Feadship, the co-operative of Dutch yards comprising De Vries, Van Lent and other associated builders operating under the Holland Jachtbouw alliance, represents the pinnacle of custom superyacht construction. Every Feadship is a bespoke commission: there are no standard models, no production lines, and no two vessels share more than their fundamental engineering philosophy, which centres on full steel construction, extraordinary build quality, and working lifespans measured in decades. Twenty Feadship charter yachts are available to guests who specify the Abacos as their destination, making this the largest premium yard fleet in the Caribbean. They range from elegant 40-metre motor yachts built in the 1980s and maintained to concours condition, to contemporary 70-metre vessels launched in the last five years with the most advanced systems available. What connects them is the Feadship standard of construction: hull plating tolerance measured in millimetres, mechanical systems specified with redundancy at every level, and interior joinery produced by craftsmen who regard their work as furniture rather than shipfitting. In the Abacos, Feadship vessels operate from Marsh Harbour through the full length of the Sea of Abaco, using the sheltered inland passage for comfortable daily cruising and the reef cuts for outer ocean diving by tender. The charter season runs November through June, with peak demand in March and April.
