On May 9, 2025, Feadship floated out Project 824, a 100-metre full-custom superyacht, from inside the Dutch shipyard's covered hall, after 20 months of outfitting. The yacht now moves into sea trials, the stage that precedes delivery to its owner — for which the yard has not announced a date.
Contents
- What Feadship has confirmed
- What "floating out" a superyacht means
- Twenty months of outfitting: what that covers
- Project 824 and the 100-metre mark in May 2025
- What comes next: sea trials and delivery
- The Netherlands' place in full-custom yacht building
- FAQ
What Feadship Has Confirmed
Feadship has confirmed the yacht's length (100 metres) and the outfitting time leading up to the float-out — 20 months inside the covered hall — as reported by YachtBuyer. "Project 824" is the yard's internal project number, standard practice for full-custom commissions before a yacht receives its final name, which is typically revealed only at delivery. Neither the yacht's eventual name nor the owner's identity had been disclosed as of this report.
For readers new to this segment: a Brazilian company, Voguer, runs this newsroom alongside a domestic boat-rental marketplace (voguer.com.br) and an international superyacht charter brand (voguer.yachts) — which is why a Brazilian outlet is covering a Dutch shipyard's construction milestone in the first place.
What "Floating Out" a Superyacht Means
A float-out — the moment a hull leaves its covered outfitting hall and touches water for the first time — is a distinct stage from final delivery to the owner. On large full-custom projects, much of the interior fit-out and systems installation is already completed inside the hall before that first contact with water, which shortens the work still needed once the yacht is actually floating.
Once afloat, Project 824 can be tested under real flotation and stability conditions for the first time — a symbolic milestone for any large-scale build, but one that still sits a few steps short of commercial delivery.
Twenty Months of Outfitting: What That Covers
The 20 months of outfitting Feadship cited typically cover electrical, hydraulic and propulsion systems installation, plus much of the interior joinery and finishing — stages that, on full-custom superyachts above 90 metres, tend to take longer than assembling the hull structure itself. It is that time investment inside the hall that lets a yard like Feadship shorten the punch list still to resolve once a yacht is already in the water.
Project 824 and the 100-Metre Mark in May 2025
Project 824 reaches the water in the same week the superyacht industry was already discussing vessels of similar scale: days earlier, on May 3, Kismet, a 122-metre superyacht built by Lürssen, won Motor Yacht of the Year at the 2025 World Superyacht Awards in Venice. The two projects have no connection beyond scale and timing, but together they show how May 2025 concentrated news of yachts above 100 metres from different builders — a sign that this size class remains a central benchmark for Europe's leading full-custom yards.
| Feature | Confirmed detail |
|---|---|
| Length | 100 metres |
| Shipyard | Feadship |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Months of outfitting before float-out | 20 months |
| Float-out date | May 9, 2025 |
| Next stage | Sea trials, ahead of delivery (no date announced) |
What Comes Next: Sea Trials and Delivery
After float-out, the standard path for any large superyacht runs through sea trials — testing propulsion, handling, comfort and safety systems under real operating conditions — before final delivery to the owner. Feadship has not released a timeline for that stage of Project 824, nor an expected delivery date, which is common on full-custom projects, where the final schedule often depends on adjustments that only surface once real sea testing begins.
The Netherlands' Place in Full-Custom Yacht Building
The Netherlands is home to some of the most established full-custom shipyards in the world, with Feadship among the best-known names in the segment above 90 metres. For international readers following the superyacht market — including as a reference point for anyone weighing a high-end charter experience in Europe — this kind of milestone news is a useful way to track where some of the industry's most ambitious projects come from, even before they have a name or a confirmed delivery date.
FAQ
What is Feadship's Project 824? It is a 100-metre full-custom superyacht that Feadship floated out on May 9, 2025, after 20 months of outfitting inside the Dutch shipyard's covered hall. The yacht's final name and the owner's identity have not been disclosed.
What does it mean to "float out" a yacht? It is the moment a hull leaves its covered outfitting hall and touches water for the first time, usually after much of the interior work is already complete. It comes before sea trials and final delivery to the owner.
When will Project 824 be delivered? Feadship has not announced a delivery date. After the float-out, the yacht moves into sea trials, whose schedule has also not been disclosed — standard practice on full-custom projects of this scale.
How long did Project 824's outfitting take? Twenty months inside Feadship's hall, counted up to the float-out on May 9, 2025. That period mainly covers systems, installations and interior finishing.
Has Project 824's final name been announced? No. "Project 824" is the yard's internal project number, standard practice before delivery, when full-custom commissions typically receive the final name chosen by the owner.
Is Project 824 the only 100-metre-plus superyacht in the news in May 2025? No. Days earlier, on May 3, Kismet, a 122-metre yacht built by Lürssen, won Motor Yacht of the Year at the 2025 World Superyacht Awards in Venice — a project unrelated to Project 824, but in the same size class.
What are sea trials? They are tests of a newly floated vessel's propulsion, handling, comfort and safety systems under real operating conditions, carried out before final delivery to the owner.
Where is Feadship's shipyard based? Feadship is a Dutch shipyard, one of the most established names in full-custom superyacht construction above 90 metres, with production based in the Netherlands.
Tracking the Industry's Launches
Voguer is the Brazilian marketplace for boat and yacht rental, with options ranging from a weekend speedboat to a large motor yacht in destinations such as Angra dos Reis. For readers planning time on the water in Brazil, the catalog of yachts available for rent in Angra dos Reis is a useful starting point.
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