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  1. M5: The largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world

    On board M5, the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world. A massive sailing yacht refit for an aviator with a need for speed - Marilyn Mower discovers a project that combines pragmatism and ambition in perfect measure that came to create M5. At 75 metres, Rod Lewis initially dismissed Mirabella V (now M5) as too much boat.

  2. Mirabella V

    The owner specifications combined fast sailing with motoryacht amenities. [4] M5 has achieved speeds in excess of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) in 8 1/2 ft seas. [1] To achieve the amenity requirements, a single mast was preferred to other rig types in order to maximize interior volumes in keel-stepped sailing yachts; To achieve the performance requirements, the higher aspect ratio of the single ...

  3. M5 exclusive pictures: Ron Holland, an airplane and the largest ever

    Exclusive pictures of M5, the largest single-mast sailing yacht in the world, getting ready for an ocean crossing with a seaplane on her stern. The incredible M5 (ex-Mirabella V) is about to ...

  4. M5, the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world

    Discover the sheer elegance and power of the M5 sailing yacht. With her towering masts and sleek design, the M5 is the epitome of luxury and performance on t...

  5. Royal Huisman Turns One Colossal Hull: The World's Largest Sloop

    Find out more about Project 410, a 280-foot sailing yacht set to become the world's largest single-masted sailing yacht. By Emma Coady. ... Royal Huisman's portfolio of projects includes four of the world's ten largest sailing yachts: Athena, Sea Eagle, and now, Project 410. A second supersized sailing yacht currently under construction in ...

  6. M5 Yacht • Rodney Lewis $50M Sailing Superyacht

    The Sailing Yacht M5, originally known as Mirabella V, is the world's largest single-masted yacht. The yacht is powered by two Caterpillar marine engines, reaching top speeds of 14 knots. The yacht broke new ground by being constructed with the largest mast and largest jib of any sailing craft ever built. The M5 yacht is currently owned by US ...

  7. 84: M5

    This supremely elegant sailing yacht, designed by Ron Holland, is the largest single-masted yacht and the largest sailing yacht built in composite. The nearly 300-foot carbon fiber mast (291 feet to be exact) helps support a 36,000-sq.-ft. sail area, weighing about 3.5 tons, made by Doyle Sailmakers. The foredeck's tender storage recesses double as a plunge pool and Jacuzzi.

  8. Mirabela V: World's Biggest Single-Masted Yacht Launched at VT

    November 25, 2003. Owner Joe Vittoria at the launch. The world's biggest single masted yacht was launched by VT (formerly Vosper Thornycroft) Shipbuilding at its Southampton shipyard today. The 75m. Mirabella V is also the biggest composite ship ever built and will be used as a charter vessel, operating mainly in the Mediterranean and Caribbean ...

  9. M5

    M5 at anchor in Bedwell Harbour , BC Canada . Learn More: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/sailing-yacht-m5

  10. Top 10 largest sailing yachts in the world

    Maltese Falcon was built for the late American venture capitalist Tom Perkins.The iconic three-masted schooner is the fifth-largest sailing yacht in the world. Maltese Falcon's rig is made up of three unstayed, 'weapons-grade' carbon fibre masts, with a fully computerised sail and rotating mast system. The system has been dubbed a triumph of design, development and engineering and Maltese ...

  11. Construction progresses on world's largest single-mast sailing yacht

    25 July 2024 • Written by Dea Jusufi. Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman has turned the hull on the 85-metre Project 410, which is set to become the world's largest single-mast yacht. The sloop is currently being built at Royal Huisman's facilities in Vollenhove, the Netherlands, which required an extension in Hall 2 to accommodate the construction.

  12. The top 10 largest sailing yachts in the world

    Discover the largest sailing yachts in the global superyacht fleet: 143m Sailing Yacht A, 106m Black Pearl, 93m EOS and many more. Largest Yachts The top 10 largest sailing yachts in the world. Written by SuperYacht Times. Wed, 24 May 2023 | 09:30.

  13. Perini Navi's new 60m sloop Perseus^3 boasts the world's largest single

    May 26, 2015. 0 shares. The new Perini Navi sloop Perseus^3 has the world's third largest carbon mast and her A2 spinnaker is the world's largest single sail, bigger than all the giant Maltese ...

  14. M5, world's largest single-mast sailing yacht, captivates Charleston

    The M5, the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world, while docked at the City Marina on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Charleston. "The new Safe Harbor mega dock in Charleston SC welcomes it's ...

  15. World's largest single-masted yacht returns!

    The world's largest single-masted yacht has returned to San Diego! The M5, originally called the Mirabella V, is now docked on the Embarcadero near the Maritime Museum of San Diego. You can find it directly across from the County Administration Building. I spotted the towering mast while walking nearby, so I had to go take a look.

  16. The 10 Largest Sailing Yachts In The World

    In its day the sloop Mirabella V was one of the most advanced sailing yachts afloat as well as the largest single-masted yacht ever constructed.She was built for Joe Vittoria, an American yachtsman, (known for his smaller Mirabella sloops which were built in Thailand) and she worked as a private, luxury, charter vessel accommodating 14 passengers in a luxurious master suite and 6 double cabins.

  17. One of the world's largest sailing yachts arrives on Vancouver Island

    According to Boat International magazine, the Cayman-flagged vessel is the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world. The M5 sailed into the Saanich Inlet marina on Sunday, with a ...

  18. World's largest single-mast yacht docked in Charleston

    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 ...

  19. World's largest single-masted sailing yacht docked at Mill Bay Marina

    The 75-metre luxury yacht M5, also known as the Mirabella V, is the world's largest single-masted sailing yacht, with its mast reaching 86 metres tall, according to a profile on Boat ...

  20. World's two tallest masts of sailing yacht Salute and superyacht M5

    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 ...

  21. Super yacht docked in Portland Harbor among world's largest

    The largest single-masted sailing yacht ever built is docked in Portland Harbor and towering over DiMillo's Marina in the Old Port. Called the M5 and measuring about 277 feet long with a beam 54 ...

  22. Charleston and the World's Largest Single-Masted Sailing Yacht

    We saw this large boat coming into our marina and took some pictures and we were awed by the plane on the back of the boat. Regis did some research on it and according to an article in the Post and Currier, it is the largest single-masted sailing yacht in the world. The article states that the mast is nearly 300 feet and "the mast is about ...

  23. 1 dead, 6 missing after luxury yacht Bayesian sinks off Sicily

    British tech magnate Mike Lynch, 2 US citizens among missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily 15 people were rescued and one body believed to be the cook was found near the wreck, but six ...