Mirabella V, a lesson in how to make other boats look tiny.

[Yachtworker]

The monster has arrived for a refit in Falmouth:




Edit: to also mention she is now renamed M5.

Edited by Yachtworker on Tuesday 27th March 12:56

[Fittster]

Opps,

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=309693

Although, I maybe shouldn't throw stones when it comes to mooring

[Ayahuasca]

What do they do if they need to change a sail on a boat that big?

[LimaDelta]

Ayahuasca said:

What do they do if they need to change a sail on a boat that big?

We recently changed the staysail on a bigger yacht than that, and slightly less recently removed all the sails while the masts were out for painting. Not as big a job as you might imagine. Just the same as a small boat but with more people and bigger cranes.

[Yachtworker]

LimaDelta said:

We recently changed the staysail on a bigger yacht than that, and slightly less recently removed all the sails while the masts were out for painting. Not as big a job as you might imagine. Just the same as a small boat but with more people and bigger cranes.

Yep, big cranes, the rig in question on M5 is 90m (295') tall, I will try and find out the Mainsail spec.

[LimaDelta]

Yachtworker said:

Yep, big cranes, the rig in question on M5 is 90m (295') tall, I will try and find out the Mainsail spec.

A bit taller than ours. We can fit under the Bridge of the Americas (just).

[Huntsman]

Yachtworker said:

Yep, big cranes, the rig in question on M5 is 90m (295') tall, I will try and find out the Mainsail spec.

I popped up to the docks in Southampton when they stepped the rig on M5, its a biggun! To my mind, she's not a very nice boat either, not good looking at all, just big, an excellent demo of big not being best.

[pidsy]

thats fantastic!

what would something like that cost?

[tonyvid]

$50m seems an often quoted figure.

[Ayahuasca]

LimaDelta said:

Yachtworker said:

Yep, big cranes, the rig in question on M5 is 90m (295') tall, I will try and find out the Mainsail spec.

A bit taller than ours. We can fit under the Bridge of the Americas (just).

I can see that from my office!