Stunning looking boat. Shows that big can still be beautiful! It almost looks like a normal - if expensive - yacht, till you see the size of the people on board! Just to clarify - she's not the biggest sailing yacht in the world, but she's the biggest SINGLE MASTED (ie sloop) afloat.
When she was launched she was the biggest single-masted sailing boat. There are bigger boats, but with more masts. I don't understand why people insist on whining about the boat! Who cares how it was paid for! A serious amount of new technology and development went into this boat, just to make the design possible! All she is, is a 40 footer gone supersize, without the waves or people in the video for perspective, one could mistake for a much smaller boat! Great video! :)
That is a beautiful and an efficient hull form. At o:25 it clearly shows the wave extending from the bows to the rear. It is almost at its limiting speed where it started sinking in its own wave to start increasing the wave resistance to takeover from the frictional resistance!
Lots of hateful envy in the comments. The people who build great fortunes are certainly different from the rest of us, but that does not make them criminals or crazy. And their energy and dreams, whether work or play, give livelihoods to thousands. Wake up, kids.
just as you know, this boat cost 350 000 US-dollars to rent/hire for one week! the mast is 85 meters tall and the boat is about 75 meters long (approximately 210 feet)...;)
There are 4 ways to own this. Have it given to you, be born and raised in a rich family, win the mega millions lottery, or work your ass off with alot of luck. So which one is it?
Today I walked out of my school in Charleston, SC. I saw a giant mast sticking up above the trees and drove down to be marina and talked to the M5 crew. Tallest mast in the world, 3 square km of sail. 900 million dolla.
@speedboat That is very true, every millionair would have only had a few dollars at some point. Its passion, pride and commitment to achieve the desrie that makes the difference. Sir Richard Branson spoke about it saying, " if you want to be good at something, you have to be passionate about it." Be adventurous take risks live a little and learn from your mistakes. Is what I say.
Palmettoboy8634. Mirabella IS here (Charleston) right now. I live across from the marina at Albemarle Pt. and saw it sail in this morning! What a sight! (are you at Porter Gaud School beause it sounds like you have the same perspective that I do! The Mirabella sailed in shortly after sunrise this morning.
Tremendously big, tremendously fast (long range), tremendously luxurious, tremendously ugly. Honestly that much for a boat and all you can come up with is a bloated beneautau
5 million dollars. This fuel-guzzling monstrosity was the "boyhood dream" of Joseph Vittoria, the former CEO of both Hertz and Avis? Most kids think a rowboat would be just fine. How about a square-rigged schooner instead? The vessel is a disgusting tribute to avarice, and anyone who sails on her isn't worth his or her salt.
