Feadship Slice – company unveils new 85m superyacht concept
Feadship Slice
Dutch superyacht builder Feadship is to debut its latest concept yacht Slice at the 2022 Monaco Yacht Show (28 September-1 October).
The 85-metre Slice is the 11th Feadship concept yacht. The design is said to reflect both the opinions of current superyacht owners and new design ideas from Studio De Voogt. Feadship says Slice reimagines ways to bring natural light to a yacht’s interior, integrating the interior and exterior in bold new ways.
Feadship began presenting concept designs in 2006 to drive research and design discussion. After X-Stream, other notable concepts followed, including F-Stream, Breathe, Aeon, Royale, Choice and Pure. These deep dives into the predicted expectations of the next generation of Feadship owners were based on a blend of client feedback, brainstorming sessions and in-depth research.
Several ideas first developed by these ground-breaking concepts have seen the light of day with actual Feadship builds. Others build on ideas introduced in previous concepts.
For example, Slice takes the sculptural exterior philosophy of last year’s Pure Concept, lengthens and wraps it around a novel interior, which seeks to create a series of exciting, unique destinations for guests.
Feadship says the starting point was cutting open structures to bring light below in new ways to new places. This is most pronounced on the 110sqm multilevel pool deck aft.
Slice is, as the engineering team puts it, ‘fuel agnostic’. Regardless of what non-fossil fuels are used, the variable speed generators can power Slice to 16 knots. The system anticipates more energy-dense batteries and durable power-dense fuel cell solutions that may be (re)fitted when available in the future.
Slice is technically feasible and available for immediate construction with delivery in 2027, or ready for propulsion options evolving during the next decade.
Designers Tanno Weeda and Chris Bottoms will both be available at the Feadship stand at Monaco Yacht Show to explain the technologies alongside an interactive model.
