Here too, with many successes to their credits, Lord and Lady Laidlaw, owners of previous super-class yachts over a lifetime of motor-yachting-sailing dedication, have chosen Feadship. On many occasions, the design pinnacle is very much influenced by long-experienced yachtsmen-owners. And while its own excellent creations continue to set new pinnacles, the acclaimed builder has now launched yet another yacht to be noticed, admired, praised. However, Feadship has accomplished this rare feat again and again in the luxury yachting world. Requirements, tenets, performance must be observed in the creation of excellent seagoing vessels.
Designing, building and delivering superb yachts is like a fine art. Adding to, or indeed surpassing one, is never a simple challenge. One of Feadship’s latest launches, which is a testament to their craftsmanship, is the 235’ “Utopia”.Ī legend often stands alone. So many of the world’s most famous yachts carry the Feadship insignia, including no less than 6 Gallant Lady’s. The close relationship between De Voogt and the yards ensures a fundamental understanding of the construction techniques of the builders as well as the utmost quality in design, engineering and construction. Today 58 permanent staff members and a number of freelance specialists cover every discipline of yacht engineering and yacht design: naval architecture, mechanical engineering and interior design drawing. The Shipyard encompasses two dry docks and two slipways with building capacity up to 100 meters in length.ĭe Voogt Naval Architects was established in 1912 and was one of the original founders of the Feadship organization. Today the workforce has expanded to over 250 highly skilled craftsmen as well and the yard builds two motoryachts per year. The Shipyard encompasses two dry docks and one slipway with building capacity up to 80 meters in length. Today the workforce has expanded to 250 highly skilled craftsmen and two motoryachts are built each year. The yard is now solely dedicated to building custom-built motoryachts. On average five major craft are launched annually, and Feadship is acknowledged as a global leader in the construction of premium quality displacement motoryachts.ĭe Vries Scheepsbouw was founded in 1923. With over 200 Feadships gracing the world's oceans, a commitment to supplying total reliability has clearly paid off. Notable business magnates such as Henry Ford and Malcolm Forbes became owners of Feadship yachts, which helped give Feadship a global and corporate identity. By the early 1970's however, Feadship's popularity was soaring, with several yachts being launched each year.
By the 1960's, Feadship achieved steady growth - both in the organization's reputation and the size of the vessels built. Orders began flowing for yachts by the mid 1950's. Feadship uses steel and aluminum for construction of their yachts.
The design center, De Voogt Naval Architects, is in Haarlem. De Vries Scheepsbouw is at the heart of Aaslmeer, and the Van Lent shipyard is on Kaag Island. The marketing of Feadship began in the United States, where an active market for pleasure and luxury yachts was emerging.įeadship has produced custom-built displacement motoryachts, which can range from 70 feet to their largest 282 foot “Ecstasea”. The name of Feadship is an acronym for the First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders. The De Vries and Royal Van Lent families were the founders of Feadship yachts. Feadship Yachts is the combination of two Netherlands shipyards, who started independently and came together in 1949.
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