Feadship, the Dutch consortium of Van Lent Shipyard and Royal De Vries, has set the benchmark for quality in the global superyacht industry since the 1950s. The yard builds fully custom steel and aluminium vessels to a specification that defines the upper limit of what superyacht engineering can deliver, and the charter fleet that has emerged from this tradition includes some of the finest privately owned yachts in the world. In Bimini, the westernmost island in the Bahamas, a Feadship charter connects that engineering tradition with one of the Atlantic’s most elemental anchorages: a protected harbour 50 nautical miles from Miami where the water is extraordinary, the fishing is legendary, and the island has changed little since Hemingway came to fish the blue-water grounds at Gun Cay. Feadship charter yachts in the Bahamas typically range from 55 to 90 metres, accommodating ten to sixteen guests with crews of fourteen to twenty. Weekly rates run from approximately 250,000 to 700,000 euros before the advance provisioning allowance of 30 per cent, covering fuel, all food and drinks, harbour dues and applicable fishing licences. The Bahamas season runs December through April. Feadship’s build quality means the on-board experience matches anything available in the Mediterranean, regardless of the simplicity of the surrounding island.
