DUBAI SHADOW belongs to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai and whenever he goes for a jolly on the royal yacht Dubai then the 1984gt.DUBAI SHADOW follows.She was built in 1973 as a fishing boat by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan as Umitak Maru but later went to Australia as Australis Mentor attached to a university. Underwent a refit and conversion in 2006 to become Dubai Shadow.