Mirabella Yacht

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Mirabella
Development
DesignerBruce Farr
Year1991-1994
Builder(s)Concorde Yachts
NameMirabella
Boat
Displacement785,000 lb (356,000 kg)
Draft9.0 ft (2.7 m)
Hull
TypeKeelboat
ConstructionGRP
LOA131 ft 2 in (39.98 m)
LWL125 ft 6 in (38.25 m)
Beam29 ft 8 in (9.04 m)
Rig
Rig typeSloop
Mast length164 ft 0 in (49.99 m)

Mirabella is a semi-custom built sailing yacht built by Concorde Yachts Thailand. Three units were manufactured between 1990 and 1994. The design concept and business idea came from the Finnish entrepreneur Pekka Koskenkylä, who is better known as the founder of Nautor's Swan. Bruce Farr was chosen as the naval architecture for this project. The manufacturing method of mould released Fibre glass hand woven sandwich laminate was chosen because it facilitated the fastest possible serial production. The yacht was a very successful charter yacht back then, offering the best available space and comfort the industry had to offer. These features are nowadays considered almost an industry standard.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ownership[edit]

The Mirabella I and III were built for Mr. Joseph Vittoria, who later operated a fleet of large sailing charter yachts, including also a much larger yacht, Mirabella V.[6] The second yacht, named Philanderer, was bult for a private owner.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FYD | 131' Cruising Sloop (Design 197)". www.farrdesign.com.
  2. ^ "41.6m Mirabella III Superyacht | Luxury Sail Yacht". www.superyachts.com.
  3. ^ http://www.farrdesign.com/reviews/197_Mirabella_Showboats_May92.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Concorde Yachts - Nautipedia
  5. ^ Pekka Koskenkylä - Nautipedia
  6. ^ "Joseph Vittoria, Owner of the Mirabella Sailing Superyachts: 1935-2021". 26 January 2021.
  7. ^ "40m Concorde Philanderer Report | All Ocean Sailing Yachts for Sale".