OSTAR at Ixtapa
19 February 2012
We know we're picking the right anchorages when we keep seeing OSTAR, the 170-foot Feadship owned by Carlos Slim Helu, the world's richest man. This is one of three yachts he owns. Interesting guy - here's his bio: Carlos Slim HelĂș (born January 28, 1940 in Mexico City) is a Mexican businessman. He is the richest person in the world. He owns the Mexican phone company Telmex, which provides a telephone service to most Mexicans. After graduating, Slim expanded on his father's ownings of real estate in Mexico City. By age 26, he was worth $40 million. During the 1980s and 1990s, Slim bought several companies that were bankrupt or being privatized. Slim owns about 7% of the New York Times. He is now worth $60 billion. Slim's father was from Lebanon.