Feadship is the benchmark against which many charter clients measure everything else, and twenty examples from the Dutch yard currently charter in the British Virgin Islands. Built in Kaag and Amsterdam by the consortium of De Vries and Van Lent, each Feadship is a fully custom commission: hull form, interior architecture, propulsion and deck layout determined entirely by the original owner brief. The result is a fleet within a fleet, ranging from lean 40-metre day sailors to 80-metre expedition vessels, every one of them delivered with the engineering tolerance that keeps Feadship at the top of any resale value table. In the BVI, Feadship charters open at Tortola and work through the Sir Francis Drake Channel, anchoring at Norman Island, Virgin Gorda, and Anegada. Weekly rates span a wide range, from roughly 150,000 to 500,000 euros, depending on the individual vessel. The advance provisioning allowance is typically 30 percent. Caribbean season runs November through April, with Feadship demand particularly strong over the Christmas and New Year period when the most prestigious vessels are in the water.
