Feadship has launched Project 826, an 80-metre superyacht that makes a deliberate break from the visual conventions dominating the large motor yacht segment. A graphite hull, low freeboard, and a spare two-deck superstructure combine to produce something restrained and almost sculptural, a profile that reads very differently from the layered, busy forms common at this scale.
The thinking behind that aesthetic originates with Malcolm McKeon, a UK naval architect whose body of work extends to more than 200 sailing yachts. That heritage is readable throughout the vessel. The plumb bow, the hull form that widens gradually toward the stern, and a persistent concern with drawing the eye to sea and sky rather than to the yacht itself all speak directly to high-performance sailing design philosophy. Full-height glazing, teak decking, and black accent panels carry through the signature look, while limiting the superstructure to just two decks above main ensures the profile stays clean and balanced rather than stacking upward into something top-heavy.
Inside, the beach club is the centrepiece. At 165 square metres, it is the largest Feadship has incorporated into any yacht in its history. Spread across two levels, the space brings together casual seating, a bar, and wide teak-covered hatches engineered to fold outward and form terraces sitting 700mm above the water. The hatch mechanism deserves a closer look: rather than threading the operating gear through the hull structure itself, Feadship packaged everything within the doors, preserving clean sightlines and keeping the feeling of openness intact. Light enters from above through the glass base of a 6.37-metre pool positioned on the main deck, sending an aquatic shimmer down into the beach club. Feadship characterises the combined effect as an island oasis atmosphere.
The beach club connects directly to a fitness suite, yoga area, massage room, and watersports zone, with folding hull doors able to open the gym spaces out into the air when weather permits. Up on the main deck, the helipad serves a second function as a pickleball court whenever no aircraft is scheduled. The communications setup relies on Starlink receivers, a choice that keeps the mast clear of the domes and antenna arrays that tend to crowd the upper structures of contemporary superyachts. Propulsion is conventional: diesel power driving traditional shafts, with three Scania gensets providing auxiliary electrical capacity.
Feadship Director Jan-Bart Verkuyl was candid about the demands McKeon's brief placed on the yard's engineering teams, pointing to the stern architecture and the sheer scale of the beach club openings as particular areas of challenge. He also noted that the market's response had confirmed the result as something the wider industry had been anticipating. The interior design was completed by Milan studio m2atelier.
