Long considered to be among the European Yacht Builder royalty this Feadship has been a work in progress towards her owner’s renovation dream. Constructed in 1955 and originally christened as “Gladys II” at the De Vries yard she was shipped to the US. Professional relocation of the current owner makes this opportunity possible and she is priced to sell quickly. Feadship was founded by two families, De Vries and Royal Van Lent, and has two shipyards in Aalsmeer and Kaag and one 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, 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 was naval architect Henri de Voogt.