She was sold by Burgess in June 2012 and was renamed afterwards.. However I do not know her Asking price when she was sold She arrived at Fassmar in October 2013 and will stay there until late April. This is their first big refit contract in superyachting. Fassmar builds originally rescue boats for the general shipping industry with facilities in Germany, Poland and China. They are also responsible for those stylish rescue tenders to "Al Mirquab" and "Topaz". I think I read somewhere that the also want to become a active superyacht builder now..
I boarded this Yacht at the Little Rock Yacht Club awhile back. I can't remember what brand she is. I heard in passing that she is Detroit powered with a length of 100ft...
Replying to post dated 1.26.212 The yacht in the background is now called Kiara. She was built in 1967 in France by SECNI ( Societe et Commerciale Nouvelle Industrie)
From the limited photos one thing stands out and that would be the fwd raked single mast in lieu of the normal " Broward Arch" I would venture to say that this yacht is the 98' Broward built as " Fortuna" as she was only one of two built with the fwd rake in the mast and the other was Mystique but none had the fwd deck house feature these photos show with the exception of Shona Boy and she went to the scrappers as can be seen in the Broward thread, Ex Safari but looking at the window and pilot house lines my educated guess would be Fortuna.
Had to attend business in Bremen near the Weser River today, where I found this beauty. Her name on the funnel says NEDEVA. Also this woody is a little bit behind on her maintenance and cosmetics schedule, she looks like a beauty. From her stile, I would not think, she German or even European built. Has any of our members some knowledge about her builder, year and history?
She was delivered in 1930 by the NY Yacht, Launch & Engine Company of Morris Heights NY (the Bronx). Her yard number is 230345, and originally christened as "Nedeva" at 70 gross tons. She was later named "Shorleave" and documented by the USCG as O.N. 58528 and surveyed at: Length: 73.0 ft Breadth: 15.6 ft Depth: 6.9 ft Net Tonnage(NRT): 48 She has since been transferred under the Germany registry in her original and current name NEDEVA
Wow, thank you very much AffrayedKnot, I am plain stunned. That is what I call knowledge. With your obvious inside knowledge, might I ask you, do you know, where we could get hold of her plans or at least her GAP ?
And she is now available for charter for events: http://www.schlachte.de/de/schifffahrt/classic-motoryacht-nedeva.html http://www.ppcharter.com/
What a great piece of American boating history we now have in northern Germany. Compared to her condition, when she came to Germany in 2010, she is in pretty good shape now.
Sorry to bounce earlier, I signed-off directly following my earlier post. There seems to be quite a bit of current info posted to the web. It's good to see that she has fallen to a diligent custodian. As for the GA; I found this (below) on the web. I hope this helps.
Her early history is quite the read of the rich who's who of early America! Be sure to open in a browser that will translate this for you. http://www.ppcharter.com/nedeva/04historie.html
For those who may not have the option to translate; please see below. Also, a couple more stories of Edward (Ned) T. Stotesbury and this particular yacht. Interesting this was the 5th of 6 Stotesbury, NEDEVA yachts and the only survivor. It would be nice to think that ole Ned would have been (colorful) member here at YachtForums. http://www.stotesbury.com/wherenow/Nedeva.html http://cruiselinehistory.com/addiso...om-new-york-social-diary-mansions-and-yachts/
Reviving an older thread: Spotted this interesting yacht yesterday at a dock in Indian Creek Village, Miami. Anyone know who built her?