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[urlhttp://yachtpals.com/largest-sailboat-4155] THIS [/url] boat was a feature on TV last night.

Some luxurious boat and fast. They recorded 19 knots while doing the show.

George
 
Mirabella was in Savannah last year for about 6 months having a refit done. She is so tall she will not fit under any bridge in the world so the trip planning must be done very carefully. The mast is so tall that the local authorities made her mount a light on the top so that low flying planes and the mosquito choppers would not hit her mast. She was at Thunderbolt marine which is just around the corner from my house so we got to cruise over and take a close look.
 
A 29' Hinkley for a toy! That's just so wrong!
 
She won't fit under the Golden Gate Bridge?

I was watching the first video and at about 12 second in there is water being discharged from the bow. I wonder what that is all about?
 
She dragged anchor in the med a few years back and was aground for a day or two.

Big is nice to a point but once you hit about 150' you re loosing many destination. No matter how nice the tender it s no fun to be stuck a mile offshore or at a commercial pier
 
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She won't fit under the Golden Gate Bridge?

I was watching the first video and at about 12 second in there is water being discharged from the bow. I wonder what that is all about?

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Just a guess but just before the water started discharging the bow dug into a wave anf filled the anchor locker. The water you saw was the anchor locker self draining.
 
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Originally posted by Phillbo

She won't fit under the Golden Gate Bridge?

I was watching the first video and at about 12 second in there is water being discharged from the bow. I wonder what that is all about?

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WOn't fit under GG by a long shot. Bridge height is 220 ft. Mast is 292 ft
 
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Originally posted by Phillbo

She won't fit under the Golden Gate Bridge?

I was watching the first video and at about 12 second in there is water being discharged from the bow. I wonder what that is all about?

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WOn't fit under GG by a long shot. Bridge height is 220 ft. Mast is 292 ft

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It'll get under the Golden Gate Bridge, close hauled on an upwind tack in a really good breeze. ;)
 
I've got a 34' sailboat and manhandling the sails on and off the boat is a PITA. How would you even begin to remove the sails from that boat for maintenance or replacement?
 
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Originally posted by getakey

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Originally posted by Phillbo

She won't fit under the Golden Gate Bridge?

I was watching the first video and at about 12 second in there is water being discharged from the bow. I wonder what that is all about?

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WOn't fit under GG by a long shot. Bridge height is 220 ft. Mast is 292 ft

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It'll get under the Golden Gate Bridge, close hauled on an upwind tack in a really good breeze. ;)

lol - would have to leaned over about 40 degrees

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I've got a 34' sailboat and manhandling the sails on and off the boat is a PITA. How would you even begin to remove the sails from that boat for maintenance or replacement?

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I think its called hired help
 
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Originally posted by getakey

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Originally posted by cwms

I've got a 34' sailboat and manhandling the sails on and off the boat is a PITA. How would you even begin to remove the sails from that boat for maintenance or replacement?

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I think its called hired help

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I'm guessing a LOT of hired help and maybe a crane?
 
Manhandling the sails is not something that the owner of a 247' boat worries about. The video states that the job or mainsail (I do not remember which) weighs 3,000 pounds.

George
 
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Originally posted by gcolton

Manhandling the sails is not something that the owner of a 247' boat worries about. The video states that the job or mainsail (I do not remember which) weighs 3,000 pounds.

George

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Agree that handling sails is a minor detail the owner doesn't even think about. The invoice is taken care of by chump change from his petty cash box.
My question is how the sails are handled.
 
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Originally posted by cwms

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Originally posted by gcolton

Manhandling the sails is not something that the owner of a 247' boat worries about. The video states that the job or mainsail (I do not remember which) weighs 3,000 pounds.

George

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Agree that handling sails is a minor detail the owner doesn't even think about. The invoice is taken care of by chump change from his petty cash box.
My question is how the sails are handled.

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Oh Piss Boy!

Seriously....if you are talking cleaning & drying, I would imagine in a parachute hangar. There is a small one on Ft. Lee that stands about 10-15 stories.
 
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Originally posted by folieadeux

Mirabella was in Savannah last year for about 6 months having a refit done. She is so tall she will not fit under any bridge in the world so the trip planning must be done very carefully. The mast is so tall that the local authorities made her mount a light on the top so that low flying planes and the mosquito choppers would not hit her mast. She was at Thunderbolt marine which is just around the corner from my house so we got to cruise over and take a close look. Be carefull on forwarding this link - it grabbed my email address and sent spam

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The draught, beam, and tender are each longer than my entire boat!
 
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