How many Highlanders have there been in the Forbes family? There have been 5 boats. The First, in 1955, a 72-foot converted Canadian corvette that served the Dominion Navy in World War II. The Second, a 98-foot steel Hulled flagship for entertaining corporate America during the ensuing decade. The Third, was completed in March 1967, at Aalsmeer in the Netherlands. On July, 1967, it arrived in New York from Istanbul, with the entire Forbes family aboard. The Fourth, Highlander IV was built by the same firm and marine architect as its predecessor. The Fifth, in 1985, a 151-foot boat was launched. It boasts five guest state rooms, six salons, six state rooms for crew and fourteen heads. How many events do we do in a season? On average we have 80 events and 7 weeks of guest legs. What is the season length? April or May through November What does it do from Dec through Feb? After a long season of travel and entertaining thousands of guests, the Highlander is given a rest for a few months for some well deserved and much needed maintenance. She gets a thorough going over, from top to bottom and from stem to stern. This allows us to get her ready for entertaining the next few thousand guests!
Bow Paint Repair	Engine prep	Varnish around Fantail Windows
Boat out of water	Under boat work	Boat out of water
Pictures taken by Chief Engineer, Gene Fittery
Where has The Highlander traveled to? South Pacific, Europe, South American, Russia, Figi, Australia, Bahamas, Maine, Great Lakes, Alaska, California, Florida, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. This map shows the south pacific trip The Highlander took in 1988, with the record for a Feadship’s longest trip with out refueling 5,000 nautical miles. How many of the crew live on board? Captain William Boone Deckhand Brandon Freeland, Bosun Jim Taylor, 1st Mate Chris Mckenna, Chief Engineer Gene Fittery, Deckhand Jon Tierney 2nd Stewardess Kylie Meeks, Chief Stewardess Jodi Griffin Chef Paul Acken, Sous Chef’s Jimmy Zuccarelli, Adam Annunziata Who is the bagpiper I see piping guests on board the Highlander? Forbes Bagpiper, Jonathan Henken (does not live on board) Which crew member has been on board the longest? Chef Paul Acken 23 years Captain William Boone 17 years Chief Engineer Gene Fittery 14 years 1st Mate Chris Mckenna 12 years Bosun James Taylor 10 years How many celebrities or political figures have been on board and name a few? 25-30 so far this season Harlan Coben, Richard Johnson, Drew Nieporent, The Honorable Dick Gephardt, Bill O’Reilly, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, the Sopranos cast. (see Events section for pictures) In past seasons, Buzz Aldrin, Rose McGowan, Frank McCourt, Mick Jager, Sir Paul McCartney, Joan Rivers, The Right Honorable Margaret Thatcher, Elizabeth Taylor, John Stossel, Charles Osgood, Maria Bartiromo, Andy Warhol to name a few. How many people are on board in a season? An estimated 6500 people are on in a season. How much Caviar is served each season? 18 - 14oz tins of Beluga If you have other Fun Facts you would like to know, email Cathi Culbertson, Forbes Director of Protocol & Corporate Entertainment at cculbertson@forbes.com and possibly see your question picked to be on the website.