Feadship is the standard by which all other Dutch motor yachts are measured: a cooperative of Kaag and De Voogt Naval Architects in de Kaag that has, since 1949, built custom motor yachts defined by engineering precision, conservatism in the best sense and a finish quality that appreciates with use. Choosing a Feadship for a charter in Acklins and Crooked Island is a statement about priorities: these are yachts built to be used, not displayed, and the southern Bahamian archipelago is a destination built for guests who mean what they say about getting away.
Twenty Feadship yachts are available across the Bahamas and Caribbean, ranging from highly efficient 40-metre hulls to custom builds of 80 metres and beyond. Every Feadship was built to a single owner’s specification, which means each carries a personality and a set of systems reflecting genuine choices. Crew teams on Feadship yachts tend toward tenure: captains and chefs who know their vessel in the way a musician knows an instrument.
Weekly rates for Feadship charters in this region span a wide range, from approximately 90,000 euros for smaller examples to well over 400,000 euros for the largest. The advance provisioning allowance of around thirty percent covers fuel, food, drinks, berthing and local expenses. High season runs December through April with peak pricing in the Christmas and New Year period.
From Acklins, the Feadship’s combination of range and sea-keeping means the Exumas, Long Island and Turks and Caicos are all within comfortable day-passage reach. Closer to hand, Colonel Hill on Crooked Island provides the sheltered first anchorage, Landrail Point offers Atlantic reef diving, and the labyrinthine cays of the Bight of Acklins are best explored by tender from a Feadship anchored in the Lagoon.
