One of the most spectacular sailing yachts is proud 90-year-old: the Sea Cloud. How would the first owner of the legendary Four-masted barque of the 90. Birthday by the Sea Cloud celebrate? And what do, this lady, Marjorie Merriweather Post, with Donald Trump to? The birthday we have the unique attributes of this dream ship dedicated to that we were already a few years ago on a sea Voyage with this unique Yacht experience
To 90. Birthday gift basket with red cheeks-juice and sweets for diabetics? A warm handshake from the mayor, and that was it? No way! If the American multi-millionaire Marjorie Merriweather Post to the 90. Birthday of your sailing yacht Sea Cloud would be able to plan, would be engaged in this very Moment, hundreds of people with the preparations.
The Lady of the world would maybe try just specifically for this event at the Cartier-made jewels with your prom dress. All 72 members of the crew would get new uniforms. And her Head-Butler CIS Moding would frantic phone calls to the porcelain and the decoration for the Afternoon High Tea, and the Party arrive on time.
The Queen of High Society in the Roaring Twenties
If Marjorie is a festive Dinner prepared, nothing was left to chance: The platters had to be perfectly polished. The table heights were aligned with the ruler with millimeter accuracy. The place settings were perfectly presented, customized Marjorie templates for all of the individual parts of the plates, napkin, and silver, to the candle holders and table decorations. And as she danced for her life – especially a Tango – would definitely set up a free dance area on the Lido Deck.
Marjorie Merriweather Posts were legendary. Together with her husband Edward (Ned) Hutton portrayed the "roaring" 1920s, the Power Couple of the High Society. Her life was a succession of parties, travel and the Planning, construction and Set up of the manorial estate. And the Lady always had a Vision of how things are done and should be.
and her husband, Edward "Ned" Hutton.
the Golden 1920s.
Luxury sailing yacht for a perfectionist planner
After the completion of their 118-room Villa Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was Marjorie delighted when Ned her in 1928, made the proposal to have a luxury sailing yacht build. In 1929, she rented unimpressed by the great stock market crash is a storage hall in New York for the construction of the Sea Cloud. Chalk marks on the floor sketched the outlines of the elegant ship's hull. And from a Vision into reality has been slow.
Within two years, she sought the right furniture for all cabins and ordered to scale on the wooden planks. Especially on the owner's cabin – the cabin, No. 1 – put them in special value. Even today, visitors feel comfortable in this cabin, such as in a miniature version of a castle. Everything is decorated in White and Gold, marble fireplaces, and the Golden water taps complete the luxurious image.
A dance hall for sewing the sail
The technical Details she left her husband, who had by the construction of four yachts already have a lot of experience. Alone in the case of a "trifle" continued Marjorie by: Not three, but four masts had to have the ship, should it be but the most impressive private sailing yacht in the 1930s. In the absence of a suitable large area of the sail hired hand making a dance hall, to sail for the Sea Cloud and sew crop. Had to be made 3328 square feet of sail area for the Bark.
With the planning officer Ned, the renowned New York-based design office, Gibbs & Cox. Was built the Sea Cloud, however, the Fried. Krupp Germania Werft in Kiel. In 1931, after two years of construction, slipped the black hull of the millionaire yacht under the name of "Hussar" in the water. This name should retain the sailing yacht for the next few years. As Marjorie visited the ship for the first Time, she was thrilled: "Even before, as you could see, we saw the tall masts and the rigging. A great Kick! It has met all our expectations.“
Even then, a sailing ship with a hybrid drive
In addition to the huge sail area, the Sea Cloud had already at that time, an auxiliary drive with a diesel-electric system. The electricity generated by four compressor-free, four-stroke Krupp diesel engines, which develop over a six-cylinder with a capacity of 800 effective horsepower. The actual drive has two electric motors acquisitions with approximately 2700 effective horse-power, which gave the ship a speed of about 14 knots.
A ship for the glamour world
Marjorie attach great value to a presentable, well-groomed team. In a tailor-made Navy the Look of all the employees of the Sea Cloud were under-dressed for every country gear. When the boys were involved in a brawl, and replaced Marjorie the damaged pieces of clothing without hesitation. Marjorie's husband, Ned Hutton should have in case of such incidents always asked whether his team had to keep the upper hand. This has been confirmed, then the avid sports man should have been even laudable.
Between 1932 and 1935, Marjorie and Ned were up to nine months per year, with the Sea Cloud traveling. They received and hosted prominent guests from the high nobility, Film, and business of the Board. Their popular sailing were coalfields, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Galapagos, and the Mediterranean sea (Monaco).
Difficult years with many Changes for the sailing legend
As the marriage with Ned went into the fractures, rolled up Marjorie their lives. Nothing should be more reminiscent of the Ex-husband. From the black Hussar, the white Sea of Cloud, and also a considerable part of the interior was replaced device. In the First world war, the sailing lady, however, was wearing grey and became a recon ship. After the war, Marjorie sold the expensive toys in the Dominican dictator Trujillo, the celebrated aboard wild parties with Hollywood's Elite.
Renaissance as a Hamburger Lady
After the end of Trujillo's the ship fell into oblivion, until it was rescued at the beginning of the 70s by a dedicated group of Hamburg-based shipowners. The ship was in such poor condition that it survived only thanks to the tireless commitment of the dedicated captain Hartmut of a kind castle the Atlantic crossing. In Hamburg, the sailing was greeted legend with a lot of cheers and Polish.
The owner's cabins have been restored true to the original, new installations, brought space for additional cabins. The diesel engines were overhauled, the teak decks replaced and in her first official appearance for the 790. Port birthday was so thrilled to many ship lovers, certainly, absolutely.
Marjorie and Donald Trump
But to question back to our output: What does Marjorie with Donald Trump to? As a New York contractor Trump in 1985, bought the luxury estate, Mar-a-Lago at the bargain price of five million dollars. He had purchased through straw men beach plots in the row in front of the property and pushed the price by threatening to use Mar-a-Lagos sea views.
Trump had the building renovated extensively, and a part of the terrain he made in 1995 to his private club. After his departure from the presidency in 2017, it increased the absorption contribution of US $ 100,000 to $ 200,000. Inclusion in the nearby Golf club, Mar-a-Lago cost a Million dollars. Only a move would have liked Marjorie certainly: Trump had a ballroom in which from 2005 to 2017, almost every year, the charity "International Red Cross Ball" took place.
Experience a piece of sailing history with a trip with the Sea Cloud
Since 1994, the Sea Cloud is for your main shareholder Hermann Ebel on the go – the white Lady sprayed continue to the charm of the 1930s and crosses with up to 64 passengers, the most beautiful sailing areas in the world. Fascinated by the past, this Lady of the seas was Sailing with the Sea Cloud for us, only a matter of time. In 2012, we had to spend the unique opportunity for a few days on Board and enjoy the Yacht on the journey of Cadiz, the Canary Islands.
Even today, the past is alive, if in the weekly "Open House Cocktail" the doors to the most Holy place on Board the Sea Cloud open: Festively dressed, and with a glass of champagne in Hand, guests proceed almost reverently over the thick carpets of the main deck. Marjorie's white four-poster bed in Golden ambience tones is contrasted by the quiet wood, and Regency-style in a bedroom by Edward Hutton. It is, as the couple had gone on a short Board ...
Marjorie's husband, Edward would have fallen to his former bedroom in the Regency style.
Is your anniversary, the Sea Cloud in front of Las Palmas anchor and can be due to the COVID-pandemic only from a rushing Feast your 90. Birthday on the 24th. April 2021 dream. But we are sure of this as soon as possible rescheduled. Maybe with you or on Board?
Photo Sources: Title Image + Post Image 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 Sea Cloud Cruises | post image 1 C. M. Stieglitz, World Telegram staff photographer – Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection | Premium Image 2 Colerumbough/Wikipedia.com