The 88 m Feadship XL superyacht Musashi (known under the Feadship hull number 1002) has left Harlingen in the Netherlands en route to Gibraltar to be delivered, according to Boat International.
Feadship XL motor yacht Musashi Image Courtesy from LeBlogLux
The Feadship XL motor yacht Musashi had a preliminary / unofficial launch by Feadship Yachts at their De Vries Makkum shipyard in August 2010 and since then, Feadship has been tirelessly working on completing the yacht before her sea trials and being delivered to her owner.
The impressive flagship of Feadship, superyacht Musashi, measures in at 87.78 m (287.99ft), just a touch under 88 metres in length overall, making her the largest ever built by Feadship and a milestone for the Dutch yacht building giant.
The Musashi yacht is a full displacement steel hulled private luxury motor yacht with an aluminium superstructure. Her naval architecture and her exterior design and lines were both created by Feadship’s De Voogt Naval Architects and Sinot Yacht Design was chosen by the yacht owner to design the yachts interior which may follow a Japanese theme along with the yachts name.
Feadship M/Y Musashi is able to accommodate up to 18 guests as well as a crew of 23. There are two master suites, one located forward on the upper deck, and second one located aft on the bridge deck. There are an additional seven double guest cabins located on the main deck.
The name of the superyacht is derived from Miyamoto Musashi who is a revered Japanese Samurai warrior. Indeed Musashi founded the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū (or Niten-ryū) style of swordsmanship. He also authored the ‘Book of Five Rings’ which is a book which still studied today relating to fighting tactics, strategy, and philosophy.
Motor yacht Musashi is propelled by 4 propellers and shafts as driven by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 M90 marine diesel engines which are rated at 3,650 hp or 2,721 kw – giving a combined power of 14,600 Horse power or 10,887 kilowatts.
Luxury yacht Musashi was launched the De Vries Makkum facility where the first custom Feadship XL motor yacht Ocean Victory was also launched. Motor yacht Musashi is the second hull of the 88m Feadship XL large custom yacht series, with yacht Ocean Victory being the first at 75m. M/Y Ocean Victory measures 75.75 meter (248′.6”), and was launched on the 18 October 2008. After superyacht Musashi’s delivery, Feadship is now working on three other XL projects
