Whit Kirland at Bradford Marine Yacht Sales emails me to say the time has come to sell Feadship's 46m motor yacht The Highlander as she's now had a further $1 million price cut.
Ordered by the Forbes family for corporate use and delivered by the De Vries yard in 1986, The Highlander was the successor to a long line of yachts of the same name - most of which have been Feadships. The outstanding lines of her superstructure and her semi-cruising stern were created by Jon Bannenberg, and the yacht's exterior is uniquely green - the colour of money, and a reference to the yacht's staunchly capitalist role. Above all, it represented the ultimate customisation with the implicit declaration that this was a Forbes yacht as much as it was a Feadship.
With five staterooms including a full beam master, there is also the option of converting the main deck observation room into a sixth stateroom. The Highlander features all the luxurious amenities one would expect from this high quality, full displacement hull with great sea keeping abilities and a helipad for quick arrival or departure.
The Highlander is now asking $4.99 million.