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Feadship at the 2012 Dubai International Boat Show

February 13, 2012

Feadship will be attending the Dubai International Boat Show 2012. The event, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary, is expected to be bigger and better than ever, with thousands of visitors expected to come to the boat show between 13 and 17 March. Feadship will arrive at the Dubai show in good heart having signed eight orders for its superyachts during the recession.

2012 Dubai International Boat Show

2012 Dubai International Boat Show

Feadship has a long and distinguished history of serving clients in the Middle East that dates back to Persian royalty in the 1930s. Since then, the superyacht builder Feadship has built 25 yachts for Middle East owners, the majority being for presidential or royal families. Launched in 1978 for Saudi clients, the 64.64m motor yacht Al Riyadh was the largest Feadship in the fleet for almost a quarter of a century until the launch of the 65m superyacht Wedge Too – also for owners from the Middle East.

The fast pace of development in the world of superyachts is illustrated by the fact that Feadship’s current order book includes the first Feadship megayacht to break the 100-metre barrier, as well as various other projects ranging from 45 to 99 metres . This impressive 100m + superyacht project by Feadship will be the largest yacht built to date in the Netherlands and the first to comply with the recently published Passenger Yacht Code regulations (PYC13-36) for yachts of this size carrying up to 36 passengers.

Motor Yacht TANGO by Feadship - Image courtesy of Eidsgaard Design

Motor Yacht TANGO by Feadship - Image courtesy of Eidsgaard Design

At the Dubai show Feadship will showcase the latest Feadship Future Concept called Qi and display models of the 81m motor yacht Air and 77.70m yacht Tango . It will also be sharing news with visitors on the other Feadships launched over the past year including M/Y Fountainhead (87.78m), motor yacht Musashi (87.78m), yacht Air (81m), Lady Britt motor yacht (63m) and the Helix yacht (45m). Each sets a new standard of excellence in its own right.

“At Feadship, custom still carries its original, pure meaning,” says Francis Vermeer, head of marketing. “We are your first port of call for a personal superyacht that is truly tailored to your individual requirements. Our custom designs are created from scratch, and many Feadships have been inspired by clients from the Middle East region and there are no holds barred on their imagination.”

The team at Feadship would be pleased to make private appointments in advance, either at the show or elsewhere during the show dates.

Dutch Superyacht builder Feadship heads for Monaco Yacht Show and FLIBS with confidence

September 19, 2011

The superyacht builder Feadship is performing better than ever. This year to date the world’s number one luxury motoryacht brand Feadship has launched six superyachts with a total length of 450 metres (almost 1500 feet!). Four out of the thirteen new entries in the recently published Top 100 List by Yachts International magazine are Feadships: Superyacht Musashi and motor yacht Fountainhead each measuring 87.78 metres, Yacht Air which is 81 metres in length and the 77.70 m M/Y Tango.

Yacht Musashi by Feadship

Yacht Musashi by Feadship

With the current build portfolio, including the first Feadship gigayacht to break the 100-metre barrier, the brand continues to lead the way worldwide in having built the largest number of superyachts in the 60 to 100-metre size range.

The Feadship Motor Yacht Lady Britt Underway

The Feadship Motor Yacht Lady Britt Underway

Add in the other two launches by Feadship this year – the 63-metre superyacht Lady Britt and the new F45 Helix yacht – and no other yard has delivered such a combined length of superyachts in 2011. This record-breaking performance means that the Feadship directors and managers will be attending the Monaco and Fort Lauderdale boat shows in great spirits.

“The current trend at Feadship illustrates that our clients are very confident in ordering large yachts with us”, says Feadship’s marketing manager Francis Vermeer. “In addition to the 101-metre build, there are several ‘XL’ Feadships contracted, ranging in length from 78 to 99 metres. The Feadship order book remains very strong as we continue to set the benchmark of premium quality.”

The 5th F45 Feadship motor yacht HELIX to debut at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show

The 5th F45 Feadship motor yacht HELIX to debut at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show

In addition to extra-large fully-custom superyacht projects, Feadship also serves those looking for Feadship perfection in medium size. Two examples – 45m motor yacht Helix and 39m Yacht Go – will be on display at the 2011 Monaco Yacht Show and Fort Lauderdale shows. Lady Britt superyacht will also be present in Monaco, available for viewing on an exclusive appointment-only basis. “The wide diversity of projects over the last year proves once again the broad interest in the Feadship portfolio,” adds Vermeer. “From medium custom-series yachts to giant fully custom Feadships, our range caters for all preferences.”

The Monaco Yacht Show will also feature the unveiling of the sixth Future Concept Feadship Qi, plus highly impressive models of Air and Tango.

Feadship Yacht Tango - Image by Eidgaard Design

Feadship Yacht Tango - Image by Eidgaard Design

Interested parties are invited to contact Feadship to arrange a meeting at stand QT3 on the central T-jetty.

Below is an image gallery of Feadship superyacht currently in charter

GOLDEN RULE - Saloon
GOLDEN RULE - Saloon
Atlanta Amsterdam Master
Atlanta Amsterdam Master
INEVITABLE - Master Suite Office
INEVITABLE - Master Suite Office
Yacht IMPETUOUS - Main Salon
Yacht IMPETUOUS - Main Salon
HARLE - Cruising
HARLE - Cruising
Atlanta Amsterdam Main Deck
Atlanta Amsterdam Main Deck

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88 metre yacht Fountainhead launched by Feadship

May 02, 2011

In what is a busy 2011 year for yacht orders and launches by the Dutch luxury yacht building company Feadship, there has been another large superyacht launched called motor yacht ‘Fountainhead’. Yacht Fountainhead is the largest private yacht Feadship has ever built, along with another 88 m XL called Musashi.

Superyacht FOUNTAINHEAD was launched today by the Feadship Koninklijke De Vries shipyard in Makkum, the Netherlands. M/Y Fountainhead is the third boat of the Feadship XL series, the first being yacht Ocean Victory and the second called yacht Musashi. All three Feadship XL superyachts have been launched at the De Vries Makkum facility – Ocean Victory, in October 2008 and Musashi in August 2010.

The Feadship XL 88 m Musashi Yacht pictured here is Yacht FOUNTAINHEAD'S near sister ship

The Feadship XL 88 m Musashi Yacht pictured here is Yacht FOUNTAINHEAD'S near sister ship

Motor Yacht ‘Fountainhead’ is 87.78 m (287.99 ft) in length and she has a full displacement steel hull. The uxury yacht is topped with an aluminium superstructure. Previously known as Feadship Hull XL 1003 Fountainhead is powered by four 3,650hp (or 2,721 kw) MTU 16V 4000 M90 diesel engines which produce a total power potential of 14,600 hp, or 10,887 kilowatts.

The Feadship Fountainhead yacht was designed (naval architecture and her exterior design) by Feadship’s De Voogt Naval Architects. As with other Feadship XLs, Sinot Yacht Design was utilised for the interior design.

The Ocean Victory a Feadship Xl and the first yacht in this series with the Fountainhead yacht being the third

Feadship currently also has two larger yachts ‘in build’, one being over 100 m – a 101.5 metre boat that Royal Van Lent shipyard also has been reported to have a contract to build – and a 99 metre yacht known as XL 1004.

De Vries Makkum

Now having been launched, superyacht Fountainhead will undergo further finishing and outfitting before being delivered to her new owner later in 2011.

Motor Yacht Fountainhead Brief Specifications:

Koninklijke De Vries shipyard in Makkum

Type: displacement Motor Yacht
Length: 87.78 m (287.99 ft)
Project Name: Feadship Hull XL 1003
Launch Date 02/05/2011
Naval architect: Feadship
Yacht design: Feadship
Interior Design: Sinot Yacht Design
Material Hull: Steel
Material Superstructure: Aluminium
Engines: 4 x MTU 16V 4000 M90 diesel
Shafts: 4 x

The Name ‘Fountainhead’

The Fountainhead is also known as a famous novel which was written by Ayn Rand in 1943. In the book The Fountainhead Howard Roark, the main protagonist, is an individualistic young architect who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision. The book describes his battle to practice his idea of what is superior architecture when the general public view is as overly modernistic architecture in an establishment focused on convention.

The First Feadship XL Motor yacht launch with Fountainhead being the thrird

Motor Yacht Fountainhead launched by Feadship

May 02, 2011

The third Feadship XL superyacht Fountainhead has been reported launched by the prestigious Dutch shipyard, this morning. Motor Yacht Fountainhead is a 87.87 metre (288’29”) long vessel designed by De Voogt Naval Architects, whereas her interior design was created by Sinot Yacht Design.

Motor Yacht Fountainhead is run by four MTU 16V 4000 M90 diesel engines at 3,650 HP (2,722 KW) each. She has a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure.

Feadship Yachts is world renowned luxury yacht building company, known for a fine pedigree of good design and high quality of construction techniques. Their first  XL series mega yacht Ocean Victory was launched in 2008 by the Feadship Koninklijke De Vries Makkum shipyard. Their second XL, the superyacht Musashi, was on the other hand launched in August 2010.

Feadship Motor Yacht Ocean Victory - the first XL series Feadship superyacht

Both vessels, Musashi and the newly launched Fountainhead Yacht, are the largest yachts ever built by Feadship, to date. This however, is soon to be changed, as there are two larger yachts currently under construction at this respected shipyard. One of them is the 99-metre XL 1004 Yacht and the second being a 101.50 metre superyacht by Royal Van Lent.

There is a number of stunning luxury motor yachts available for charter by Feadship. You can have a look through the list of them here: Feadship Charter Yachts, or can simply contact our friendly team for further information.