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New Launch: Feadship 72m Reverse-Bow "Predator"...

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  1. Feadship’s New Reverse-Bow “Predator” Heads for Sea-Trials

    All too often new additions to the global luxury motoryacht fleet are described as
    revolutionary breakthroughs, claims that are justified in terms of size, technology or new
    heights of splendor. A truly radical shift in thinking is much rarer, however… and the
    phenomenal new 72.80 meter Feadship Predator might just fit the billing.
    During the launch ceremony at the Koninklijke De Vries yard in Aalsmeer (NL) on 5 January 2008, all eyes were on Predator’s sensational reverse bow. This bow forms part of the aggressive new styling brief at the core of the client’s wish-list. “The owner arrived at the yard in late 2004 with a request that we partner on something different than anything else afloat,” comments Henk de Vries. “Together with De Voogt Naval Architects and Bannenberg Designs (interior), we have created a super-sleek and highly sophisticated yacht that is genuinely innovative.”

    Photo Credit: Arjan Schleeper
  2. The bow is far more than a styling element alone. Its unconventional shape is designed to slice through the waves and help Predator attain a top speed over 25 knots, an astonishing feat for a yacht of this magnitude. Other speed-related features of the project include the low weight combined with the great strength of a longitudinal-framed steel hull, which was achieved by the most stringent weight-watching program. Four MTU diesels offered a fearsome combined power in excess of 23,000 horsepower.

    At 3.70 meters, Predator is also the deepest yacht ever built at De Vries. This exceptional draft meant that she had to be launched on a floating dock (on loan from Feadship partner Royal Van Lent) for transfer to Rotterdam. Here the giant controllable pitch propellers and the yacht’s rudders and stabilizer fins were added.

    Photo Credit: Arjan Schleeper
  3. “Building Predator has been the greatest experience of my yachting career,” commented build captain Greg Drewes at the launch ceremony. “Everyone at De Vries has been dedicated to making this the finest Feadship ever and it was a real pleasure to come into the yard every day. I cannot imagine how Predator could be any better and I can’t wait to drive her!”

    Technical specifications:

    Builder: Feadship – Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw
    Type: Twin screw motor yacht, steel hull and aluminum superstructure
    Length overall: 72.80m 238’10”
    Beam max: 11.40m 37’11”
    Draft (loaded): 3.70m 12’2”
    Fuel capacity: 183,000 l 48,340 US Gallons
    Fresh water capacity: 38,600 l 10,200 US Gallons
    Naval Architect: De Voogt Naval Architects
    Exterior styling: De Voogt Naval Architects
    Interior design: Bannenberg Designs Ltd.

    Propulsion:

    Main engines: 4x MTU 16V 595 TE90, 4320 kW / 5793 bhp
    Propellers: Rolls Royce Controllable pitch propellers
    Propeller shaft: Rolls Royce
    Reduction gears: Renk
    Stabilizers: 2 pairs of Quantum Non-retractable zero-speed stabilizers
    Max. speed appr.: 25+ knots
    Range: Transatlantic
    Classification: Lloyd’s 100 A1, SSC, Yacht(P), HSC, Mono, G6, +LMC, UMS, SCM,
    IWS and MCA
    Air conditioning: Heinen & Hopman
    Entertainment system: Van Berge Henegouwen

    Electric system:

    Generators: 1x Caterpillar C9/ 200 ekW @ 1500 rpm
    2x Caterpillar C18 / 280 ekW @ 1500 rpm
    Main electric system: 400/230 VAC/50 Hz
    Shore connection: 400/230 VAC/50 Hz/2x125 kVA

    Accommodations:

    Owner: Stateroom with sitting room and TV room, double dressing room with
    large bathroom
    Guests: Two double staterooms
    Crew: Nine double cabins, double captain’s cabin
    Watersports: 2x custom tender, 2x waverider, 1x custom jetski, dive equipment
    Interior: Owner’s and guests areas in Karelian Birch, Macasar ebony and
    Zebrano. Custom furniture and carpets

    Photo Credit: Arjan Schleeper
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