
While boat shows are typically occasions for meeting and greeting new and old clients, Feadship found a new use for the recent Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. It surprised Richard Hull, the owner of Inevitable, with a scale model of the megayacht.
That’s Hull in the center of the photo, along with Harry Hankel (left), the refit project manager; Sijbrand de Vries (right of Hull), general director of the Makkum yard; Capt. Dusty Sackmann (in the background on the left, with a mustache), who runs Invevitable. And though it’s tough to see him, over Hull’s shoulder to the right is Don Kenniston, who advised him during the refit; Kenniston is additionally the founder and former president of Feadship America.
Inevitable was recently refitted over the course of 18 months at Royal De Vries’ Makkum facility, extended by 2.5 meters (8’2″) to 49.8 meters (163’5″). She additionally received a new blonde-teak interior from Patrick Knowles Designs and a blue coat of paint on her hull.
“This is a glorious surprise, and the model is simply superb,” Hull says. “Since taking delivery, many people have said that they cannot believe that our yacht is not new. She certainly feels like it.”
That’s probably the biggest compliment and thanks a shipyard and owner can get.
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