Yacht Alamshar
The Aga Khan IV purchased a 164-foot yacht, named Alamshar, with a price tag of £100 million. The yacht is named after a prized racehorse of his, and it was supposed to have a top speed of 60 knots as part of his hope of setting a new transatlantic speed record. However, the yacht has only reached a top speed of 30 knots in its initial trials.
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Famous quotes containing the word yacht:
“I’ve given parties that have made Indian rajahs green with envy. I’ve had prima donnas break $10,000 engagements to come to my smallest dinners. When you were still playing button back in Ohio, I entertained on a cruising trip that was so much fun that I had to sink my yacht to make my guests go home.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)