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Yacht
FREEDOM YACHT FOR SALE
Length: 104' 0" / 31.70M I Builder: Mathis Trumpy I
Year: 1926 / 2009
FREEDOM YACHT FOR SALE - 104 7 MATHlS TRUMPY
FREEDOM embodies the classic essence of yachting while
offering all the comforts associated with modern cruising yachts of today.
FREEDOM was built in 1926 by John Trumpy and Sons for a Boston businessman. In
2005, FREEDOM underwent a substantial $6.5M refit and was relaunched in 2009,
winning the 2010 World Super Yacht Award for Judges Best Rebuild. Today, she
boasts modern amenities for 10 guests in a spacious, luxurious and timeless
setting. This 104ft / 31.70m yacht is professionally managed, crewed and
maintained by the experts at McMillen Yachts in Newport, RI and is offered as a
fractional ownership opportunity.
VI EW VI RTUAL n OU R:
Type:Central/Exclusive Category:Motor Yachts
Condition:Used
Length: 104' 0" (31.70m)
Beam:19' 0" (5.79m)
Speed (Cruising): 13 Knots
Speed (Max): 14 Knots
Builder:Mathis Trumpy Flag:United States
Draft:5' 0" (1.52m)
Build Year: 1926
Refit:2009
Location:Palm Beach
Staterooms:5 Sleeps: 10
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Price: $350,000 USD
History
1926-1933: Freedom was designed by John Trumpy and built by
the Mathis Yacht Building Company of Camden, New Jersey for Mr. Aubert J. Fay
of Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Fay cruised between his homes in Lowell,
Massachusetts and Miami, Florida. She was the Fay's second Mathis-Trumpy and
was christened Freedom on the 150th anniversary of our country's independence.
She is a near sister-ship to the Presidential Yacht Sequoia, which is also 104
feet, built one year earlier by the Mathis Yard.
1933-1939: The Fay family sold Freedom to Mrs. J.P. Donahue,
the daughter of "five & dime" tycoon
F.W. Woolworth. Mrs. Donahue acquired the yacht as an
extension of her palatial Palm Beach estate. Mrs. Donahue was a close friend
and "supporter" of the once King of England Edward VIII and his bride
Wallis Simpson. The couple often stayed with the Donahues
when they visited the U.S. and it was with Mrs. Donahue's son Jimmy that Wallis
carried on a long lived affair, unbeknownst to her husband whom had abdicated
the throne in order to marry her!
1939-1942: Freedom is sold to Mr. S.A. Lynch and she moves
for the next 60 years to Miami, Florida. At this time her name was changed to
Sunset.
1942-1950: Sunset is sold to Mr. Herbert M. Plimpton and she
remains in the Plimpton family until 1950.
1950-1970: Sunset is sold to Mr. Lewis M. Adams and for the
next 20 years is held in a Delaware corporation called Yachts, Inc., while home
ported in Miami.
1970-1974: through the early 1970s, Sunset was in the
possession of the International Oceanographic Foundation, which is part of the
University of Miami.
1974-1976: Sunset was sold to Eileen and Carl A. Rose
1976-1981: During this period, Sunset was owned by the
Meeting Place Ministries, Inc. and later Fellowship Church and Ministries, Inc.
1981-2002: Sunset was sold to Mr. Ashley Howes of Pinehurst,
NC and she continued to be home ported in Miami. In the early 1980s, it is
purported that Mr. Howes made more than one crossing to Cuba in the effort to
transport refugees to the United States, bringing back in excess of some 300
Cubans on one trip alone.
2002-Present: In January of 2002, Sunset was purchased by
the Yacht Freedom, LLC and her name returned to Freedom. She is underwent a
$6.5 million restoration, and was Ure-launched" on May 9th,
2009!