Feadship's PI - A New Standard in Custom Superyacht Excellence
- Apr 25
- 3 min read
There are shipyards that build yachts. And then there is Feadship — the Dutch institution whose name has been synonymous with the pinnacle of custom superyacht construction for over seven decades. Project 824, the yard’s latest landmark vessel, has now been delivered and christened PI, currently anchored in Palma, Mallorca, and already commanding the attention of the yachting world.
Originally ordered in 2021, the project remained under tight wraps for years, only becoming visible to the public in September 2023 when her hull and superstructure were joined and moved stern-first through the Dutch canal network. The reason for the unusual orientation was straight forward engineering logic — her beam exceeds 44 feet, making her hull too wide for tug pilots to have unobstructed visibility. By rotating the hull bow-first, the pilots ensured that if the wider stern section cleared the canals, the rest of the yacht would follow cleanly.
At 100 metres in length with a beam of 13.6 metres and a draught of 4.1 metres, PI spans approximately four and a half decks — making her the second largest yacht ever built at Feadship’s Kaag facility, following the 101.5-metre Symphony delivered in 2015.
Design and Architecture
The exterior design bears the signature of Jarkko Jämsén, the Finnish naval architect and industrial designer whose work spans RIB manufacturers, sailing yacht shipyards, and the superyacht sector. PI features a plumb bow, clean flowing lines, and dramatic cathedral steps at the stern which connect the main deck terrace — including a swimming pool — to the water’s edge swim platform. The effect is both architecturally striking and functionally elegant — the kind of design that rewards closer inspection.
Naval architecture was handled by Feadship’s in-house team at De Voogt Naval Architects, whose involvement ensures the structural integrity and performance standards that Feadship owners expect. Interiors are the work of the Paris-based studio Liaigre — a name that needs no introduction in the world of refined luxury design, known for its signature combination of natural materials, restraint, and timeless sophistication. Specific interior details remain confidential, as is standard practice for Feadship’s private commissions.
Engineering Excellence
PI is constructed with a steel displacement hull and an aluminium superstructure, built to Lloyd’s Register technical standards. Her propulsion system reflects the direction the finest custom yards are moving — a diesel-electric configuration with ABB pod drives, boosting efficiency and reducing vibration. The result is a vessel that moves with the specific quietness and smoothness that defines the Feadship experience at sea.
Additional equipment includes a bow thruster, underwater lighting, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a full tender garage positioned forward with a shell door for streamlined launching and recovery.
A Landmark Delivery in a Landmark Year
Pi’s delivery adds to a packed 2025 schedule from the Dutch yard, which also includes the 120-metre Breakthrough — the largest yacht ever built in the Netherlands at launch — the 101-metre Moonrise, and the 76-metre One. That Feadship is simultaneously delivering vessels at this scale and this standard of individual refinement speaks to an organisation operating at the absolute summit of what the superyacht industry produces.
Pi is a private commission and is not available for sale or charter. She joins a lineage of Feadship builds whose owners understand that at this level, the yacht is not a purchase. It is a collaboration — between an owner’s vision and a shipyard whose entire institutional purpose is to realise that vision without compromise.
For those who understand what Feadship represents, PI requires no further qualification. For those discovering the yard for the first time, she is the correct introduction.
