Royal De Vries
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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. In 2006, at the 100th anniversary of the yard, De Vries received the "Royal" designation and now calls itself Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw.
The yard has capacity to build up to three yachts a year, sizes ranging from 39 metres to 100 metres length over all.
The company is owned by five family shareholders and operates two shipyards (the original one in Aalsmeer, and a large shipyard in Makkum acquired in 2005), one steel yard, one aluminum/manufacturing company and two engineering firms. In 2011, the group employs over 800 people.
Aalsmeer
Aalsmeer is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel and lake . Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of the Randstad, and the Ringvaart Canal...
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
Feadship
Feadship is a cooperative venture between two shipyards and maritime engineering company De Voogt Naval Architects.-History:...
in 1949. The history of Feadship is detailed in the referenced article. In 2006, at the 100th anniversary of the yard, De Vries received the "Royal" designation and now calls itself Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw.
The yard has capacity to build up to three yachts a year, sizes ranging from 39 metres to 100 metres length over all.
The company is owned by five family shareholders and operates two shipyards (the original one in Aalsmeer, and a large shipyard in Makkum acquired in 2005), one steel yard, one aluminum/manufacturing company and two engineering firms. In 2011, the group employs over 800 people.