This weekend, the motor yacht Lady M visited the area. This 1994 Dutch-built yacht from Belize is 164′ long. According to several websites, you can spend $180,000 to use her for 1 week. There were rumors that Lady M belonged to Ringo Starr, which the paper said was not true, but others say is correct. Listening to the Captain on the shipping channel they did quite a bit of touring in the islands and after spending the evening docked at Frink Park, they left, escorted out by a water spouting Clayton Rescue Fire Boat toward Carleton Island then to Kingston to spend the night. While in the area, guests visited a home on Round Island and a small Clayton contingent including the Mayor and people from the museum went aboard the yacht for a private tour and party. As always, all of our pictures are clickable to enlarge and many are also on Flickr. Please leave a comment if you spot Lady M in her travels.
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August 17th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Report just in that Lady M is in fact spending the night in Kingston and then leaving tomorrow for Port Dalhousie in St Catherines, Ontario at the entrance to the Welland Canal. On the way they plan to cruise the Adolphus Reach North Channel west of Kingston. Be on the lookout and send us an update or a picture!!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:29 am
WoW, That thing is HUGE.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:31 am
The Lady M is currently tied up at the wall at the Dalousie Yacht Club
and the crew are busy scrubbing down the hull and other duties at 11.30 am on tues aug19th.
August 19th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
she is docked today in port dalhousie (august 19th 2008)
August 19th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Yes……it is berthed in Port Dalhousie in St. Catharines on Tues 19th.
August 20th, 2008 at 7:11 am
This is old news now, but on August 16th a party of 10 family/friends were invited aboard the Lady M for a short cruise with cocktails and a tour from the TI bridge to Clayton. The invitation occurred because we raised the Union Jack (apparently in the correct orientation) at the camp we rented as a courtesy when the yacht was meandering upriver. The owner (Michael – no last name offered) and his guests were very pleasant. Not sure why they kept their identity a secret but they did treat us royally.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I saw The Lady M last night in Port Dalhousie in St.Catharine’s. What an amazing sight!
August 20th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I would just like to say WOW that is the most incredible Ship i have ever seen. Thanks for making Port Dalhousie beautiful even if it was a short visit. Hope you all enjoyed your stay in our humble little port. Hope you come back again.Maybe you will allow us a tour next visit.
Safe Sailing Home.
August 20th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
i saw the lady M and heard rumours of ringo starr in port dalhousie and my friend saw someone with two security guards
August 20th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
August 20-evening-Lady M still docked at the Yacht Club in Port Dalhousie. She is attracting a lot of attention from the plethora of evening pier walkers but apart from one or two crew, there seems to be very little activity aboard this evening. A beautiful sight at the marina.
August 21st, 2008 at 12:58 am
More news on Lady M Owner:
Watertown Daily Times article
August 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
It’s docked at Toronto’s Harbourfront today, Fri. Aug 22nd.
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Hey guys!
We saw Lady M this afternoon in Rockport, Canada.
They were anchored in the channel.
Beautiful boat!
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
We saw her at Toronto’s Harbourfront on Friday, as well. We were staying at the Radisson Hotel and had a great view of her arrival from our room. What a beauty, and a positive ending to our visit despite the slaughter we Yankee fans suffered from the bats of the Blue Jays the night before!
August 24th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
If I had to place a bet, I would say it’s British tycoon Michael Ashcroft on the Lady M. Read this link to learn more about Mr. Ashcroft and see what you think:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/696781.stm
August 24th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Seen in the 1000 islands near Rockport on the 23 rd of august during the 1000 islands cruise to boldt castle.
August 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Lady M passed by our point on Grindstone Island Aug. 16, heading down Picton Channel toward Eel Bay, and I was so amazed that I barely had time to take several photos. Just now found info on her by searching Google!
August 25th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Docked in the old port of Montreal, Quebec. Went for a run and ended up standing there looking at it. I’ll get in shape tomorrow.
August 25th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Thanks to all of you for staying in touch about Lady M’s travels. Hope one of you can send a picture that I can put on the site for others to enjoy. Use the contact form at the top of the page.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
aug 27/08…lady m still in old montreal…amazing ship…is santa generous enough??
August 30th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I was in Quebec city last night, it was docked in the old port. It’s huge.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I saw her in port in Portsmouth, VA
October 15th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Thank you Ryan. We appreciate hearing about the progress. if you can ever get a picture, we would appreciate it and credit you.
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
She is at Nikki Beach Turks and Caicos as we speak.
You can see a picture of her on the following site:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=880462&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=33196383738&aid=-1&id=731564725&oid=33196383738
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Thanks GG. See latest post.
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Lady M belongs to Lord Michael Ashcroft who also happens to be the majority owner of Nikki Beach Resort & Marina as well as Bank of Belize on Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos.
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I’ll be there next week…if she’s there I’ll play paparazi!
December 10th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Just saw Lady M at the Niki Beach Yacht Harbor. Supposed to leave tomorrow morning on the tide.
December 11th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Thanks for the info on Lady M!
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:46 am
Lady M docked at Nikki Beach again on Feb 14 2009
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Thanks for the update, Chad.
March 8th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Very luxurious, would love to see some images of the interior, I’m sure it would be spectacular! 180,000 per week? i think I will just drool from afar
August 11th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Yesterday, I saw her at the harbor ob Mitilene, Lesbos, Greece. Quite impressing!
August 11th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Thanks for letting us know. Do you have a photo?
August 13th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Whilst vacationing in Mytilene Greece wiyh my family, I spotted her in the harbour and a day later at Agios Ermogenis Beach Lagoon (about 20km ouside of Mytilene). I have photos and video if you’re interested….
H
August 13th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
@harrison,
Very interested in photos and video. Pls email to info AT asktheboater.com
August 14th, 2009 at 6:06 am
i was on holiday in marmaris(turkey) from 27th of july till the 10th of august and i saw this ship for a week there.
it really is an amazing ship!
September 13th, 2009 at 7:21 am
I saw the lady M in Fethiye ( turkey) whilst on holiday around the 2nd september 2009. not sure how long it was there for. looked amazing!
September 13th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
ironic…Nikki Beach Turks and Caicos just closed so don’t think we’ll see the lady around this season!
September 17th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I have just returned from a holiday in Turkey, part of my holiday was a trip to Fetiye,i saw the “Lady M” in the marina on sunday thethe 6th of September, the only visible movement was a sigle security man
October 28th, 2009 at 7:54 am
I was in Santorini, Greece from October 2-6 and saw the “Lady M” anchored in the old port of Fira.
October 28th, 2009 at 8:00 am
@Christine – Do you have any photos?
December 17th, 2009 at 9:17 am
What a boat! Photos are great everyone!
December 26th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
The Lady M was absolutely a gracious addition to the visual beauty of the BVI. She was at the Bitter End Yacht Club on December 19 and again anchored off Cooper Island on the 22nd. All we saw was crew, but hope the owners were aboard and enjoying life in the BVI!
January 18th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Love reading about these amazing ships. Thanks
February 15th, 2010 at 1:58 am
lady M is now in Panama