Feadship Uncovered
In the hierarchy of human wants, superyachts sit atop the lifestyle pyramid. In terms of size, cost, complexity and prestige, today’s superyachts are rivalled only by private spacecraft. Of the many superyacht builders out there, Feadship really stands out. Since 1949 this Dutch collaboration between two ‘royal’ shipyards and a naval architecture firm has become the pinnacle of pure custom yachtbuilding. In the past 75 years, an exclusive 467 Feadships have been built.
In the seven-part podcast series Feadship Uncovered, journalist and writer John Weich enters the world of pure custom creation after receiving an offer he can’t refuse: to design his very own FEADSHIP from scratch. What follows is a peek behind the scenes of the most exclusive and elusive brand on the planet. His journey starts with a blank piece of paper.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2023
Episode 7: The Reveal
Today is D-day, aka Design Day, and John is finally going to see the design of his yacht. For the big reveal, Tanno invites him for a cruise on a small yacht from the Feadship Heritage Fleet: the Amm…
Episode 6: Money, Must Be Funny
You think buying a superyacht costs a pretty penny? It turns out building a superyacht is only the start. Keeping it beautiful is a whole different story. Now that John has made all the most importan…
Episode 5: Happy Crew, Happy Yacht
Finally, John gets permission to board his first completely finished Feadship, an enormous 90+ metre superyacht that is longer than the Statue of Liberty is tall. Even though it is moored at Feadship…
Episode 4: The Elephant In The Yacht
After 3 episodes of exploring the boundaries of Feadship’s never-say-no culture, John finally gathers the courage to the most contentious topic in superyachting: sustainability. If there’s one indust…
Episode 3: No Cursing In The Cathedral
The shed – if there’s one place at Feadship that comes close to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, it’s the shed. The shed is the shipbuilding equivalent of the Silicon Valley garage. Closed off from p…
Episode 2: Making The Impossible Possible
A typical superyacht has over a million components, all of which must be defined, calculated and engineered before the building even begins. And once the building starts, there’s little an owner can …
Episode 1: The Offer Of A Lifetime
In this first episode of Feadship Uncovered , John gets his first taste of pure custom creation at Feadship’s ‘closed’ shipyard on the small Dutch island of Kaag. Strictly off-limits to anyone but bi…
Feadship Uncovered: A Peak Behind The Scenes
In the hierarchy of human wants, superyachts sit atop the luxury pyramid. In terms of size, cost, complexity and prestige, today’s superyachts are rivalled only by private spacecraft. Of the many sup…