Feadship was introduced to the American public at the 1951 New York Boat Show and immediately sold three boats. The first new order came a month later for Hilda V. In 1953 Capri was crowned Queen of the 1953 International Motor Boat Show as the high quality offered by Feadship impressed judges and owners alike. They were especially wowed by Feadship’s skill with steel, which was rarely used for yachts in North America at the time. As orders started flowing in for motorboats in both steel and aluminium, Feadship stopped building wooden yachts – Souris II in 1955 was the last. Feadship was now firmly established in the lucrative American market and coming to the attention of some pretty famous people. These included Malcolm Forbes, who launched the first of three The Highlander Feadships in 1957.