Photographs that I have taken.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

 Handstand

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 31, 2021





Wednesday, March 24, 2021

 

Yacht

Freedom
Arrives
Key West, Florida
March 24, 2021











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!



Tee Shirt Artwork

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 24, 2021




 

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Me

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 23, 2021




 

Dolphin

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 23, 2021




 

Turkey Vulture

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 23, 2021




 

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 23, 2021




 

Navy Jet

Key West, Florida

March 23, 2021




 

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021









 

 Shrimp Boats

Gaston Bell

Nicodemus

Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021






Ship

Fort Jefferson

Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021




 

Pilot Boat

Captain Blinky

Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021






 

 NOAA Ship

Nancy Foster R352

Arrives

Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021






Marine Corps

Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021









 

Connie

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021




 

Paul

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

 Key West, Florida

March 18, 2021





Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Yacht

Mi Amore

Key West, Florida

March 16, 2021




 

Sailboat

Bloody Pirate

Key West, Florida

March 16, 2021





 

Sailboat

America II

Key West, Florida

March 16, 2021




 

Posing For Photos

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 16, 2021






 

Portuguese Man-Of-War

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 16, 2021






 

Joe Walker

Mickey Mouse

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 16, 2021




 

Monday, March 15, 2021

Osprey

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Key West, Florida

March 15, 2021