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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

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2003: The Launch of the World’s Largest Single-Masted Yacht

November 27, 2003

The yacht Mirabella V was launched at the VT shipbuilding company’s shipyard at Woolston in the city of Southampton in southeastern England. With a length of more than 245 feet (74.7 meters) and a height of 290 feet (88.5 meters), Mirabella V is the largest single-masted yacht (sloop) ever built.

The designer of Mirabella V was Ronald John Holland, a naval architect who has specialized in the design of large sailing yachts. Mirabella V was built by VT specifically for Joseph Vittoria, who served as chairman and CEO of the Avis car rental company from 1987 to 1997 and helped facilitate that company’s acquisition by Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc. Vittoria had Mirabella V created as part of his fleet of charter yachts, and he named her after previous vessels that he owned. Vittoria had developed a love for sailing while growing up in Long Island and working as a “launch boy” at a yacht club in the village of Sea Cliff on the western region of that island.

Hundreds of people lined up along the banks of River Itchen to watch the launch of Mirabella V. After Vittoria’s wife Luciana christened Mirabella V with a bottle of champagne, a hydraulic ram helped push the yacht down the wooden slipways and into the water.

“The event was historic in more ways than one,” reported Yachting World magazine. “Not only is Mirabella V the largest sloop in the world but it is the last vessel ever to be launched at VT’s Woolston yard, which has been sold and will shortly be demolished.” Phil Rood, VT’s press officer, told Yachting World that more than 600 ships had been launched at that location during the company’s 100-year existence. Rood also noted, “It seems fitting that the last vessel to go down the ways is the biggest of her type. It’s an historic moment.” Mirabella V remained a part of Vittoria’s fleet until 2013, when she was acquired by a new owner and renamed M5.

For more information on M5 (formerly Mirabella V), please check out   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabella_V

Additional information on this yacht’s 2003 launch is available at https://www.yachtingworld.com/mirabella-v/historic-launch-of-worlds-largest-sloop-mirabella-v-38969

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Mirabella V sailing yacht becomes M5 and checks in for major refit

Mirabella V , the largest sailing sloop in the world - and fifth largest sailing yacht - has arrived at the Pendennis Plus yard in Falmouth, UK to start a year-long refit. Now renamed M5 by her new owner, who bought the yacht from Joe Vittoria last June, the 75.2m yacht is being adapted inside and out to suit his needs.

M5 will have a 3 metre stern extension, giving her a larger bathing platform, and a side boarding platform installed. The structural fabrication of the composite stern will be undertaken by Green Marine with support from structural engineers High Modulus, while her original naval architect Ron Holland will be steering all the structural improvements.

Her interior will also undergo a transformation with original interior designers Redman Whiteley Dixon involved in the redesign of the main and lower decks in a contemporary style.

The refit will also see the main engines, generators, switchboards and sewage treatment plant replaced and the air-conditioning system, electrics and entertainment system upgraded. A 10 year DNV survey will complement these works. The yacht's 90m mast, which is being removed ahead of the structural work, will be overhauled along with the rig, and she will also have a full hull repaint.

The yacht’s captain, Rocka Romke, has explained the process behind the selection of the British-based team: 'The team assembled for the works are testament to the quality of the workforce and facilities available in the UK. Of course Ron Holland is very familiar with the yacht and is perfectly positioned enhance its appearance whilst remaining sympathetic to the original design. Both Pendennis Plus and Redman Whiteley Dixon have established reputations as being amongst the best in their fields with experience in both the large yacht and sailing yacht sectors. I believe the collaboration between these parties will elevate M5 to be one of the most impressive and original sailing yachts in the world both in structure and style.'

Once her refit has been completed in 2013, M5 's new owner plans to cruise her extensively, but she may yet return to the charter market.

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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?

The world’s largest 89m mast of the 75.2m superyacht M5 (ex Mirabella V) removed

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The 75.2m sailing yacht M5 (ex Mirabella V) has been de-stepped in advance of her docking down in Pendennis Shipyard for her substantial 13 month refit, following her one-month stay in Falmouth. Situated at A & P Falmouth’s Queen’s Wharf, a perfect site for an operation of this scale, the 40-man mast lifting team was prepared at 4:45am Friday morning to detach the impressive 89m mast, finishing by mid afternoon.

Destepping of the world’s largest mast (89m)

Many statistics are quoted around the luxury yacht M5, the world’s largest sailing sloop, but these mainly involve the space onboard. The process of removing her rig in advance of her refit is impressive in its own right. The 45 tonnes mast required a total of four cranes to coordinate the lift, including use of one of the UK ’s tallest cranes. It took 16 Lorries to deliver these massive pieces of equipment to Falmouth . The largest crane with a boom length of 104m (that’s twice the length of Nelson’s column) lifted the mast itself, with two further cranes supporting the forestays with an additional crane required for the tail of the mast. Local company Macsalvors provided two of these and further coordinated the hire of two specialist cranes from Ainscough.

The central tower of Truro Cathedral is shorter than the superyacht M5’s mast at only 76m (250feet) tall, so one can imagine the logistical issues of handling a mast of this size and weight. Pendennis has been working closely with Marine Results, who were responsible for the original mast and rig installation when the yacht was built in 2004. Ed Danby from Marine Results explained that teamwork has been essential throughout “We have used our prior experience of this enormous rig to work alongside Pendennis’ expert in-house project team, with the support of many local riggers, to carefully plan and execute the issues surrounding timing, tide, equipment, and weather impact on this complex procedure. Unstepping the rig is no small job. To give you an idea of the size of the job, when we remove the boom vang, this alone is 9.5m long, weighs 900 kg and is capable of pulling 112 tonnes.”

Ron Holland design megayacht M5 - Bow

Although it was essential that less than 12knots of wind was present during the lift, in Cornwall and the sheltered bay of Falmouth, we are fortunate in that weather windows occur consistently with rotating settled patterns, unlike the Mediterranean yards which often face consistent spells of high breeze. Luckily the wind cooperated with very still conditions on the day enabling the team to execute the procedure seamlessly. This is testament to the expert knowledge of all companies involved and the world class facilities available in Falmouth to undertake a procedure of this type.

Stephen Hills, Director of Pendennis Plus, the arm of Pendennis responsible for 60m+ projects, commented: “We are fortunate in Falmouth to have a fantastic network of experts and facilities that are able to support an operation of this scale. We are extremely grateful for the facilities and support offered by A & P Falmouth whilst we prepared m5 to commence work at Pendennis. The team of local riggers that supported Marine Results thought the day demonstrated that the local skill set is as strong and professional as anywhere in the world. All companies involved, have worked professionally together to ensure that the detailed planning of the de-stepping of m5’s mast occurred without issue and on schedule. We now look forward to commencing the full refit following her docking down at Pendennis this weekend.”

Further Information

Technical Specifications of the luxury sailing yacht M5 (ex Mirabella V) :

Built: VT Shipbuilding, England, 2004 Refit Yard: Pendennis Length: 75.2 m (247 ft) Beam: 14.82 m (48.6 ft) Height: 88.5 m (290 ft) Draught: 10m (33 ft) Structure: GRP (Composite) Displacement: 740 tonnes

Mast de-stepping Partners: Pendennis Marine Results A&P Falmouth Macsalvors Ainscough

Project Partners Refit Shipyard: Pendennis Plus Project Manger: Tyrone Harvey Naval Architect: Ron Holland Interior Design: Redman Whiteley Dixon Structural Fabrication: Green Marine/High Modulus Owners Rep: Capt. Rocka Romke

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Pendennis completed a substantial refit of the world’s largest sailing sloop, Mirabella V, in 2014. Redman Whiteley Dixon (RWD) were commissioned as the interior design team, fresh from the completion of the much talked about VAVA II (Devonport Yachts). Mirabella V’s original designer, Naval Architect Ron Holland – who also worked with Pendennis on the sailing yacht Christopher, launched in 2011 - steered structural improvements which included a 2.4m stern extension. After a 24 month visit to Pendennis, the yacht relaunched as M5. Exterior restyling work included the installation of a side boarding platform. Structural fabrication of the composite stern was undertaken by Green Marine, with support from structural engineers High Modulus Europe Ltd. The full extent of the engineering commission involved replacing the main engines, generators, switchboards and sewage treatment plant along with an upgrade of the air conditioning system, electrics and entertainment system, and a 10-year DNV survey. The interior aspects of the refit saw the main and lower decks undergo a complete restyle, with an elegant art deco inspired interior created by the team at Redman Whiteley Dixon. M5’s main deck was completely transformed with all joinery replaced to complement RWD’s new design. The stepping of M5’s 89m main mast was managed by Marine Results, with equipment supply, infrastructure management and hydraulics expertise provided by Pendennis. The process took five cranes, five hours and a team of over 30 people.

Builder VT Shipbuilding

Year of Build 2004

Former Name Mirabella V

Type Sailing Yacht: Sloop

Naval Architect Ron Holland (Remodel)

Exterior Styling Ron Holland (Remodel)

Interior Design Redman Whiteley Dixon (Remodel)

Construction Composite - Eglass

LOA 75.2m / 77.6m (post-remodel)

Draft 10.2m post-remodel

Max Speed 16.3 knots max power / 20+knots sail

Gross Tonnage 1017 tonnes

Pendennis Refit Year 2014

Pendennis Refit Location Pendennis Falmouth

On Sea Trials in Falmouth following her 24-month refit & remodelling project

M5 underwent an extensive engineering upgrade & 10-year DNV survey

The yacht before her stern modification, as Mirabella V

It took a day and three cranes to de-mast Mirabella V

It took five cranes to remove her forestays

Flood up in Pendennis' dry dock in September 2013

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41m  /  134'6 | concorde yachts | 1994 / 2010.

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The 41m/134'6" sail yacht 'Mirabella' (ex. Mirabella III of London) was built by Concorde Yachts at their Chonburi shipyard. Her interior is styled by design house Concorde Yachts and she was completed in 1994. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Farr Yacht Design and she was last refitted in 2010.

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Mirabella has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests in 5 suites comprising one VIP cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Her features include WiFi and air conditioning.

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Mirabella is built with a composite hull and GRP superstructure, with teak decks. Mirabella comfortably cruises at 11 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 11 knots with a range of up to 4,000 nautical miles from her 21,600 litre fuel tanks at 9 knots. Her water tanks store around 12,860 Litres of fresh water. She was built to Lloyds Register classification society rules.

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• The World Superyacht Awards 2011 Best Refitted Yacht Finalist

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