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M5 (ex Mirabella V) restyled by Pendennis Shipyard
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.
The project, due to be completed over the next month, has seen a collaboration between Pendennis and the original designer Ron Holland , to achieve the Owners idea of extending the stern by 3m which has created a new sleeker profile providing an impressive aft deck area. During the refit, Pendennis has completed extensive engineering works and the interiors have been redesigned by UK company Redman Whiteley Dixon .
M5 carries now a water plane on aft deck
Stepping the huge mast
Close to the wind when she was MIRABELLA V
Main Specifications of Sailing Yacht M5
| Vosper Thornycroft | |
| 75.22 m (pre-remodel) / 77.6m (post-remodel) | |
| 14.82 | |
| 10 m | |
| Ron Holland | |
| Ron Holland | |
| Redman Whitely Dixon | |
| Composite - Eglass | |
| 2004 |
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M5 is a custom sailing yacht launched in 2004 by Vosper Thornycroft in Southampton, United Kingdom and most recently refitted in 2013.
M5 measures 75.22 metres in length, with a max draft of 10.86 metres and a beam of 14.82 metres. She has a gross tonnage of 1,004 tonnes. She has a deck material of teak.
M5 has a GRP hull with a GRP superstructure.
Her exterior design, naval architecture and interior design is by Ron Holland Design.
Performance and Capabilities
M5 has a top speed of 14.00 knots and a cruising speed of 12.00 knots. She is powered by a twin screw propulsion system.
M5 has a fuel capacity of 60,000 litres, and a water capacity of 31,000 litres.
She also has a range of 5,000 nautical miles.
Accommodation
M5 accommodates up to 14 guests in 7 cabins. She also houses room for up to 15 crew members.
Other Specifications
M5 is MCA compliant, her hull NB is 4322.
M5 is a DNV class yacht. She flies the flag of Isle of Man.
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The M5 superyacht, owned by Rod Lewis, CEO of Lewis Energy, has many features and amenities, include a small airplane secured at the stern.
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The M5, the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world, while docked at the City Marina on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Charleston.
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The M5 boasts a carbon-fiber mast that reaches 290 feet into the sky. The superyacht is over 250 feet long and nearly 50 feet wide at the beam.
Boaters along the Ashley River check out the M5, docked at the City Marina on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The City Marina has been under construction over the past year to allow larger ships, mainly yachts, to dock along the Ashley River. The M5 is the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world.
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A Texas flag flies on the M5, the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Owner Rod Lewis is founder of Lewis Energy, an oil and natural gas drilling company based in Texas.
M5, the biggest single-masted sailboat in the world, remains docked at Charleston City Harbor — where it keeps attracting attention and photo opps.
M5, world's largest single-mast sailing yacht, captivates Charleston during 10-day visit
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Soon after the new Mega Dock extension opened at Charleston City Marina, a certain mega boat made its way to the Holy City and became a point of fascination along the Ashley River.
M5, the biggest single-masted sailboat in the world, docked at the Safe Harbor marina starting June 18. It finally departed June 28 and is headed to Newport, R.I., according to MarineTraffic.com . The Mega Dock, which opened this month, extends into the middle of the river where there’s enough depth for boats with big draughts.
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The M5, formerly known as the Mirabella 5, certainly fits that bill.
The $50 million boat is 254 feet long, nearly 50 feet wide, with a mast that extends 290 feet into the sky — so tall that she cannot pass under any fixed bridge in the world.
The keel is 12.5 feet when retracted and 33.5 feet when fully extended. That’s penetrating to depths reached by many large commercial vessels.
@postandcourier M5, the biggest single-masted sailboat in the world, remains docked at the Safe Harbor marina after arriving June 18. The Mega Dock, which opened this month, extends into the middle of the river where there’s enough depth for boats with big draughts. The $50 million M5 boat, formerly known as the Mirabella 5, certainly fits that bill. Tap the 🔗 in our bio to read more. (📹 by Walker Smith / The Post and Courier) #fyp #sailboat #m5 #luxuryboats #charleston #boating #sailing #sailingyacht ♬ Sailing Boat - ALEKSANDAR KIPROV
The ship is owned by Rod Lewis, CEO of Texas-based Lewis Energy. He bought the superyacht in 2011 from the original owner, Joseph Vittoria, CEO of Avis.
Vittoria, who died in 2021, was a sailing enthusiast who had the British shipbuilding company Vosper Thornycroft (now called the VT Group) assemble the sailboat in 2003, based on a design by Ron Holland.
The M5 design allows it to achieve a hull speed of 14 knots, though it can go faster in certain conditions. Lewis got it going 22 knots once.
World's largest single-mast yacht docked in Charleston
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Turning heads along the Ashley
The massive boat and its mast, which towered over the marina and buildings on the west side of peninsula, attracted much attention during its 10-day stay — both from land and water as well as on social media.
"The new Safe Harbor mega dock in Charleston SC welcomes it's largest visitor to date: the 246ft sailing yacht M5," Keen Eye Luxury Marketing posted on Instagram. "You literally can't miss it!"
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"The mast is so tall! We can see it from our house and it's lit up at night like radio tower," another person posted on Instagram.
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This also wasn't her first trip to Charleston — as Ashley Yachts "spied" her making her way to Charleston City Harbor six years ago and posted the arrival on Facebook.
Holy City return
Lewis, who renamed the sailboat, had her brought to Charleston in 2018 for consultations about remodeling the interior, and has since refurbished and refit the vessel. It has lots of living space, a big galley, two giant diesel engines, eight cabins for guests and eight more for crew.
The big headsail, called the genoa, is the largest of its kind in the world, measuring nearly 20,000 square feet. The M5 is equipped with two more forward sails, making it a “triple-headed sloop.”
Stored in the lazarette are a 29-foot tender, Laser sailboats, jet skis, ski boats, kayaks and three remote-controlled models of Mirabella V. A tiny seaplane sits strapped to her stern.
Charleston boating life: Demand is up, marinas are full. What's a skipper to do?
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More photos and information can be found at boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/sailing-yacht-m5 .
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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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The current position of M5 is at North East Atlantic Ocean reported 46 hours ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to the port of Valencia, Spain , sailing at a speed of 10.6 knots and expected to arrive there on Aug 29, 09:00 . The vessel M5 (IMO 8979374, MMSI 319191100) is a Yacht built in 2004 (20 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands .  Position & Voyage Data
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The current position of M5 is at US East Coast reported 7 days ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to AZORES, and expected to arrive there on Aug 20, 15:30.The vessel M5 (IMO 8979374, MMSI 319191100) is a Yacht built in 2004 (20 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Cayman Islands.
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