Feadship Yachts Winning Awards & Growing The Right Way

Among the winners is 45-meter Helix, built at the Royal Van Lent shipyard in 2011. The exclusive custom series superyacht, which is presently touring the Far East from Honk Kong to Hainan, Singapore and Jakarta, took the top award among displacement yachts below 500 GT. The hull, superstructure, bulkhead and exterior styling are set, and the equipment portfolio is pre-set in the F45 Vantage program.

The idea behind it was to offer a highly flexible, semi-custom product without stepping back in terms of the hallmark quality of a Feadship Superyacht.

Helix is followed by 77.7-meter full custom motor yacht Tango, which took home two awards. First, she won in the category Displacement Motor Yacht between 1,300 to 2,999 GT, taking – as the judging panel reported – “the styling of large superyachts a step forward, combining a new and elegant appearance with supreme engineering and construction.” The vessel was also honored with the Motor Yacht of the Year distinction as well, as the judges were impressed by her bold new exterior style, superb quality of construction and stylish yet highly comfortable interior spaces.

Feadship, an acronym for ‘First Export Association of Dutch Shipbuilders’, is a conglomerate of three family-operated brands that have worked together since 1949. The decision to come together marked the joining of three of the biggest names in yachting: Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw, Royal Van Lent shipyard and De Voogt Naval Architects. The joint profile was considered the best way to export their premium quality to the world.