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The impressive 71m classic motor yacht Haida 1929 was originally built by Krupp Germaniawerft for millionaire Max C. Fleischmann (1877-1952) following plans drafted by the New York naval architects Cox and Stevens. The ship was constructed to be exceptionally strong in order to serve for long scientific, fishing, and pleasure cruises in the Pacific waters off the Californian coast.
Haida 1929 has twice visited the Pendennis yard in Falmouth for refit works. She first arrived in the summer of 2011 as Dona Amélia for a short four-month refit programme, which mainly consisted of an engineering survey and an overhaul of 15 tanks, revitalising the teak decks, and upgrading the AV systems and galley equipment.
A specialist team with relevant uncompromising classic yacht experience was chosen for the project. Working closely with Edmiston Yacht Management and interior designer Adam Lay, the Pendennis team applied their expertise in yacht restoration to undertake a painstakingly detailed 18-month refit programme. A considered approach was taken from the outset to restore her former glory whilst improving her for the new Owner’s use.
Review of the hull revealed extensive fabrication work was required to rebuild the structural integrity of the vessel, with over 100 tons replaced in total. Further structural changes included extending the Sun Deck to provide a much larger al fresco dining area and strengthening works down through three deck levels to cater to the considerably larger bathing pool which replaced the small dip pool. The davits were also moved, reinstated to their original midships position.
The biggest change to the interior was the addition of a Hammam spa, massage room and hairdressing parlour, replacing a storage area. The interior joinery, lighting and portholes were upgraded and refurbished, three new fireplaces were installed to create a romantic ambience, the interiors refreshed using cool Italian marbles in the bathrooms and complemented by elegant soft furnishings in a more modern yet sympathetic palette.
When built the yacht was equipped with mammoth twin diesel engines that still propel her to this day. It is thought that these may be the oldest working engines of their type still in their original situ. However, with no records or manuals from their construction, servicing these was perhaps the most challenging task in the refit. Despite these engines being slow to respond and therefore making Haida complex to manoeuvre, it was a key requirement that these engines were maintained as the ‘heart’ of the vessel. The Pendennis engineering team painstakingly deconstructed the engines, hoisting cumbersome parts and huge pistons individually up though the central funnel to be serviced on site. Once reinstated the engines were painted in the same hue as the hull, creating a dramatic statement.
BUILDER Krupp Germaniawerft
YEAR OF BUILD 1929
FORMER NAME Haida, Argus, Sarina, Rosenkavalier, Haida G, Dona Amélia
TYPE Motor Yacht
NAVAL ARCHITECT Cox and Stevens (original)
INTERIOR DESIGN Adam Lay
CONSTRUCTION Steel hull, steel and wood superstructure
LOA 71.1m (233.27ft)
BEAM 9.14m (24.99ft)
DRAFT 3.99m (13.09ft)
PENDENNIS REFIT YEAR 2011
PENDENNIS REFIT LOCATION Pendennis Falmouth
PENDENNIS RESTORATION YEAR 2017
PENDENNIS RESTORATION LOCATION Pendennis Falmouth
AWARDS Winner: Rebuilt Yacht, World Superyacht Awards 2019
Undergoing sea trials in Falmouth Bay (photography copyright Christopher Scholey)
Main Salon (photography copyright Stuart Pearce)
Main dining room (photography copyright Stuart Pearce)
Owner's suite (photography copyright Stuart Pearce/YachtShot)
In Pendennis' 150m dry dock before flood up
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Haida , the name used for several yachts owned by American yeast millionaire, Major Max C. Fleischmann, benefactor of the construction of the Santa Barbara breakwater. The Major owned 22 different yachts during his lifetime, naming most of them Haida after the Haida Indians whose sailing skills he admired.
* Haida (#228794) (1929-current) The largest and most beautiful Haida (#228794) (1929-2024+), was a 218-foot steel-hulled motor yacht from the New York designers, Cox and Stevens, built by Friedrich Krupp in Kiel, Germany:
In 1929, Haida was delivered from Germany to Santa Barbara where she made her homeport for over a decade. In 1940 Fleischmann sold the yacht to the U.S. Navy. She sailed under the name U.S.S. Argus . Argus was decommissioned in 1946 and sold to Egyptian cotton magnate, Maurice Ada, who renamed her Sarina . In 1969, Sarina went into the hands of British Parliament member, Loel Guinness. After a decade she was sold to film producer, Robert Stigwood, in 1979. After only a few years, 1981 Sarina was sold yet again to new a Greek owner, and renamed Rosenkavalier , after the opera by Richard Strauss. In 1999 the yacht was purchased by her current owner and rechristened as Haida G . The ingeniously designed original brass water tight windows have all been refurnished, polished and brought back to perfect condition. Mahogany and white panelling throughout the yacht has been brush painted meticulously to preserve the classic feel and marble mosaics have been used in all guest cabins. In 2009 Haida celebrated her 80th birthday.
* Haida (# ) (1947-current)
In the News~
July 17, 1929 [SBMP]: “The Haida , Major Max Fleischmann’s new yacht, is now en route to Santa Barbara from Kiel, Germany, where it was constructed. The vessel had passed through the Panama Canal and was at Balboa yesterday. As the distance from that point to Santa Barbara is between 2500 and 3000 miles, and the vessel is making 13 knots an hour, it is expected in port in about 10 days. The vessel is about 214 feet over all and carries a crew of about 25 men. Jacob Hansen is the captain.”
June 29, 1931 [SBMP]: “Four persons saved their lives when they jumped off their disabled yacht, Typhoon , as it was pounded to pieces on a reef off Platt’s Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, by a tremendous sea early yesterday morning. Out of gasoline, the jib sail torn to shreds and a 60-pound anchor almost useless against the tremendous swells, the boat was carried more than a mile down the rugged coast. On the boat were Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Learned and J. E. Knowles and Miss Elizabeth Bakewell. They were rescued by members of the crew of Major Max C. Fleischmann’s Haida , after a 12-hour vigil from a cliff-bound stretch of beach. Nothing of the boat was saved.”
In 1940 , this Haida was purchased by the Navy and renamed U.S.S. Argus . She was decommissioned April 15, 1946 and returned to private ownership in Egypt where she was renamed Sarina . Her future included at least nine owners and various global ports in the Mediterranean, Monte Carlo, London, Scandinavia, Japan, Mustique, Singapore and Thailand. In 1978 she was purchased by film producer, Robert Stigwood, and in 1981 she changed hands again and became the Rosenkavalier . In 1988 she was purchased by a Japanese family, and by 1989 she was still operating with her original engines! In 1992 she returned to Greece and then Italy. Rosenkavalier was available for charter in 1999 for $23,000/day. She is described as “the greatest surviving classic motor vessel of the 1920s.”
September 1, 1947 [Life Magazine]: “The newest Fleischmann yacht. Last week Haida , the first big luxury yacht since the war, slipped smoothly out of the Panama Canal toward Santa Barbara on her maiden cruise. There she would pick up her owner, Yeast King Max Fleischmann, and take him fishing in Alaska. Designed by John H. Wells, the Haida had cost a million dollars and was an owner's dream. Everything that money could buy and Fleischmann and his designers could think of had gone into her construction to make her the most completely equipped yacht in the world. Two 1,000-hp diesels pushed her through the warm water. On her bridge radar hummed and loran flickered, while fathometers and radio direction finders constantly checked her automatic steering devices. In her hold she carried 18 tons of gas, oil and water—enough to drive her 6,000 miles without once touching port. Food lockers and freezing units held enough to feed her 10 officers and 7 crewmen for months of cruising. Owner Fleischmann, waiting to set foot on his 22nd yacht, could happily contemplate the fanciest device of all: an exhaust system which would blow the dirty diesel smoke three lengths astern, underwater.”
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HAIDA 1929 is a 71.1 m Motor Yacht, built in Germany by Krupp Germaniawerft and delivered in 1929.
Her top speed is 14.0 kn and she boasts a maximum range of 8000.0 nm when navigating at cruising speed, with power coming from two Krupp diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with 16 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 693.0 GT and a 9.14 m beam.
She was designed by Cox & Stevens , who also completed the naval architecture. Cox & Stevens has designed 7 yachts and created the naval architecture for 7 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.
Her interior was designed by Richard Taylor and Paul Williams - she is built with a Teak deck, a Steel hull, and Steel superstructure.
HAIDA 1929 is in the top 5% by LOA in the world. She is one of 119 motor yachts in the 70-80m size range.
HAIDA 1929 is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1423 yachts registered. She is currently located at the superyacht marina Fifth Avenue Landing, in United States of America, where she has been located for 1 month. For more information regarding HAIDA 1929's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .
Specifications
- Name: HAIDA 1929
- Previous Names: HAIDA,ARGUS,SARINA,ROSENKAVALIER,HAIDA G,DONA AMELIA
- Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
- Yacht Subtype: Displacement , Classic Yacht
- Builder: Krupp Germaniawerft
- Naval Architect: Cox & Stevens
- Exterior Designer: Cox & Stevens
- Interior Designer: Paul Williams , Richard Taylor
- Refits: 2011,2017,2018,2018,2020,2023
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The classic yacht 'Haida 1929' in Palma
Haida 1929 at Club de Mar in Palma. | Gabriel Alomar
One of the most impressive of vintage yachts, Haida 1929 , is currently moored at the Club de Mar in Palma.
Designed by legendary naval architects Cox and Stevens and built by Krupp Germaniawerft, the yacht was originally delivered to Santa Barbara businessman Max C. Fleischmann in 1929.
The yacht was used by the US Coast Guard during World War II. The name was changed on various occasions, and in 1946, now called Sarina , the yacht was the property of an Egyptian tycoon.
Eventually, the yacht was sold in 2016 to an owner who wished to restore the former splendour and protect the original features. The yacht was renamed Haida 1929 as a homage to her heritage, and Pendennis in Falmouth undertook a complete restoration. Eighteen months of work led to Haida 1929 scooping the World Superyacht Award in 2019.
Seventy-one metres in length, the yacht evokes the atmosphere of a bygone time for up to twelve guests. Low-season charter is priced at 310,000 euros a week .
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Sail back in time aboard the restored superyacht Haida 1929
Delivering every modern amenity you could want on the waves — but with an added dose of 1930s glamour — we set sail on the jewel of edmiston's charter fleet.
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When we use the word ‘timeless’ to describe a yacht, it doesn’t always call to mind luxury in abandon. Vintage styling, yes — but usually without the practicality of modern amenities or general dependability.
Haida 1929, however, is a new type of timeless. Seemingly plucked from the roaring twenties and dropped into the oceans of today, she may have been built in 1929 — but, after a dutiful and beautiful restoration at the prestigious Pendennis shipyard, relaunched in January of this year.
Thanks to her age, and faithful restoration, Haida 1929 is just as charming and packed full of character as she was almost 90 years ago.
Boarding the 70 metre craft is like taking a step back in time, with plenty of period pieces of furniture and artworks installe, alongside those all important modern amenities expected by any discerning yachtsman of the 21st century.
That means you get all the heritage, as well as a fully-equipped spa, gym equipment and wine cooler — as well as a few additional surprises hidden on board. They include 3 cinema areas with 80” screens, and even a barber shop to counter the effects of those strong sea breezes.
The interiors themselves, designed to evoke the golden age of sea travel when comfort and extravagance were king, were the creation of Adam Lay — who was keen to honour the yacht’s storied heritage.
Even the engines, not somewhere a guest would usually pay a visit to on a yacht, are museum worthy — and a real homage to the mechanics of the past. They are still the original; copper-plated behemoths are still running as smoothly as they did back in the Jazz age, and will keep you cruising at 10.5 knots all day long.
With room for 12 guests and 18 crew members, you can bring along friends and family and not one of you will ever be without a full drink in your hand.
That’s if you spend your time relaxing on deck. With water-toys including jet-skis, kayaks, wakeboards and inflatables — not to mention three tenders — you’ll likely while away the majority of your days on board in the water around Haida 1929.
So, if you’re keen to sail back into a golden age of boating, you can charter this incredible vessel in the Eastern and Western Med during the summer and the Caribbean during the winter.
Here at Gentleman’s Journal, we can’t get enough of her sleek lines and reverence to the days of sailing past. So, wherever you find yourself this summer, be sure to look out for the unmistakable masts against the horizon.
With special thanks to Luca Faloni , Frescobol Carioca , Vacheron Constantin and Bennett Winch .
Now you’ve found the perfect yacht, get ready to fill its wine cellar…
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Argus. (PY-14) USS Argus (PY-14), at sea, circa 1944/1945. The American motor yacht Haida was built in Germany in 1929 for Max C. Fleischmann and later saw service in the United States Navy during World War II as patrol yacht USS Argus (PY-14) and USC&GS Pioneer. In 1946 she returned to her role as a private yacht under a sequence of names and ...
Restoring a classic yacht is quite an undertaking, and certainly for a first-time yacht owner, but Haida 1929’s owner was nothing if not prepared. Some owners come to a project with magazine clippings or a mood board of ideas. By the time Haida 1929’s owner had finalised the purchase of his long-sought yacht, he had three MacBooks full of ...
The impressive 71m classic motor yacht Haida 1929 was originally built by Krupp Germaniawerft for millionaire Max C. Fleischmann (1877-1952) following plans drafted by the New York naval architects Cox and Stevens. The ship was constructed to be exceptionally strong in order to serve for long scientific, fishing, and pleasure cruises in the ...
The Major owned 22 different yachts during his lifetime, naming most of them Haida after the Haida Indians whose sailing skills he admired. * Haida (#228794) (1929-current) The largest and most beautiful Haida (#228794) (1929-2024+), was a 218-foot steel-hulled motor yacht from the New York designers, Cox and Stevens, built by Friedrich Krupp ...
Captain Daan de Witt. During our voyage, we had the pleasure of speaking with Captain Daan de Witt, who let us in on some of the lesser-known facts and secrets that Haida’s been hiding for the best part of a century. “Haida was launched in 1929,” de Witt tells us in our very own mini documentary above, “for a guy called Max Fleischmann ...
Krupp Germaniawerft. HAIDA 1929 is a 71.1 m Motor Yacht, built in Germany by Krupp Germaniawerft and delivered in 1929. Her top speed is 14.0 kn and she boasts a maximum range of 8000.0 nm when navigating at cruising speed, with power coming from two Krupp diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with 16 crew members.
One of the most impressive of vintage yachts, Haida 1929, is currently moored at the Club de Mar in Palma. Designed by legendary naval architects Cox and Stevens and built by Krupp Germaniawerft, the yacht was originally delivered to Santa Barbara businessman Max C. Fleischmann in 1929. The yacht was used by the US Coast Guard during World War II.
Thanks to her age, and faithful restoration, Haida 1929 is just as charming and packed full of character as she was almost 90 years ago. Boarding the 70 metre craft is like taking a step back in time, with plenty of period pieces of furniture and artworks installe, alongside those all important modern amenities expected by any discerning yachtsman of the 21st century.
Haida 1929 is a 71.1 m / 233′4″ luxury motor yacht. She was built by Krupp in 1929. With a beam of 9.14 m and a draft of 4 m, she has a steel hull and steel superstructure. This adds up to a gross tonnage of 693 tons. She is powered by Krupp engines of 750 hp each giving her a maximum speed of 14 knots and a cruising speed of 11 knots. The motor yacht can accommodate 12 guests in 7 cabins ...
Haida, is the name used for several yachts owned by American yeast millionaire, Major Max C. Fleischmann (Fleischmann Yeast), benefactor of the construction of the Santa Barbara breakwater. The Major owned 22 different yachts during his lifetime, naming most of them Haida after the Haida Indians whose sailing skills he admired.