Something new and very large is coming from Feadship. It is the near 119-meter Project 821. Nothing is known about this new project. However, there are some images that have surfaced of the vessel, the hull that was recently launched from the NMC building facility. The hull features an interesting design with sweeping lines. The stern is particularly beautiful with grand sweeping stairs leading down to the swim platform and no doubt a huge beachclub/wellness facility. The bow of the steel hull appears to be a conventional flared design. Photo: G-yachts
Excited for this one! Feadship usually never disappoints. Hopefully soon more photos will be released.
What is interesting is that Hull 1010 which is the same 118.8-meters is supposed to be 4,999 GT while this 821 is 7,000-plus GT?
While all the spotlight is currently on Hull 1010...the largest Feadship so far...this one will take over in 2024...if you are into exact statistics. Hull 821 is only .9-meter longer than 1010.
It will be quite interesting to compare Feadship's fuel-cell implementation with the Lürssen Approach. Feadship's Project 821 stores hydrogen for the fuel cell as compressed liquid in cryogenic fuel tanks. The press release emphasizes the significant space requirement for storing hydrogen, which is reportedly "eight to ten times more space than the energy equivalent in diesel fuel." On the other hand, Lürssen, in their project marketing for the research collaboration with Freudenberg and the first implementation on Project Cosmos, stated that directly storing hydrogen in pure form is "not practical on a yacht." They advocate for storing Methanol in structural tanks as a more viable option. Feadship's press release on Project 821 also hints at future innovations, mentioning onboard reforming of methanol to hydrogen, indicating flexibility. They noted, "the fuel cells developed for Project 821 can also use easier-to-store methanol." Both Project 821 and Project Cosmos share similar overall length and gross tonnage, so it not would be very interesting to compare the size and power of both installations and see how each approach performs in real-world usage. The claimed performance of Project 821 fuel-cell is „an entire week's worth of silent operation at anchor or navigating emission-free at 10 knots while leaving harbours or cruising in protected marine zones“, while Lürssen claims for Project Cosmos „more than fifteen days at anchor or cruise more than a 1000 miles“.