Mirabella V is the tallest single-masted sailing yacht in the world. Her mast is 292 feet tall, about the height of a 30-story building. When I stood on her deck and looked up, the mast seemed to climb right into the clouds. Incredibly impressive.

When the crew need to get up the mast to work on the sails and rigging, they climb into the crow’s nest, which is basically a metal basket that slides hydraulically about halfway up the mast, to a height of about 150 feet. I was lucky enough to get a ride in Mirabella V’s crow’s nest during this month’s Genoa charter show–and yes, I brought my video camera with me.

Want to see the view change as the crow’s nest goes from just above water level to halfway up the tallest single mast in the world? Click play:

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