Sailing Yacht M5

A little spotlight on the M5 in a recent article by

A serene moment on a Canadian morning.

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The Marine Results team were in San Diego earlier this month to carry out an annual service, testing and installation of a massive mainsail and reacher on SY M5. To put this work into scale the Spitfires printed by Doyle sails are 1:1 and have an 11.5m wingspan.

A solid 10 days working with the crew were finished off with 2 days of sail trials.

We were joined by Doyle Sails, Carbolink & Armada Hydraulics to provide the complete service.

Thanks to the crew who, as always, made it a pleasure to be onboard.

SYM5 back at for our annual visit ⛵️

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SY M5 annual service.

The service included:
▪ Rope work
▪ Hoisting and testing the new structured luff headsail from
▪ Sea trials

Jon, Ed, Ben, Lockie & Timmy will be at this week. Message us to meet up with them at the show to book your annual service or contact us on [email protected].

Reflecting on our time in Vancouver Island…

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Perfect Tuesday and really every day of the week too 👌

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Perfect Mondays ⚓️

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S/Y M5 (Mirabella V)
The largest single masted yacht ever built (Look at that furler in 📷3)

Her rig stands 284ft/89m tall, is built in carbon and weighs 24 tons.

Built in 2004 by VT Shipbuilding and refitted 2014 by Pendennis. Naval architecture and Design by Ron Holland Design.

Length: 77m/254ft
Beam: 14.8m/48ft
Gross tonnage: 1017T

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The champagne's ready🍾 it's 5 o'clock somewhere...

They say it’s not all sunshine and rainbows, except here it is🌈

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Sailing into the rainbow

Last But Not Least

Mirabella V was the last vessel to be built at VT Shipbuilding Woolston's yard after nearly 100 years of building ships there.

All Lit Up & Ready To Go

M5 was hauled out in the Navy dock in Auckland to perform maintenance work

[Post Refit- Pendennis]

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State-of-the art faceted carbon-fibre sections are one of many standout features that set 75 metre sailing yacht ‘M5’ apart. Fresh from her refit, we take a look at her stunning new decks…
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Holy Stromboli!

📍You guessed it, Stromboli!

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[Post Refit - Italian Sea Group]

A different kind of local supermarket

📍Soloman Islands

[Post Refit - Pendennis]

INTO THE BLUE 🌊

Don't you wish you were here?

📍Sandy Cay Bahamas

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[Post Refit- Pendennis]

Golden Hour

📍Soloman Islands

[Post Refit - Pendennis]

FUN FACT ⚓

M5 was built at Vosper Thornycraft who were the only ship builders at the time with the experience of building a large Bessel out of composite material. M5's hull and superstructure is made entirely of composite material, her gross tonnage is 1017

📍Southampton

A different kind of water berth

[Mirabella V before she transformed into the M5]

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Pretty stoked to see M5 on the cover of the November issue of great article and pics showing off all the hard work put into her this past year, very proud to be a part of it!

Sitting pretty at Anchor in ParadiseM5

📍Soloman Islands

[Post Refit- Pendennis]

M5's Genoa is the largest fore and aft said in the world measuring a whopping 145m2

📍Soloman Islands

[Post Refit- Pendennis]

FUN FACT ⚓

There is no bridge in the world that M5 can navigate to and pass under. The means she cannot go through the famous Panama Canal or the Suez Canal and must go the long way around the world via the capes- which she has done!

📍Location: Dubrovnik

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[Post Refit - Italian Sea Group]

📍Location: VT Shipbuilding

BUS-ing out of the mould

M5 is 78m long, has 15m beam and lifting keep that gives her a draft of 10.2m when all the way down and give travel a whopping 6m giving her a shallow draft of 10.2m. The keel weighs 90T!

M5 (Mirabella V) was conceived by Joseph Vittoria, and was named after the previous yachts he had built.

📍Falmouth

[Post Refit - Pendennis]

M5 holds the record for being the largest sloop in the world. Her rig stands 289ft/89m and is made entirely of carbon fiber weighing in at 24 tons

📍Soloman Islands

[Post Refit - Pendennis]

Introducing the SYM5

Over the years, the M5, originally named the Mirabells 5, has undergone two major transformations. M5's owner, Rod Lewis, is incredibly meticulous with his projects and the boat's latest and previous refits are no exception. The M5 is truly a one-of-a-kind sailing yacht.

Swipe right to see her transformation.

Picture 1: The M5's latest transformation. Post Refit: Italian Sea Group (2019-2020)

Picture 2: Post Refit - Pendennis (completed in 2013)

🔔Ringing in a NEW beginning!

Ship's bells are traditionally engraved or embossed with the name of the ship and often the year it was launched. In the event of a shipwreck, the bell was often the only positive means of identifying the ship.

Join as we share the one-of-a-kind Sailing Yacht M5