Feadship
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Feadship is a co-operation between two shipyards (Royal van Lent and Royal De Vries) and maritime engineering company De Voogt Naval Architects.
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[edit] History
[1] Feadship is founded by two families, De Vries and Royal Van Lent, and has two shipyards in Aalsmeer and Kaag and one design and engineering center, De Voogt Naval Architects. In the modern yachting world, the Feadship name is synonymous with perfection.
Looking back, it was a pivotal moment in the history of yacht building. Yet those involved in the launch of Feadship in 1949 also remember it as a difficult time. The war had left more than just the market for this previously successful industry in ruins. Despite four years of peace, there remained little money or inclination in Europe for ordering pleasure yachts. Encouraged by the Dutch government's export incentives, Royal Van Lent Shipyard, De Vries Scheepsbouw and four other yards decided to set out their stall for the thriving American market.
The man behind this move was naval architect Henri de Voogt. The name Feadship - the First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders - was considered to be an innovation. It made the fledgling group sound like it was Dutch shipbuilding, an important distinction in a market where image was crucial.
Yet recognition of the very real skills on offer was not long in coming. The New York Boat Show of 1951, for which several yachts were packed up and shipped across the Atlantic, proved a breakthrough. The Americans were amazed at Feadship's use of steel - an almost unheard of phenomena at this time stateside, a specialty in the Netherlands since the 1930's.
Orders began to flow for yachts in both steel and aluminum; by the mid 1950's, Feadship stopped building in wood altogether. This move led to the first decrease in group membership, although it was only in 1966 that a convergence of factors was to finally leave the big three piloting the Feadship course together.
The 60's as a whole witnessed steady growth - both in the organization's reputation and the size of the vessels it built. 85-90 ft, 100-110ft, 120ft with fully-raised wheelhouses, trans-Atlantic capabilities; various milestones in construction history were reached and surpassed. By the early 70's however, Feadship's popularity had greatly increased, with several yachts being launched each year (see list below).
As the American economy boomed, Henry Ford and Malcolm Forbes were but two of a host of famous folk to take advantage of Feadship's almost unique offer - to design and build a completely custom-built yacht, one with proven performance to match.
In 1977, a separate entity was established in the US in place of the customary representative agent. Don Kenniston was Feadship America's first general manager, a position he still holds today. His early tenure coincided with an enormous increase in trans-Atlantic sailing, a period which confirmed Feadship's rise to global prominence. Asked what sort of yacht they owned, "a Feadship" was now the reply: Slowly and subtly, the name had become a corporate identity in its own right.
The 1984 decision to open an office in Antibes and work together on a worldwide basis was suitable recognition of decades of cooperation. Feadship has gone through a time of continuous, market-driven progress. Ever-more specialized facilities - including two vast dry docks - support a group philosophy of constantly raising quality standards. Offices abroad back up an after-sales service network. A root and branch efficiency drive in the early 1990's produced streamlined management procedures.
With over 200 Feadships gracing the world's oceans, a commitment to supplying total reliability has clearly paid off. On average five major craft are launched annually, and Feadship is acknowledged as global leader in the construction of premium quality displacement motoryachts.
[edit] List of yachts
| Year | Length overall in meters | Name | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 14,00 | Super | |
| 1931 | 11,80 | Refuge | |
| 1934 | 10,20 | Stern | |
| 1934 | 13,60 | Raram | |
| 1935 | 14,50 | Ramsar | |
| 1936 | 9,00 | De Noorman | |
| 1937 | 9,14 | KPM | |
| 1938 | 26,00 | Tirrena | |
| 1938 | 13,24 | Schollevaer | |
| 1938 | 14,00 | Corabia II | |
| 1939 | 29,00 | Sultan | |
| 1939 | 30,00 | Iduna | |
| 1939 | 15,00 | Zephyr | |
| 1948 | 13,00 | Ibis | |
| 1948 | 11,00 | Waterlelie | |
| 1950 | 20,00 | Rotterdam | |
| 1952 | 19,56 | Bramar | |
| 1952 | 16,90 | Brigand | |
| 1952 | 19,00 | Rubato | |
| 1952 | 13,35 | Wooden sportfisherman | |
| 1952 | 13,35 | Linda Anne | |
| 1953 | 16,76 | Capri | |
| 1953 | 22,86 | Ventura | |
| 1954 | 12,00 | Dutch Treat | |
| 1955 | 11,00 | Goodwin | |
| 1955 | 18,40 | Calypso | |
| 1955 | 19,81 | Gladys II | |
| 1955 | 16,76 | Gerelbo II | |
| 1956 | 27,43 | Champbell | |
| 1956 | 19,84 | DSV | |
| 1956 | 17,30 | De zwerver | |
| 1957 | 21,67 | Vrouwe Christina | |
| 1957 | 25,00 | Sirocco | |
| 1958 | 14,00 | Beatrix | |
| 1959 | 11,00 | Trio | |
| 1959 | 19,00 | Oceanus II | |
| 1960 | 20,00 | Aljazi | |
| 1960 | 18,60 | Ancor | |
| 1960 | 9,25 | Tradewinds | |
| 1960 | 13,75 | Carola | |
| 1960 | 35,05 | CAMARGO IV | Julius Fleischmann |
| 1961 | 10,30 | MARACAS BAY | |
| 1961 | 18,00 | TIKY | |
| 1961 | 20,00 | SYLVIA | |
| 1962 | 14,00 | TASNA | |
| 1963 | 26,78 | ATLANTIC | |
| 1963 | 32,85 | OCEPA | |
| 1963 | 32,90 | SANTA MARIA | original owner Henry Ford |
| 1964 | 22,50 | EL GALGO II | |
| 1964 | 26,35 | EXACT | |
| 1964 | 28,10 | NAJADE | |
| 1965 | 22,50 | CARAVELLE | |
| 1965 | 16,50 | MARIELAUR | |
| 1966 | 16,85 | KATJA | |
| 1966 | 25,80 | SIROCCO | |
| 1966 | 44,80 | WESTLAKE | |
| 1967 | 32,74 | KARIMOR V | |
| 1967 | 17,80 | SIRENA | |
| 1967 | 26,82 | TARTAR | |
| 1968 | 22,30 | UTE | |
| 1968 | 24,50 | ALE II | |
| 1968 | 17,26 | MI-DO II | |
| 1969 | 30,10 | PROSIT | Dieter Holterbosch |
| 1969 | 25,80 | MONARA | |
| 1969 | 25,80 | DIN-DINA | |
| 1970 | 33,00 | PAKEHA | |
| 1970 | 36,80 | INTENT | |
| 1970 | 27,76 | JEAN MARIE | |
| 1970 | 35,42 | JARDELL | James Ryder |
| 1971 | 26,01 | KAPAL | |
| 1971 | 27,76 | AL-DIREIYAH | |
| 1971 | 37,55 | BLACKHAWK | Arthur Wirtz |
| 1971 | 26,85 | CARRONADA | |
| 1972 | 31,12 | DORA B | |
| 1972 | 23,85 | ROB II | |
| 1972 | 32,22 | ALDEBARAN | |
| 1973 | 35,38 | PASSAGE II | Ross Siragussa |
| 1973 | 33,55 | PROSIT | Dieter Holterbosch |
| 1973 | 45,00 | BIG R | James Ryder |
| 1973 | 18,50 | ALMARE | |
| 1974 | 38,00 | BLUEMAR II | |
| 1974 | 36,60 | EMERALD K | |
| 1974 | 28,30 | AMPHITRITE | |
| 1974 | 28,35 | SHALIMAR | |
| 1975 | 50,00 | OGINA BERETON | |
| 1975 | 39,88 | LAC II | Roy Carver |
| 1976 | 17,50 | CHEOPS | |
| 1977 | 22,86 | MARIA | |
| 1977 | 25,91 | IMPETUOUS | |
| 1978 | 64,64 | AL RIYADH | King Khalid of Saudi Arabia |
| 1978 | 38,40 | CLAYBETH | |
| 1979 | 60,55 | DIANA II | |
| 1979 | 34,50 | KARINA C | |
| 1979 | 48,00 | DARIA | |
| 1980 | 40,00 | ENTERPRISE | |
| 1980 | 51,25 | ABU AL ABYADH | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahayan |
| 1980 | 40,50 | DHAFIR | Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahayan |
| 1981 | 43,15 | My GAIL II | Gerald Ronson |
| 1981 | 41,70 | CARMAC VI | McMillan family |
| 1981 | 36,00 | ARKAN | |
| 1982 | 37,49 | CACIQUE | Laurance Armour |
| 1982 | 50,65 | KALINGA | Benigno Toda |
| 1982 | 45,80 | PAMINUSCH | Prince zu Furstenburg |
| 1982 | 40,23 | SYNTHESIS | |
| 1983 | 59,95 | NEW HORIZON L (renamed White cloud) | Abraham van Leeuwen, Prince of Lignac (now Craig McCaw [2]) |
| 1983 | 44,80 | AZTECA | Emilio Azcarraga |
| 1983 | 42,35 | CIRCUS II | |
| 1983 | 46,60 | PARAISO | Emilio Azcarraga |
| 1983 | 50,65 | LE PHARAON | Ghaith Pharaon |
| 1984 | 52,00 | RIO RITA | Leon Tammam |
| 1984 | 37,95 | ORION | Ross Siragussa |
| 1984 | 42,31 | BRIDLEWOOD | Arthur Appleton |
| 1984 | 26,62 | GALLANT LADY I | Jim and Jan Moran |
| 1985 | 40,07 | GALLANT LADY II | Jim and Jan Moran |
| 1985 | 45,37 | ENTERPRISE IV | |
| 1986 | 46,00 | THE HIGHLANDER | Malcolm Forbes |
| 1986 | 43,95 | PAMINUSCH | Prince zu Furstenburg |
| 1986 | 55,10 | CACIQUE | Wendy McCaw,originally Laurance Armour |
| 1986 | 63,60 | CEDAR SEA | Robert Mouawad |
| 1986 | 38,71 | EXCELLENCE | Herb Chambers |
| 1986 | 55,50 | VARMAR VE | Vardis Vardinoyannis |
| 1987 | 33,68 | ROVERLING | |
| 1987 | 44,00 | SEA JEWEL | |
| 1987 | 40,44 | FIFFANELLA | |
| 1987 | 43,43 | CONFIDANTE | |
| 1988 | 50,90 | GALLANT LADY III | Jim and Jan Moran |
| 1988 | 43,43 | IMPROMPTU | Joan Kroc |
| 1988 | 43,00 | EASY TO LOVE | |
| 1988 | 21,48 | PATRICIA | McMillan family |
| 1988 | 35,35 | GALLANT LADY IV | Jim and Jan Moran |
| 1989 | 41,75 | FARIBANA | |
| 1989 | 38,12 | WHITE RABBIT | |
| 1989 | 42,50 | SEPTEMBER BLUE | |
| 1989 | 55,00 | LE PHARAON | Ghaith Pharaon |
| 1989 | 46,50 | ANASTASIA VE | |
| 1990 | 47,30 | Mi GAEA | Thomas Worrell |
| 1990 | 46,88 | CHARADE | Paul Allen |
| 1990 | 45,55 | ALFA ALFA | |
| 1990 | 62,23 | VIRGINIAN | John Kluge |
| 1991 | 45,72 | CARMAC VII | McMillan family |
| 1991 | 36,45 | OUR TOY | |
| 1991 | 63,63 | SIRAN | |
| 1992 | 49,99 | AURORA | |
| 1992 | 61,00 | MYLIN IV | Mickey Arison,originally Ted Arison |
| 1992 | 39,62 | GALLANT LADY IV | Jim and Jan Moran |
| 1993 | 51,20 | ENTERPRISE V | Richard De Vos |
| 1993 | 43,00 | SEA SEDAN | |
| 1993 | 60,00 | LADY BEATRICE | |
| 1993 | 51,00 | DOUBLE HAVEN | |
| 1994 | 47,50 | TATASU | |
| 1994 | 44,00 | RORA V | |
| 1994 | 46,90 | YEMOJA | |
| 1994 | 52,00 | HALYCON DAYS | |
| 1995 | 49,38 | WHITE RABBIT | |
| 1995 | 52,46 | GALLANT LADY V | Jim and Jan Moran |
| 1995 | 52,15 | BATTERED BULL | Donald Flynn |
| 1996 | 55,00 | TITS / CLAIRE | |
| 1996 | 60,60 | MÉDUSE | Paul Allen |
| 1996 | 47,30 | VAVA | Ernesto Bertarelli |
| 1997 | 46,70 | QUINTESSENCE | |
| 1997 | 39,05 | IRINA | |
| 1997 | 48,20 | KATRION | Keith McCaw |
| 1997 | 55,00 | SEA SEDAN | |
| 1997 | 30,00 | LA MASQUERADE | |
| 1998 | 49,99 | IROQUOIS | John Henry |
| 1998 | 49,50 | SUSSURRO | |
| 1998 | 48,80 | ULYSSES | |
| 1998 | 52,00 | SOLEMATES | |
| 1999 | 47,50 | EXCELLENCE II | Herb Chambers |
| 1999 | 63,95 | LADY MARINA | Sergio Mantegazza |
| 2000 | 50,28 | BLUE MOON II (renamed Sweet Pea) | original owner Richard Duchossois; current owner Bobby G. Stevenson |
| 2000 | 53,34 | KISSES | Norman Braman |
| 2000 | 62,30 | CAKEWALK (renamed Fortunato) | Charles Gallagher |
| 2001 | 46,00 | NORTHERN LIGHT | |
| 2001 | 56,50 | BARBARA JEAN | |
| 2001 | 46,63 | DETROIT EAGLE | Roger Penske |
| 2002 | 60,10 | PARAFFIN | Michael Kittredge |
| 2002 | 40,00 | SEAFLOWER | |
| 2002 | 57,00 | OLYMPIA | |
| 2003 | 42,56 | ANDIAMO | Nancy Mueller |
| 2003 | 65,00 | WEDGE TOO | Issam Fares |
| 2003 | 38,55 | KATRION | Keith McCaw |
| 2003 | 51,75 | DREAM | |
| 2004 | 46,50 | RAHAL | |
| 2004 | 86,00 | ECSTASEA | Roman Abramovich |
| 2004 | 71,60 | UTOPIA | Bill Miller |
| 2004 | 49,99 | HIGH CHAPARRAL | Michael Tabor |
| 2005 | 55,50 | TWIZZLE | Michael Bradfield |
| 2005 | 60,35 | BLUE MOON | Richard Duchossois |
| 2005 | 62,00 | RASSELAS | Kenneth Rainin |
| 2006 | 60,96 | APRIL FOOL | Sandy Weill |
| 2006 | 65,20 | CALLISTO | |
| 2006 | 51,21 | GALLANT LADY VI | Jim and Jan Moran |
| 2006 | 61,21 | SECRET | |
| 2007 | 67,00 | ANNA | |
| 2007 | 45,00 | SPACE | Laurence Graff |
| 2007 | 45,00 | HARLE | |
| 2008 | 72,00 | PREDATOR |
[edit] References
[edit] See also
List of shipbuilders and shipyards
List of motor yachts by length
