Boat International — January 2018

ON BOARD

PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL NICKLEN

Don’t let her retro allure fool you – Project 697 is every

inch the modern superyacht. Recently launched by

Feadship, this 47m tri-deck yacht was penned by

De Voogt Naval Architects in the style of the yard ’s

1990syachtssuchas Aurora B (pictured below). With the benefit

of 25 years of technological advances at its disposal, Feadship

created a subtly curved sheerline topped with lacquered teak

handrails – a feature that is “staging a comeback ”, according to

the Dutch yard. Other details that show off the craftsmen’s skills

include the cambered teak decking and the grilles on the mast and

foredeck, which were milled from the same section of metal as the

underlying superstructure.

Fivecabinssleepupto 10

guestsinawalnutand oak

interior, while Project 697’s

twin MTU engines and

50,000 litre fuel tank give her

a transatlantic range.

feadship.nl

Back to the future

Feadship’s Project 697 blends vintage

styling with up-to-the-minute tech

Despite her retro

look, Feadship’s

Project 697 is very

much a modern

superyacht

This is your last chance to join

design superstar Philippe Starck,

alongwithotherinspiring

speakers from the yachting and

luxury worlds, at the 10 year

celebration of the Superyacht

Design Symposium. Focusing on

the New Extremes, we’ll be

studying the latest yachts that

are breaking the mould,

discovering new cruising

frontiersandmeetingthe

superyacht owners of the future.

Learn, meet and debate during

the symposium and then relax

and enjoy yourself with the social

programme, which includes the

fabulous mountain party and the

eagerly anticipated ski cup – this

year to be held on the world

famous Hahnenkamm slope!

Buy your ticket now at

superyachtdesignsymposium.

com #SuperyachtDS

29-30 JANUARY 2018

KITZBÜHEL, AUSTRIA

Superyacht Design

Symposium

EVENTS

NEWS

THE TIP OF

THE ICEBERG

Millions of viewers were transfixed by the

BBC’s latest nature documentaryBlue Planet II–andit

has been revealed that filming was made possible by

a supporting cast of explorer yachts, RIBs and submarines.

Foremost among these was 56mAluciaand her two

deep-dive submersibles that allowed the film crew to

capture life at 1,000m below the surface. Eyos Expeditions

played a key role in

the three month

deployment of

Alucia and founding

partner Rob

McCallum says

that this mission

“fulfils our original

intention when

we converted her”.

eyos-expeditions.

com

NEWS

JANUARY

Feadship launches a

thoroughly modern

retro tri-deck, plus a

famous classic turns

away from the dark side

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Diving from

Alucia in

Antartica