Nestled within the craggy coastline of the southwest of England are a number of leading shipyards, specialising in the design and build of both motor and sailing yachts. There’s Pendennis, of course, a major player in all three areas – new build, rebuild and refit – which occupies a major corner of the idyllic Cornish town, Falmouth. On the other side of the Tamar, in Plymouth, is where another industry leader laid bricks and mortar, Princess Yachts. But the Devonshire port city was also home to a lesser-known builder, Devonport Yachts – the shipyard which built and delivered the United Kingdom’s modern flagship superyacht, not once but twice. The 82-metre superyacht Sarafsa proudly claimed the plinth from 2008 – 2014, and her story has an unlikely origin: the Netherlands. Amels’ 54.5-metre superyacht Faribana V (ex. Sarafsa) was the seed that fertilised the road from concept to sea. Her owner enjoyed life on the water, the pleasures of superyachting and the excitement that comes with overseeing the construction of a major project. Faribana V was a great success and the fact that she’s only had two owners since 1998, and was sold after being on the market for less than three months, speaks volumes. But her commissioning owner wanted more volume – 2,347 GT more to be precise.Winch…