Miami Luxury Yacht UTOPIA II

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Longitud: 116 ft
Pasajeros max: Sleeps u
Pasajeros min: 12
Asientos de pasajeros: 0

Ubicación: Miami

Two Dutch families, the De Vries and the Royal Van Lents, founded Feadship. They currently have two shipyards: one in Aalsmeer and one in Kaag. They also have a state-of-the-art design and engineering center called De Voogt Naval Architects. In the modern yachting world, the Feadship name is synonymous with perfection and represents the best the yachting world has to offer.

Earning such a reputation was by no means all plain sailing. Those involved in the launch of Feadship in 1949 remember it as a difficult time. The war had left more than just the market for this previously successful industry in ruins. Despite four years of peace, there remained little money or inclination in Europe for ordering pleasure yachts. Encouraged by the Dutch government's export incentives, Royal Van Lent Shipyard, De Vries Scheepsbouw and four other yards decided to set out their stall for the thriving American market.

The man behind this move, naval architect Henri de Voogt, was a visionary. Even the name Feadship — the First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders — was a stroke of genius. It made the fledgling group sound like it was Dutch shipbuilding, an important distinction in a market where image was crucial.

Recognition of the skills of these Dutch shipbuilders was not long in coming. The New York Boat Show of 1951, for which several yachts were packed up and shipped across the Atlantic, proved a breakthrough. The Americans were amazed at Feadship's use of steel — an almost unheard-of phenomenon at the time stateside, yet a specialty in Holland since the 1930s.

Orders began to flow in for yachts in both steel and aluminum, and by the mid 1950s, Feadship stopped building in wood altogether. 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 70s, Feadship's popularity was soaring, with several yachts being launched each year.

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 unique offer: to design and build a completely custom yacht, one with proven performance to match.

In 1977, a separate entity was established in the U.S. in place of the customary representative agent. Don Kenniston was Feadship America's first general manager, a position he still holds today. His early tenure coincided with an enormous increase in trans-Atlantic sailing, a period that confirmed Feadship's rise to global prominence. Asked what sort of yacht they owned, "a Feadship" was now the reply: Slowly and subtly, the name had become a corporate identity in its own right.

Seen from this perspective, the 1984 decision to open an office in Antibes and work together on a worldwide basis was suitable recognition of decades of successful cooperation. Not that anyone has rested on their laurels since then, as Feadship has enjoyed a time of continuous, market-driven progress. Ever-more specialized facilities — including two vast dry docks — support a group philosophy of constantly raising quality standards. Offices abroad back up an unrivaled after-sales service network. And a root and branch efficiency drive in the early 1990s produced streamlined management procedures that are the envy of this and many other industries.

With over 200 Feadships gracing the world's oceans, a commitment to supplying total reliability has clearly paid off. On average, five major craft are launched annually, and Feadship is acknowledged as global leader in the construction of premium quality displacement motor yachts. Yet perhaps the greatest testament to having passed the test of time is that each and every Feadship goes on to be an investment in itself.