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Feadship is one of the top superyacht builders of all time, making each pleasure craft built under its name a timeless beauty and valuable asset. After more than two decades and several refits, the Mary A could easily compete with younger vessels its size and it's still worth almost $30 million, as its recent sale has confirmed.
The Mary A was most recently owned by Thomas O'Malley, who named the vintage Feadship in honor of his wife, Mary Alice. A classic rags-to-riches American tale, O'Malley's career is linked to the rise of Tosco. Initially a small oil refining company in California, it turned into the biggest independent oil refiner and gasoline retailer in the US, with O'Malley as chairman and CEO.
After Tosco was sold to Phillips Petroleum, O'Malley continued his career in the oil industry just as successfully until he retired and started to focus more on philanthropy together with his wife. In 218, they donated $25 million to Manhattan College's School of Business, the biggest donation in the College's history.
This year, the oil patriarch allegedly made more than that by selling his vintage Feedship superyacht. The Mary A, which he had reportedly owned for less than four years, was sold earlier this month for $27.5 million.
It was the owner before O'Malley who probably loved this 2005 Feadship the most. At the time, the yacht that had been launched as Twizzle was renamed Cynthia. Under its new ownership, it almost turned into a completely different yacht.
It was 2018, and a comprehensive refit transformed the old pleasure craft into a modern, sleek family yacht with a clean, contemporary aesthetic. It was said that the old Twizzle had become unrecognizable, although its exterior lines remained the same. The Fort Lauderdale-based studio Claudette Bonville Associates was in charge of restyling the interior that would later catch the eye of the American US mogul.
Like most luxury yachts with a long life, Mary A had many owners. Before the Cynthia era, it operated as Drizzle, Issana, and Madsummer, respectively. With a new owner starting this month, Mary A will once again get a different name. Most recently refitted two years ago, the yacht changed its looks on the outside, swapping the classic white hull for a dark blue version with distinctive red and blue lines.
The 180-footer (55 meters) can welcome up to ten guests in five elegant cabins. A transatlantic range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) coupled with a 13-knot (24 kph) and advanced speed stabilizers ensure comfortable long-distance trips for onboard guests to the most beautiful luxury locations. The original layout was carefully envisioned for the perfect family vacation and was later perfected with contemporary additions such as a spacious open-air gym and sophisticated outdoor furnishings.
After Tosco was sold to Phillips Petroleum, O'Malley continued his career in the oil industry just as successfully until he retired and started to focus more on philanthropy together with his wife. In 218, they donated $25 million to Manhattan College's School of Business, the biggest donation in the College's history.
This year, the oil patriarch allegedly made more than that by selling his vintage Feedship superyacht. The Mary A, which he had reportedly owned for less than four years, was sold earlier this month for $27.5 million.
It was the owner before O'Malley who probably loved this 2005 Feadship the most. At the time, the yacht that had been launched as Twizzle was renamed Cynthia. Under its new ownership, it almost turned into a completely different yacht.
It was 2018, and a comprehensive refit transformed the old pleasure craft into a modern, sleek family yacht with a clean, contemporary aesthetic. It was said that the old Twizzle had become unrecognizable, although its exterior lines remained the same. The Fort Lauderdale-based studio Claudette Bonville Associates was in charge of restyling the interior that would later catch the eye of the American US mogul.
Like most luxury yachts with a long life, Mary A had many owners. Before the Cynthia era, it operated as Drizzle, Issana, and Madsummer, respectively. With a new owner starting this month, Mary A will once again get a different name. Most recently refitted two years ago, the yacht changed its looks on the outside, swapping the classic white hull for a dark blue version with distinctive red and blue lines.
The 180-footer (55 meters) can welcome up to ten guests in five elegant cabins. A transatlantic range of 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) coupled with a 13-knot (24 kph) and advanced speed stabilizers ensure comfortable long-distance trips for onboard guests to the most beautiful luxury locations. The original layout was carefully envisioned for the perfect family vacation and was later perfected with contemporary additions such as a spacious open-air gym and sophisticated outdoor furnishings.
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