[dougie]

...anyone have an answer?

[YES!]

He sailed for 3 years on his 45 meter Benetti, designed and built his own 63 meter at Oceanco which won Yacht of the Year in 2002, added the Lady Lola Shadow to his fleet and sailed 3 more years.

He said that it has been great, but "Been There, Done That." At a very young and healthy seventy-something, he surely has many more mountains to conquer.

[dougie]

Mod. Edit: No need for comments like that dougie.

[dougie]

I guess that he must have become bored with his $75,000,000 worth of 'bath-tub toys'! ... just a little levity folks ...

[YachtForum]

Doug,

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[dougie]

My apologies...I guess I've been watching too much Jay Leno!

[Arniev]

Wasn't aware that Mr. Hagadone sold Lady Lola.
So when the "Mega Yachts" video was shown again yesterday on the Travel Channel, I felt sad to see a yacht owner let go of something he helped "create", from the yacht's design down to the small details, like the Azul Macauba granite countertop of the bar.
Makes me wonder what Mr. Hagadone is up to now.
Maybe an even larger yacht?