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Lady Moura

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Lady Moura in harbor 2005
History
NameLady Moura
OwnerRicardo Salinas Pliego
Port of registryNassau
BuilderBlohm + Voss, Germany
Cost$200 million
Launched1990
Refit2007, 2017
HomeportMonaco, Palma de Mallorca, Porto Cervo, Denia
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeSteel hull
Length344 ft (105 m)
Beam18.5 m (61 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
Installed power2 x 6,868 hp Deutz-MWM
Speed20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity27
Crew60
Aircraft carried1 helicopter

Lady Moura is a private luxury yacht. She was the ninth largest private yacht when she was launched in 1990 for USD$200 million (equivalent to $466 million in 2023)[1] but has moved down the list in 2021 to number 48. She was owned by Saudi Arabian businessman, Nasser Al-Rashid but bought by a Mexican businessman in 2021 from yacht broker Camper & Nicholsons for USD$125 million (equivalent to $141 million in 2023).[1]

Lady Moura has hosted several notable personalities, including George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara.[2] Lady Moura ran aground in 2007 during the weekend of the Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]

Characteristics

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Lady Moura in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Both the hull and the superstructure are made of steel. The propulsion plant consists of two KHD-MWM diesel engines, each with a power of 5,050 kilowatts (6,770 bhp) with controllable pitch propellers the vessel is capable of producing a speed of over 20 knots.

Lady Moura has accommodations for 27 guests in 13 cabins, while the crew quarters sleep 60 staff. She also features a helipad, movie theatre, disco with DJ room, gym, an owner’s study, and medical suites for both guests and crew.

  • Naval architect: Luigi Sturchio – Diana Yacht Design
  • Architectural Lighting Design: Maurizio Rossi Lighting Design

Lady Moura has an Airbus H130 helicopter onboard, which is registered EC-OBF and named “Heli Moura”.[5][6]

Tenders

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It also carries the world's premiere[peacock prose] Wakesurfing vessel, A 24 feet (7.3 m) Nautique GS series outfitted by Miami Nautique. Lady Moura spends a lot of time in the cities of Málaga and Barcelona in Spain

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Barbara Bush (October 12, 2004). Reflections: Life After the White House. Simon & Schuster. pp. 282–. ISBN 978-0-7432-5582-0.
  3. ^ G. Bruce Knecht (June 30, 2015). Grand Ambition: An Extraordinary Yacht, the People Who Built It, and the Millionaire Who Can't Really Afford It. Simon & Schuster. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-1-4165-7601-3.
  4. ^ Yachting. December 2007. pp. 22–. ISSN 0043-9940.
  5. ^ Salinas, Ricardo [@ricardosalinas] (August 8, 2024). "Ya nos vamos a jugar golf… nombramos al helicóptero del yate como el HeliMoura para que no se nos vaya a confundir entre los de todos los que aterrizamos en el campo a jugar.
    Que tengan un graaan fin de semana lleno de éxito, y recuerden no se dejen convencer por cualquier pendejo de que se merecen una vida humilde y conformista… luchen siempre por salir adelante y si no lo logran ustedes, piensen en sus nietos!!!
    Sean buenos ancestros y hereden fortunas, no problemas"
    [We're off to play golf... we named the yacht's helicopter the HeliMoura so that we don't get confused with all the others who landed on the course to play.
    Have a great weekend full of success, and remember, don't let any idiot convince you that you deserve a humble and conformist life... always fight to get ahead and if you don't succeed, think of your grandchildren!!!
    Be good ancestors and inherit fortunes, not problems.] (in Spanish). Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Instagram.
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  6. ^ twiga269 (August 22, 2008). "Lady Moura". Retrieved April 4, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[user-generated source]
  7. ^ "Lady Moura". Flickr. August 22, 2008.[user-generated source]
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