Feadship
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Feadship is a cooperative venture between two shipyards (Royal van Lent and Royal De Vries
Royal De Vries
The first De Vries shipyard was started in Aalsmeer in The Netherlands by Chris de Vries. His sons Henk and Joh started a yacht-building shipyard nearby in 1923, and these two were among the original founders of Feadship in 1949. The history of Feadship is detailed in the referenced article...

) and maritime engineering company De Voogt Naval Architects.

History

Feadship is founded by two families, De Vries and Royal Van Lent, and has three shipyards in Aalsmeer, Makkum and Kaag and one design and engineering center, De Voogt Naval Architects.

After World War II the market for the previously successful industry was left in ruins. Even after 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 1930s.

Orders began to flow for yachts in both steel and aluminum; by the mid-1950s, 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 1960s as a whole witnessed steady growth - both in the organization's reputation and the size of the vessels it built. 85–90 ft, 100–110 ft, 120 ft with fully raised wheelhouses, trans-Atlantic capabilities; various milestones in construction history were reached and surpassed. By the early 1970s however, Feadship's popularity had greatly increased, with several yachts being launched each year (see list below).

As the American economy boomed, Henry Ford
Henry Ford
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 and Malcolm Forbes
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 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 1990s 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.

Additional information

Feadship was founded in 1949 by Dutch yacht builders as an export association with the intention of selling to American clients. Several ship yards were members in the beginning:
  • Jachtwerf W.P.M. Akerboom, Lisse
  • Jacht- & scheepswerf Van Lent, Kaag
  • Scheepswerf E.G. van de Stadt
    E.G. van de Stadt
    Ericus Gerhardus van de Stadt was a Dutch yacht designer. He was the founder of industrial yacht building in the Netherlands....

    , Zaandam
  • Scheepswerven Nicolaas Witsen & Vis, Alkmaar, left Feadship in 1959
  • Scheepswerf Het Fort/G. de Vries Lentsch, Nieuwendam
  • Scheepswerf De Vlijt/Gebr. de Vries, Aalsmeer
  • Naval architects H.W. de Voogt joined in 1950

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
1949 Feadship founded 1949 - Vessels built after this date are "Feadships"
1950 20,00 Rotterdam
1951 6.70 Pampus
Build #503 (Hull #3)
De Vries yard, a wooden Pampus sailing yacht, Beam 1.69, depth 0.80m, Mahogany, design De Vries Lentsch 1933
1952 19,56 Bramar
Build #506 Name in USA Zuiderwind
De Vries yard, Arch. De Vries
1952 19,00 Rubato
Build #507 Name later in France Boulinier
De Vries yard, Arch. De Voogt
1952 13,35 Jo-Ed
Build #514 Wooden sportfisherman
De Vries yard, Arch. Glenville S. Tremaine, USA, but based on the design of H.W. de Voogt of the Linda Anne.
1952 13,35 Linda Anne
Build #513
De Vries yard, Archi. De Voogt
1952 17,07 Brigand
(Hull #7)
Owner Goodwin, Nicolaas Witsen and Vis yard, being restored 2008, twin GM 6-71 diesels
1953 16,76 Capri build #517 Renamed Alisand III De Vries yard, Archi-De Voogt, 4.27m beam, Twin GM diesels
1953 22,86 Ventura Van Lent yard, beam 5.49, twin GM 6-71 diesels
1953 29.57 Olga II Beam 5.69m, twin GM diesels, Van Lent yard
1954 18,29 Roberta (Hull #35) renamed Zeegodin Owners: Van Weigel and Linda Thomasson, Akerboom and Vis, twin GM 6-71 diesels
1954 12,00 Dutch Treat Sailing Yacht, De Vries yard
1955 11,00 Goodwin
1955 18,40 Calypso Sailing yacht
1955 19,81 Gladys II De Vries yard
1955 16,76 Gerelbo II
1956 27,43 Champbell
1956 20,33 Ola
(renamed Flame)
David & Sue Loerzel (2011), De Vries yard
1956 19,84 DSV
(renamed 50/50)
Built for Marge Schott, owned by Arthur Godfrey then by Spiro Agnew, Currently in need of complete restoration
1956 17,30 De zwerver
1957 24.4 m (plus 8 ft bowsprit) De Vrouwe Christina Architect-De Voogt, Owner-Henri Krijnen, rebuilt on 2002
1957 25,00 Sirocco
(renamed Atalanta)
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 26,35 Sea Harmony De Vries yard, Twin Gardner diesels
1964 28,10 Najade
1965 22,50 Caravelle
1965 16,50 Marielaur
1966 16,85 Katja
1966 25,80 Sirocco
1966 44,80 Westlak (renamed Antarctica)
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 Morana
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 (renamed Secret Life) 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 (renamed Sireneuse)
1979 60,55 Diana II (renamed Nara)
1979 34,50 Karina C
1979 48,00 Wedge One (renamed Avanti IV, Daria, Elizabeth F) Refitted in 2007, she is now owned by Matthew Freud
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 and Elisabeth Murdoch
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.
1980 40,00 Enterprise (renamed Seagull)
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 (renamed Ramses) Gerald Ronson
1981 41,70 Carmac VI (renamed King K) McMillan family
1981 36,00 Arkan
1982 37,49 Cacique Laurance Armour
1982 50,65 Kalinga Benigno Toda
1982 45,80 Paminusch (renamed Strangelove) Prince zu Furstenburg
1982 40,23 Synthesis (renamed Halcyon)
1983 59,95 New Horizon L (renamed White Cloud) Abraham van Leeuwen
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, Prince of Lignac (now Craig McCaw )
1983 44,80 Azteca (renamed Lionwind) Emilio Azcarraga
1983 42,35 Circus II (renamed Masquerade)
1983 46,60 Paraiso Emilio Azcarraga
1983 50,65 Pharaon (renamed Illusion) Ghaith Pharaon
1984 52,00 Rio Rita Leon Tammam
1984 37,95 Orion Ross Siragussa
1984 42,31 Bridlewood (renamed Dreamseeker) Arthur Appleton
1984 26,62 Gallant Lady I original owners Jim and Jan Moran
1985 40,07 Gallant Lady II (renamed Sea Ghost) original owners Jim and Jan Moran
1985 45,37 Enterprise IV (renamed Charisma)
1986 46,00 Highlander Malcolm Forbes
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1986 43,95 Paminusch (renamed Montigne) Prince zu Furstenburg
1986 55,10 Cacique (renamed Calixe) Wendy McCaw, originally Laurance Armour
1986 63,60 Cedar Sea II Robert Mouawad
1986 38,71 Excellence (renamed Golden Rule) original owner Herb Chambers
1986 55,50 Varmar Ve Vardis Vardinoyannis
1987 33,68 Roverling (renamed Nepenthe)
1987 44,00 Sea Jewel (renamed Time For Us)
1987 40,44 Fiffanella (renamed Kingfisher) John H. McCoy
1987 43,43 Confidante (renamed Audacia)
1988 50,90 Gallant Lady III (renamed Ice Bear) original owners Jim and Jan Moran
1988 43,43 Impromptu (renamed Major Wager) original owner Joan Kroc
1988 43,00 Easy to Love (renamed Athina II)
1988 21,48 Patricia (renamed Elizabeth) Victor Bared, original owners McMillan family
1988 35,35 Gallant Lady IV (renamed Ozark Lady) original owners Jim and Jan Moran
1989 41,75 Faribana (renamed Allegra)
1989 38,12 White Rabbit (renamed Odyssey)
1989 42,50 September Blue (renamed Tugatsu)
1989 55,00 Pharaon Ghaith Pharaon
1989 46,50 Anastasia Ve (renamed Quintessa)
1990 47,30 Mi Gaea (renamed Inevitable) original owner Thomas Worrell
1990 46,88 Charade Paul Allen
1990 45,55 Alfa Alfa (renamed Marion Queen)
1990 62,23 Virginian John Kluge
1991 45,72 Carmac VII (renamed Lady Allison) original owners 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 (renamed Never Enough) original owners Jim and Jan Moran
1993 51,20 Enterprise V Richard DeVos
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1993 43,00 Sea Sedan (renamed Kahalani)
1993 60,00 Lady Beatrice
1993 51,00 Double Haven
1994 47,50 Tatasu
1994 44,00 Rora V (renamed Sanora)
1994 46,90 Yemoja (renamed Hud Hud)
1994 52,00 Rasselas (renamed Time For Us)
1995 49,38 White Rabbit (renamed Pegasus)
1995 52,46 Gallant Lady V Jim and Jan Moran
1995 52,15 Battered Bull Donald Flynn
1996 55,00 Tits / Claire (renamed Samax) Original owner: Prince Jeffry of Brunei
1996 60,60 Méduse Paul Allen
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1996 47,30 Vava Ernesto Bertarelli
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1997 46,70 Quintessence (renamed Daybreak)
1997 39,05 Irina (renamed Liberty GB)
1997 48,20 Katrion (renamed Noa VII) Keith McCaw
1997 55,00 Sea Sedan (renamed Huntress)
1997 30,00 Masquerade
1998 49,99 Iroquois John W. Henry
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1998 49,50 Sussurro
1998 48,80 Ulysses (renamed Teleost)
1998 52,00 Solemates (renamed Ostar)
1999 47,50 Excellence II (renamed Princess K) Herb Chambers
1999 63,95 Lady Marina Sergio Mantegazza
2000 50,28 Blue Moon II (renamed Déjà Vu) original owner Richard Duchossois;
2000 53,34 Kisses Norman Braman
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2000 62,30 Cakewalk (renamed Fortunato) Charles Gallagher
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2001 46,00 Northern Light
2001 56,50 Barbara Jean (renamed Hampshire)
2001 46,63 Detroit Eagle (renamed Sea Racer) Roger Penske
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2002 60,10 Paraffin Michael Kittredge
2002 40,00 Seaflower
2002 57,00 Olympia
2003 42,56 Andiamo Nancy Mueller
2003 65,00 Wedge Two Issam Fares
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2003 38,55 Katrion Keith McCaw
2003 51,75 Dream
2004 46,50 Rahal
2004 86,00 Ecstasea
Ecstasea
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Roman Abramovich
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2004 71,60 Utopia Bill Miller
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2004 49,99 High Chaparral Michael Tabor
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2005 55,50 Twizzle (renamed Drizzle)
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
2007 61,21 Secret (renamed Majestic) Original Owners: William and Nancy Walton Laurie
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2007 67,00 Anna
2007 45,00 Space Laurence Graff
2007 45,00 Harle Michael Saylor
2008 72,80 Predator
2008 67,75 Archimedes
2008 39,00 Ocean Mercury
2008 44,65 TV'
2009 39,00 Kathleen Anne
2009 75,75 Ocean Victory
2009 53,50 Hurricane Run Michael Tabor
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2009 65,22 Trident
2010 55,05 Kahalani
2010 68,00 Lady Christine
2010 44,65 Gladiator
2011 63,00 Lady Britt
2011 77,70 Tango
2011 81,00 Air
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