Dancing Hare

Dancing Hare (formerly Lady Ghislaine and Lady Mona K) is a superyacht built by Amels in 1986.

History
Cayman Islands
Name:
  • Dancing Hare (2017–present)
  • Lady Mona K (1993–2017)
  • Lady Ghislaine (1987-1993)
Port of registry: Cayman Islands
Builder: Jon Bannenberg/Amels
Launched: 1986
Identification:
Status: operational
General characteristics
Type: Motor Yacht
Length: 55 metres (180 ft)
Beam: 9.2 metres (30 ft)
Draft: 3 metres (9.8 ft)
Installed power: 2,102 kilowatts (2,819 hp)
Propulsion: Twin Caterpillar 3516 DI-TA
Speed: 16.3 knots (30.2 km/h; 18.8 mph) (trial)
Range: 3,800 nautical miles (7,000 km; 4,400 mi)

Built for Emad Khashoggi, she was subsequently purchased by Robert Maxwell, who died by drowning while cruising on her off the Canary Islands. She was subsequently owned by an Arabian businessman, who sold her in 2017.[2] The new owners had her refitted at the Balk Shipyard in Urk, Netherlands, over the winter, and subsequently renamed her Dancing Hare.[3]

Design

Built in 1986 for Emad Khashoggi by Amels of Makkum, Netherlands, she was the first of numerous classic Jon Bannenberg-designed super yachts.[4] With a well-flared bow, lozenge-shaped ports, vertical windows and mullions, and handsomely sculpted mast complex, she is a classic work of the designer Bannenberg. For her time, she was a ground-breaking yacht as well.[4] Among her many trendsetting features imagined by Bannenberg, which is almost standard today, is a gymnasium on the upper deck that can be open for fresh air or closed to the elements. Dancing Hare features later classical Bannenberg signatures, including use of symmetry and asymmetry to create spaces that are inviting for their spaciousness as well as their intimacy.[4]

Robert Maxwell

Emad Khashoggi, also developer of the Château Louis XIV and the Palais Rose, sold the yacht to Robert Maxwell who renamed it Lady Ghislaine after his daughter Ghislaine. In 1991, she was the base for Maxwell in New York, moored on the East River as he negotiated with the unions over his purchase of the New York Daily News.[5]

Maxwell's death

On 5 November 1991, at the age of 68, Maxwell was on board Lady Ghislaine, which was cruising off the Canary Islands. Maxwell's body was subsequently found floating in the Atlantic Ocean. He was later buried in Jerusalem. The official verdict was accidental drowning, though some commentators have surmised that he may have committed suicide.[5] Some conspiracy theories even suggest that Maxwell was murdered, an idea which has received support from mainstream journalists.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Lady Mona K". superyachttimes.info. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. MacLean, Malcolm (26 September 2017). "Amels motor yacht Lady Mona K sold". Boat International. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. Miranda Blazeby (25 June 2018). "Amels motor yacht Dancing Hare completes seven-month refit". Boat International. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. "Lady Mona K". superyachts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. Chester Stern (with Iain West) (1996). Dr Iain West's Casebook: The Chilling Investigations of Britain's Leading Forensic Pathologist. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-87788-6.
  6. Goodman, Geoffrey (2003-11-24). "Was Robert Maxwell murdered?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
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