Given that there are a number of Feadship yachts and megayachts dating back 30 or more years old, the Dutch builder has created the Feadship Heritage Fleet.
The idea was actually generated about a year ago, when Rory Brooks, the owner of the Feadship megayacht Heavenly Daze (pictured), asked the yard for more details about her. Built in 1972 as Aldebaran, the 105’7” (32.22-meter) megayacht was, of course, in archival photos and documents—packed away in “dusty boxes,” as Henk de Vries, Feadship’s director, explains. “After a long day of opening dusty boxes and scanning faded photographs with my uncle Huib de Vries, Feadship’s archivist, the idea came up that it would be nice to create a club for owners of vintage Feadship yachts.”
Henk de Vries approached two other Feadship owners to form the foundations of the Feadship Heritage Fleet: Arthur van Berge Henegouwen, the owner of the 1966-built, 52’5” (16-meter) Ammerland; and Victor Muller, the owner of the 1967-built, 116’2” (35.42-meter) The Highlander. Muller, who acquired The Highlander in 2007, says he didn’t hesitate when the idea of the Feadship Heritage Fleet was conveyed. “I feel privileged and honored to help preserve the fabulous legacy of Feadship for the future,” he explains. He adds that the group has “ambitious plans.”
Those plans naturally include organizing member-only events, but also include special services for their classic craft. The Feadship Heritage Fleet will further promote the legacy of the brand–and, no doubt, build camaraderie.
Callum
I crewed this yacht in 1979 in the Med. Beautiful little boat. I sometimes dream of her and imagine one day buying her for my own family. Thanks for posting this news. Callum.
john connelly
i am interested in acquiring a classic canoe sterned Feadship between 20 and 30 m and it seems a good idiea to engage with Heritage.. Let me know if you wish to sell a classic between 20 and 30m please?