Feadship Koninklijke De Vries launched the 81m Motor Yacht AIR at their Aalsmeer shipyard in Holland on Saturday the 26th of March 2011. The 81-metre Air Yacht instantly becomes the largest Feadship available for charter in the world as well as being the largest yacht built by the De Vries Aalsmeer yard to date.
In an extraordinary day even by Feadship’s standards, Royal Van Lent also launched motor yacht Tango, hull #802, a giant 77.70-metre Feadship on Saturday 26 March 2011 at the Royal Van Lent yard. The 77.7m Feadship Tango has a very characteristic exterior styling, including a daring combination of a white hull with a metallic grey and blue superstructure.
Both the new Feadships are full-custom superyachts built for owners with very distinctive tastes. “It is interesting to note that while other major superyacht yards are increasingly focusing on semi-custom series yachts, Feadship continues to lead the way in bespoke and entirely unique projects,” comments Francis Vermeer, head of marketing at Feadship.
“Moreover, both Feadship yards have a very healthy portfolio for the coming years with ten superyachts currently under construction ranging from 45 metres up to the latest Royal Van Lent order of 101.50 metres in length.”
Motor Yacht AIR launched by Feadship
Motor yacht Air
Excellent teamwork was also the order of the day on the construction of the 81-metre superyacht AIR, as Koninklijke De Vries and De Voogt Naval Architects partnered with interior designer Remi Tessier Design and IYR, the owners’ highly experienced build team. “The owners of Air have already built at Feadship before and we are very aware of the quality standard to which they aspire,” explains Vermeer. “They are a wonderful example of repeat clients who have thoroughly enjoyed the experience of building a Feadship. With her Harley Davidson black hull, Air is an exceptional superyacht that showcases our ability to create truly one-of-a-kind vessels for the most discerning customers.”
Motor yacht Air has an exceptionally sleek and elegant exterior with modern lines, while also incorporating a distinctive Feadship flared bow. She is the first superyacht built under Annex 2 of LY2 to have a fully certified commercial helicopter pad. This requirement represented a major challenge in terms of styling, and the designers at De Voogt Naval Architects have achieved something very special indeed by ensuring that Air’s elongated aft deck remains in perfect proportion to the rest of the giant yacht. Meanwhile, her unique matt black hull has been painted with a specialised and environmentally friendly nano coating technique.
A highly sophisticated minimalistic design makes for a stunning interior. Main materials used include matt-finished sycamore, leather, matt-finished special paint, high gloss stainless steel, palladium leaf, back-lit white onyx, off-white & black limestone and a wealth of carved glass. An undoubted highlight in terms of the luxury spaces is the owners’ observation lounge with a breathtaking vista over the eight-metre long pool on the vast main deck forward area.
Great views are also assured from the magnificent sun deck, which offers many relaxation options such as a gym, lounging areas aft and forward with Spa Pool, and a 102” pop-up television screen for outdoor movie viewing. Air carries two 9.8-metre tenders in dedicated and fully enclosed bays. There is also a large foldable swimming platform with bar from which to watch the world go by.
Yacht Air is available for charter.
Technical specifications: Feadship hull #682 / Superyacht Air
Builder: Feadship – Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw
Type: Twin screw motor yacht, steel hull and aluminium superstructure
Length overall: 81.00m 265’9”
Beam overall (incl. balconies): 13.50m 44’3”
Beam overall (excl. balconies): 12.00m 39’4”
Draft (loaded): 3.55m 11’8”
Fuel capacity: 175,000 l 46,230 US Gallons
Fresh water capacity: 39,000 l 10,300 US Gallons
Design
Naval Architect: De Voogt Naval Architects
Exterior styling: Studio De Voogt
Interior design: Remi Tessier
Propulsion
Main engines: 2x MTU 16V4000 M60, 1760 kW @ 1800rpm
Generators: 3x Caterpillar C18 & 1x Caterpillar C9
Stabilizers: 2x Quantum XT
Accommodation
Owner: A full beam owner’s stateroom, his & her bathrooms. A spacious owner’s entrance gives access to the VIP stateroom and owner’s stateroom.
Guests: Ten guests in five guest staterooms and two guests in the VIP stateroom.
Crew: Total of 22 crew: Twenty in twelve crew cabins, two in captain’s cabin. Storage rooms on tank deck, laundry and crew mess on lower deck.
Water sports: Two tenders of 9.80m, two superjets, two laser sailboats
About Feadship:
Based in the Netherlands, Feadship is a cooperation between three of the most renowned names in yachting history – Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw, Royal Van Lent Shipyard and De Voogt Naval Architects – with combined roots dating back to 1849. Recognised as the world leader in the field of custom-built luxury motoryachts, Feadship has continuously been at the forefront of innovations in both technology and design. This has led to the introduction of two custom-series options, the SL39 and F45 Vantage, plus the radical Future Concept Feadships. Feadship also offers dedicated charter and refit services.
