Industry | Shipbuilding |
---|---|
Founded | 1949 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Yachts |
Divisions | De Voogt Naval Architects Royal Van Lent Shipyard Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw (Royal De Vries Shipyard) |
Website | www |
Feadship (First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders) is a cooperative venture between two shipyards: Royal Van Lent Shipyard and Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw. Feadship designs and constructs high-end luxury yachts and is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts such as Aquarius, Symphony, Savannah and Venus.
Feadship can trace its roots back to 1849, when the Akerboom family bought a small shipyard off the coast of the Netherlands to build and repair boats. They joined with the Van Lent family in 1927, and then in 1949 they founded Feadship [1] together with the De Vries, another family-based shipyard, to form Feadship. [2] Feadship has four shipyards: Two owned by Koninklijke De Vries in Aalsmeer and Makkum. Two owned by Royal Van Lent in Amsterdam and one on the island of Kaag. Both share the 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, Feadship (First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders), was founded by naval architect Henri de Voogt in 1949 as an export association with the intention of selling to American clients. Several shipyards were members in the beginning:
Feadship was officially launched at the 1951 New York Boat Show of 1951, which showcased the use of steel, a yacht technology unused then in North America for yachts. With orders now flowing for both steel and aluminum, by the mid-1950s Feadship stopped building yachts in wood. This started a series of mergers, leading to just three yards within the agreement by 1966.
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 and Malcolm Forbes were but two of a host of famous folk to take advantage of Feadship's custom-built yachts.
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 held until 2008. The Americas office is now managed by Ted McCumber. [3]
Van Lent Shipyard was awarded a royal charter in 2001 and sister company De Vries Scheepsbouw received hers in 2006, each upon their hundredth anniversary, and the companies changed their names to reflect this. LVMH acquired Royal Van Lent in 2008. [4]
This is a list of all the yachts built by Feadship since 2006, sorted by year. For all Feadship yachts starting from 1920, please refer to the main list.
Year | Length overall in meters | Name | Picture | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | 60.96 | April Fool (Renamed Samadhi) | [5] | |
2006 | 65.20 | Callisto | [6] | |
2007 | 51.21 | Gallant Lady | [7] | |
2007 | 61.21 | Secret (renamed Majestic) | [8] | |
2007 | 67 | Anna | [9] | |
2007 | 45 | Space | [10] | |
2007 | 45 | Harle | [11] | |
2008 | 72.80 | Predator | [12] | |
2008 | 67.75 | Archimedes | [13] | |
2008 | 39 | Ocean Mercury | [14] | |
2008 | 44.65 | TV | [15] | |
2009 | 65 | Pestifer (Renamed Tanusha) | [16] | |
2009 | 39 | Kathleen Anne | [17] | |
2009 | 75.75 | Ocean Victory (Renamed Ebony Shine) | [18] | |
2009 | 53.5 | Hurricane Run | [19] | |
2009 | 65.22 | Trident | [20] | |
2010 | 55.05 | Kahalani | [21] | |
2010 | 68 | Lady Christine | [22] | |
2010 | 44.65 | Gladiator | [23] | |
2011 | 87.78 | Musashi | [24] | |
2011 | 63 | Lady Britt | [25] | |
2011 | 77.70 | Tango | [26] | |
2011 | 87.78 | Fountainhead | [27] | |
2011 | 81 | Air | [28] | |
2012 | 67.27 | Drizzle | [29] | |
2012 | 78 | Hampshire II | [30] | |
2012 | 78 | Venus | [31] [32] [33] | |
2013 | 45 | Blue Sky | [34] | |
2013 | 99 | Madame Gu | [35] [36] [37] | |
2013 | 57.60 | Larisa | [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] | |
2013 | 62 | Sea Owl | [44] [45] | |
2014 | 46 | Como (Renamed Lady May) | [46] | |
2014 | 60 | ROCK.IT | [47] | |
2014 | 92.5 | Royal Romance | [48] [49] | |
2015 | 83.50 | Savannah | [50] | |
2015 | 46.40 | Kiss | [51] | |
2015 | 44.20 | Moon Sand | [52] | |
2015 | 57.45 | Halo | [53] [54] | |
2015 | 101.50 | Symphony | [55] |
Year | Length overall in meters | Name | Picture | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 66.25 | Vanish | [56] | |
2016 | 33.50 | Moon Sand Too | [57] [58] [59] | |
2016 | 33.50 | Kamino | [60] | |
2016 | 33.50 | Avatar | [61] [62] [63] | |
2016 | 70 | Joy | [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] | |
2017 | 92 | Aquarius | [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] | |
2017 | 96 | Faith | [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [37] | |
2017 | 33.50 | Letani | [79] [80] | |
2017 | 33.50 | CID | [81] | |
2017 | 73 | Hasna | [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] | |
2017 | 69.50 | Samaya | [88] [89] [90] [91] [92] | |
2018 | 47 | Valoria | [93] [94] [95] | |
2018 | 73.60 | Sherpa | [96] [97] [98] [99] [100] | |
2018 | 110 | Anna | [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] | |
2018 | 87 | Lonian | [107] [108] [109] | |
2018 | 51 | Promise. | [110] [111] [112] [113] [114] [115] | |
2019 | 93 | Lady S | [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] | |
2019 | 58 | Najiba | [121] | |
2019 | 77.25 | Pi (ex Syzygy 818) | [122] | |
2020 | 72 | PODIUM | [123] | |
2020 | 75 | Arrow | [124] | |
2021 | 49.5 | TOTALLY NUTS | [125] | |
2021 | 76 | BOARDWALK | [126] | |
2021 | 94 | VIVA | [127] [128] | |
2020 | 99.50 | MOONRISE | [129] [130] | |
2021 | 88.38 | ZEN | [131] | |
2021 | 71.50 | VANISH | [132] | |
2021 | 95 | BLISS | [133] |
On January 10, 2018, the yachtbuilder released their complete order book. [134]
Planned delivery | Length overall in meters | Name | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 72 | PODIUM | [123] |
2020 | 75 | Arrow | [124] |
2021 | 49.5 | TOTALLY NUTS | [125] |
2021 | 76 | BOARDWALK | [126] |
2021 | 94 | VIVA | [127] [128] |
2020 | 99.50 | MOONRISE | [129] [130] |
2021 | 88.38 | ZEN | [131] |
2021 | 71.50 | VANISH | [132] |
2021 | 95 | BLISS | [133] |
Benetti is an Italian shipbuilding and boat building company based in Viareggio, Livorno, and Fano, owned by Azimut Benetti S.p.A.
Anastasia is a super-yacht built in May 2008 at the shipyard Oceanco. Its exterior and interior were designed by Sam Sorgiovanni.
Andrew Rogers is a British journalist, author and the editor of trade publications.
Rossinavi, founded in 1980, is an Italian shipyard based in Viareggio and specialized in the construction of full-custom steel and aluminium superyachts.
Front Street Shipyard is a custom boat builder, boat yard, marina, and service yard in Belfast, Maine, USA. The yard is located along the waterfront in Penobscot Bay. The business was established in 2011. One year later, the ownership group also purchased the neighboring business, Belfast Boat Yard. In 2014, Front Street Shipyard began leasing a building in Bucksport, Maine, where production boats are built.
Sailing Yacht A is a sailing yacht launched in 2015. The vessel is a sail-assisted motor yacht designed by Philippe Starck and built by Nobiskrug in Kiel, Germany for the Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko.
Andromeda is a 107.39-meter luxury expedition yacht constructed for the New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart. Launched in 2015 and completed in 2016, the vessel was initially named Ulyssess by Hart. The vessel was reportedly sold in 2017 to Yuri Milner and renamed Andromeda.
Dilbar is a super-yacht launched on 14 November 2015 at the German Lürssen shipyard and delivered in 2016. She was built as Project Omar. The interior design of Dilbar was designed by Andrew Winch and the exterior by Espen Oeino.
Fountainhead is a motor yacht built in 2011 by Feadship for American billionaire Eddie Lampert. With an overall length of 87.78 m (288.0 ft) and a beam of 13.90 m (45.6 ft).
Musashi is a motor yacht built in 2011 by Feadship and is owned by American billionaire Larry Ellison. With an overall length of 87.78 m (288.0 ft) and a beam of 13.90 m (45.6 ft) she is the 79th largest yacht in the world, tied with her sister ship Fountainhead. Musashi is named after the Japanese samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
Horizon Yacht is a Taiwanese yacht manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kaohsiung. In 2018 Horizon was the tenth largest yacht builder in the world by total feet of yacht delivered.
Jade Yachts is a Taiwanese yacht manufacturer headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is a subsidiary of the Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company.
Scheherazade is a motor superyacht built by Lürssen Yachts of Germany. With a length of 140 m (460 ft), it is currently one of the longest motor yachts in the world.