basin. The place is almost clinically clean, organised and library quiet, quite unlike any steel or alloy fabricating plant. In fact, unlike any boatbuilding yard.

Vosper Thornycroft are more used to working with navies than ex-car rental bosses and in 30 years have built 270 ships for 34 countries. Frigates, patrol boats and mine hunters are their business. But VT’s unique selling point is their experience with FRP, which they first used for building Mine Counter Measure vessels when wood as a hull building material was no longer viable. Mike Carter recalled that the MOD originally insisted that FRP frames had to be fastened to the hull shells with thousands of metals bolts (‘just in case’), each bolt tested and bedded in with special cotton.

But the introduction of ‘compliant’ resins and the design of the 52m Sandown Class mine hunter, which was dramatically (and successfully) tested for strength by exploding a massive mine just yards from the hull, signalled a major leap forward in FRP technology. They built 12 Sandown Class mine hunters and to do it they erected four vast building halls in which parts of Mirabella are now taking shape. “We’ve built train carriage roofs, pedestrian footbridges and special FRP protection for valves in the offshore oil industry post the Alpha Piper disaster but this is the first sailing yacht any of us can remember,” said Mike Carter. Even so, VT have had to extend their yard by 40ft (12m) to accommodate Mirabella’s enormous hull mould.

A gigantic scaffold supports the mould which is shaped by laser-cut MDF (medium density fibre) forms bolted to the framework every two or three feet. Thin sheets of MDF are laid over the forms and the mould is then fared. “That’s one thing VT aren’t used to – mine hunters could have lumps and bumps but this finish has to be perfect,” said Carter.

Julian Smith of High Modulus, the company responsible for the structural engineering, explained that there is nothing unconventional about the lay-up of the hull shell which accounts for more than 100 tonnes of the yacht’s overall predicted 750 tonnes. The outer skin of Mirabella is just 7mm thick (out of a total hull thickness of just 2.5in/63mm) and is made of layers of Kevlar and stitched bi-axial mat which absorbs resin well and helps prevent show through of the mat.

Polyester resins are used through the hull mould and the whole thing is laid up by hand. Then a layer of Herex foam is vacuum-bagged to the outer skin before the inner skin is applied. A vacuum-assisted resin injection technique is used once the foam has been baked to stabilise the gases in its structure. Carbon capping is used in ringframes and stringers for stiffness.

Another ‘plastic fantastic’ Smith’s structural engineering background is interesting. He made a famous breakthrough with the New Zealand ‘plastic fantastic’ 12-metres KZ 3,5 and 7 for the 1987 Fremantle America’s Cup and then went on to engineer Michael Fay’s extraordinary rule-busting winged K boat for the 88/87 Cup match against the Stars & Stripes catamaran.

He explained that Mirabella’s unusually low length to depth ratio has meant careful studies into how the structure might bend. As a result the deck mould is constructed of carbon fibre and foam to provide a stiff and relatively light structure which acts as a sort of strongback for the hull. Ironically, once complete it will have to be cut into five pieces so that it can manoeuvred out of one shed and into another before being bonded to the hull some time in July.

According to Ron Holland, the decision to go down the composite route (as opposed to alloy) was driven entirely by the owner. “Essentially he wanted a modern yacht and he’s been used to composite yachts. We save about ten per cent in weight over an alloy boat,” said Holland but the MCA requirements for fire insulation have nullified any major weight saving.

Because Mirabella weighs more than 500 tons and is more than 50m LOA, her safety requirements are like those of a ship. “We had to match the fire resistance of insulated metal which meant adding 40 tons of material to the composite surfaces,” said Ron Holland. Interestingly, VT’s own tests showed that the glass in composite provided remarkably good heat resistance. In addition Mirabella will be fitted with a three-stage water mist fire-fighting system fed by a distilled water tank – distilled water if free of particles which would clog the misting system. Sea water can also be pumped for fire fighting.

The spar will be built in at least three sections, one full length half and then the other half split into lengths, the top one of which will be tapered. Openings in the tube will be engineered into the carbon fibre matrix and once the internal fittings are in place the three pieces will be glued together. The entire rig, including standing and running rigging will weigh 35 tonnes.

At one stage ‘textile’ rigging like PBO and similar synthetic materials was considered but, despite the weight saving, it was felt that the technology was not far enough advanced to be applied to such a massive mast and that twisting and friction on the furling stays could pose problems. So Ocean Yacht Systems of Christchurch got the job to provide the longest rod rigging sections ever made. The forestay alone is 295ft (90m) long.

VT and OYS, who have installed new head pressing equipment to form the rigging ends, even studied the effects of thermal expansion on stainless steel rod to see if would cause problems in the Tropics but the changes were negligible. The standing rigging alone weighs 15 tonnes and the V1 is 3in (76mm) in diameter.

So that individual rod sections can be serviced and even removed from the rig without the mast being unstepped, a special pin and toggle system attached to moulded carbon fibre spreader tangs has been designed. Conventional terminal cups would have weighed more than 100kg (220lb) each (that’s ten for the five sets of spreaders) so there’s also a weight saving issue.

The boom is 6ft 6in (2m) wide at the mid-point. It’s a Park Avenue shape with troughs either side of a central spine designed to take the six full-length mainsail battens, the longest of which is 85ft. Harken batten cars will be used on the mainsail track and a specially designed series of track ‘sidings’, sending cars either side of the mast, will be used so that the main stack can be reduced to a manageable height above the gooseneck. Reefing is of the slab variety.

The Doyle main will be built of Vectran and weigh about 1.4 tonnes. There’s a remarkable amount of roach now designed into the head of the sail and, not unlike the modern Open classes, Mirabella will have to drop her main to tack. In practice, she will sail most of the time in the working position with one reef in. A hydraulic halyard lock with full hoist and reefing positions will be fitted and to reduce weight and compression loads, headsails will be lashed in position and halyards removed once they are hoisted.

There are three stays forward, one for a Cuben Fibre reacher which can be used in winds of up to 18 knots apparent, another for a working jib and an inner forestay or baby stay on which a storm sail (specified by MCA) can be set. There’s no trysail but the storm jib can be set in 50 knots apparent.

One of the biggest challenges for Peter Powell, who is in charge of sourcing the hydraulic winch systems, has been finding units able to cope with the massive sheet loads which at times could be in excess of 38 tons.

Mirabella V is designed to sail efficiently at a maximum angle of heel of 15°. Above this angle sheet loads start to become excessive. The biggest automatic captive winches on board will be able to pull 38 tons but if the yacht reaches a heeled angle of 20° the winches will automatically start paying out to reduce loads.

Mirabella should be able to sail comfortably at well over 20 knots in wind speeds of about 15 knots. Like a modern multihull, though, the apparent wind angle will be pulled forward and Mirabella’s skipper will have to compensate for this effect in sail trim and sail area. The M5 team have abandoned any thoughts of an asymmetric and will instead use the vast Cuben Fibre genoa for light wind sailing. Despite its size, it weighs only 300kg. A big advantage is the small diameter of the furl once stowed – Vectran would have measured more than 2ft (0.6m) in diameter but Cuben reduced this to about 1ft (0.3m).The working jib is set on a separate inner forestay and will be made of Vectran.

The yacht will be fitted with captive winches from the German firm Egon Saunders. The winches are designed in two parts, the pulling element and a line storage drum. An advantage is that the storage drum can fitted in a less space sensitive area, away from the business end of the winch.

Under power Mirabella’s twin 1100hp MTU diesels and variable pitch propellers will give her a top speed of 16 knots. Perhaps the biggest engineering challenge of all is Mirabella’s 150-ton lifting keel which will reduce draught from 31ft to 12ft 9in (9.5m/4m). Intentionally, the yacht’s minimum draught is the same as that of Vittoria’s previous Mirabellas, enabling him to visit his favourite anchorages, despite being in a yacht more than 100ft longer.

The steel fin weighs 26 tonnes and is attached to a fabricated bulb which specialist keel-maker Henry Irons of Wadebridge in Cornwall will fill with more than 100 tons of molten lead. The entire structure will be moved by a giant hydraulic ram with a stroke of 33ft (10m) powered by two dedicated 15kW motors.

Here comes the hyperyacht For a yacht of her size, her two-year build time is remarkably short but Vosper Thornycroft appear to be ahead of the game with their specialist knowledge, multi-skilled local workforce and custom-built building facility. Being able to construct so many large components at once, including the vast amount of interior furniture being fabricated by locally based Nicholson Interiors, means that the speed of the project has been dramatically increased.

Vosper Thornycroft have already been approached with enquiries for other vessels and it was interesting to note that the mould framework can be adjusted to accommodate even larger yachts. Could this herald a new era of the hyperyacht?

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Superyacht Mirabella V's price slashed at Camper & Nicholsons

Hearing that there'd been a price reduction to the 75.22m sailing yacht Mirabella V , I call her joint central agent, with Georges Bourgoignie, Bill Sanderson at Camper & Nicholsons in Palm Beach who confirms that the price has been cut by a massive €9.1 million.

Mirabella V is a superyacht in every sense of the word. She is the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world, and holds the world record for the largest sail and the tallest mast. She has a very spacious interior that can accommodate up to 16 guests in a master suite, four doubles and two twins plus two Pullman berths. Delivered in 2004 by Vosper Thornycroft to a Ron Holland design, she’s proved to be a very popular charter yacht. She featured in the 2005 edition of The Superyachts book. Her asking price is now €39.9 million, down from €49 million and Bill asks me to mention that the seller is 'highly motivated'.

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77m Sail Yacht M5 (ex. Mirabella V) by Vosper Thornycroft

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M5 (ex Mirabella V) is the world’s largest sloop and one of the most advanced sailing super yachts afloat.M5: The largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world M5 is a sloop-rigged super yacht launched in 2003. At an estimated cost of over USD 50 million, she is the largest single-masted yacht ever built.

The 77.6-metre sailing yacht M5 (formerly Mirabella V) has emerged after her extensive refit at NCA Refit (2019) part of The Italian Sea Group. Having been originally built for Joseph Vittoria, the former CEO of the Avis Rent-A-Car company, and was first launched in 2004 and became a record-breaking sailing yacht.

Designed by Ron Holland and built by VT Shipbuilding, she was the largest composite yacht in the world with an 89-metre rig. Her 151-tonne lifting keel varied the draught from 4 to 10 metres.

The current owner (who acquired M5 in 2012) wanted to change the transom shape and extend the aft deck to carry a Carbon Cub seaplane. The works to achieve this began with Pendennis who saw to her new stern, major engineering upgrades, new Carbo-Link rigging and a refreshed interior by RWD in 2014.

Having noticed some problems with the newly-altered yacht – particularly in the way the raised keel box generated a lot of noise in the owner’s suite – the NCA Refit yard together with Rob Doyle Design were chosen to take on the next phase of the refit. The team cut the keel in half to move the ram housing forward, then oversaw the yacht’s exterior colour change.

The now three-tone metallic grey also sports a new composite hardtop to replace the soft bimini on the flybridge, recaulked teak decking to match the silver paintwork, new interior flooring, carpeting and fabrics, new finishes in the bathrooms, and a marble bar in the main saloon.

“M5 has been a challenging project from both an engineering and logistical perspective, but the results speak for themselves,” says Giovanni Costantino, chairman and CEO of The Italian Sea Group. “The refit market is important in its own right, but the experience and know-how we gain from these complex projects can be transferred to our new-builds, and vice-versa.”

ACCOMMODATION M5’s interior configuration has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests overnight in 6 cabins, comprising a master suite, 3 double cabins, 2 twin cabins and 2 pullman beds. She is also capable of carrying up to 14 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

CONSTRUCTION & DIMENSIONS M5 features a displacement grp hull and grp superstructure, with teak decks. She was built to DNV (Det Norske Veritas) Germanischer Lloyd classification society rules, and is MCA Compliant.

PERFORMANCE Powered by 2 MTU (12V2000M70) 1,080hp diesel engines sailing yacht M5 is capable of a top speed of 13 knots, and comfortably cruises at 10 knots when powered by her engines. With her 60,000 litres fuel tanks she has a maximum range of 3,455 nautical miles at 11 knots. Her water tanks store around 31,000 litres of fresh water.

AMENITIES Gym, Sauna, Movie Theatre, Barbeque, Tender Garage, Swimming Platform, Dip Pool, Air Conditioning, WiFi connection on board, Deck Jacuzzi

SPECIAL FEATURES Apart from the luxurious full-beam master suite, there are six double cabins, a saloon, dining room, gymnasium and sauna. Her carbon-fibre mast is the world’s tallest, towering 88.3m and carrying approximately 3,717 square metres of sail

Name: M5 Year: 2004 Exterior: Interior Naval Architect  Ron  Holland, Country: Italy Top speed: 13 Cruise speed: 10 Listing ID: 511

IMO: 8979374 Name: M5 Vessel Type – Generic: Pleasure Craft Vessel Type – Detailed: Yacht Status: Active MMSI: 319191100 Call Sign: MDJS3 Flag: Cayman Is [KY] Gross Tonnage: 1017 Summer DWT: 66 t Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 84.7 x 16.7 m Year Built: 2004

• Price: €50,000,000
• Property Type: Vosper Thornycroft
• Property Status: Sold
• Yacht Name: M5
• Ship Yard: Vosper Thornycroft
• Naval Design: Ron Holland
• IMO: 8979374
• MSSI: 319191100

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World’s two tallest masts of sailing yacht Salute and superyacht M5 serviced by Marine Results

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Marine Results, an international rigging and structural inspection company has just carried out service work on the masts of sailing yacht M5 and superyacht Salute – two of the world’s tallest masts.  Marine Results inspected the rig of fast cruising sloop Salute which has the world’s tallest aluminium mast at a towering 75 metres.  But even that measurement was dwarfed by the next project on the schedule, that of the giant 89 metres high rig belonging to the 75m yacht M5 (ex Mirabella) .  Sailing yacht M5 is not only the world’s largest sailing sloop but she has the world’s tallest carbon rig.

Marine Results personnel work on the gigantic M5 sailing yacht mast.

“We have worked extensively with both yachts since they were launched,” comments Jon Morris of Marine Results. “Following completion of the two most recent projects we reflected that we had just carried out work on the world’s two largest rigs in their particular construction category.  We are pretty proud of that achievement and the way that it illustrates our capabilities.”

In the case of the 56m Perini Navi yacht Salute, Marine Results carried out an extensive inspection after the team un-stepped the rig at the Perini Navi yard in La Spezia, where she was originally built.  Marine Results then worked with Perini’s mast division to complete the inspection on the mast and rigging systems. Marine Results specialises in a range of non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques to check for concealed stressing and damage.

The second of the two record breakers, the M5 yacht had her mast pulled out as part of a substantial one-year refit at Pendennis Shipyard in Cornwall.  Marine Results was called in to unstep the rig prior to an extensive modification programme which is expected to last until the end of 2012.

“Unstepping the rig was no small job,” said Morris. “The rig weighs a colossal 46 tonnes. To give you an idea of the size of the job, when we removed the boom vang, this alone was 9.5 metres long and weighed 900 kg.

“One of our strengths is our ability to deploy our teams around the world to carry out service work on dozens of the world’s most advanced racing and cruising superyachts,” concludes Jon Morris.  Marine Results is based in Hamble, England and La Ciotat, France .

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