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The Schaefer Group was the successor of the company Fritz Schaefer GmbH, which was established in 1937. Today, the entrepreneur's sons are in control of these companies, including 16 production facilities on 3 continents and numerous subsidiaries with more than 8,000 employees.
These boats are also known as "megayachts", "gigayachts" and even "terayachts", usually depending on length. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has been generally accepted by naval architects and industry executives that superyachts range from 37 m (≈120 ft) to 60 m (≈200 ft), while those over 60 m are known as megayachts and boats over 90 m (≈300 ft) have ...
Schwed was born in New York. Schwed's father, Frederick Schwed, was a member of the New York Curb Exchange (renamed in 1953 to AMEX). [3]He was a professional trader on Wall Street, but lost much of his wealth in the stock market crash of 1929.
Year Length overall in meters Name Reference 1985 31.7 Lady M [1]1990 31.9 Pacific Eagle [2]1991 32.6 Eclipse [3]1992 33.2 Sea Quell [4]1993 33.6 Imagine B
The boat also carries two additional yachts, a 22 m (73 ft) sailing yacht, Bellatrix, and a 21 m (68 ft) motor yacht, Sirius A. [6] She also features two Buzzi sports boats and a landing craft to carry a 4x4 Land Rover. [6] She also has 2 helipads on the superstructure and aft deck. [6] [7] She supports a crew of 65 and can accommodate 20 visitors.
S2 Yachts hired naval architect and designer Arthur Edmunds to design several sailboats between 1974 and 1980. [5] S2 also hired the firm of Graham & Schlageter to design the popular S2 7.9 one-design racer and many of the company's later, more racing-oriented boats for production, including the S2 6.9, S2 9.1, S2 10.3, S2 22 and the S2 35. [6] [7]
Bavaria Yachtbau was founded in 1978 by Winfried Herrman, a window manufacturer, and Josef Meltl, a yacht charter broker. By 2006, the company had grown to produce approximately 3,500 sailing and motor yachts and employing 600 people. Bavaria Yachtbau is one of Europe's largest yacht manufacturers and is the biggest yacht yard in Germany ...
Ferretti model 68' (2005) cruising at 31 knots. Pershing 72, European Powerboat of the Year 2008 in the category 50 feet and over In the year 2000, Ferretti purchased 100% of the capital of Riva S.p.A., a producer of luxury fibreglass yachts measuring 10 to 35 metres in length, both flybridge and open.