EXPV: Radical but logical | Feadship Unveils

Absolutely, more radical than anything else. I find probably one of the most exciting boats we've ever done. Totally unique and I would love to spend time on board this boat.

I am Peter Eidsgaard, founder and partner of Harrison Eidsgaard in London.

When we started Harrison Eidsgaard in 2005. We were very fortunate to start almost immediately with the work on Tango... that led to several other projects. So in the last 17 years, we've been working and traveling together and really feels like family and friends. It's always good to come back here.

It looks like an extreme design because the aesthetics are very different. But I think when you look at what elements we've incorporated here... A lot of it makes sense for owners that are, in this case very experienced owners, who like to spend a lot of time on board... guests coming, guests going. Some guests staying over for perhaps a few weeks. Or entertaining. So in a way that it's a radical design that actually is... It makes sense, I think.

So the entire concept here is, we took all the elements of a super yacht... threw them up in the air and let them land where perhaps where they should be. So the proportions are very different. The two houses provide a unique styling exercise if you like. Because no boat looks like this. We wanted to make sure that it has a very dynamic look. To look fast, to look purposeful. We also need to make sure that the two houses have a continuation of the aesthetics if you like. The front house needs to signal that's the front of the boat. That's where the bridge is. So all these lines are, if you look at the lines here... they go together with the whole side window. And the same thing happens here so it's almost two parts. With this being the prominent more important part. And then the connection with the glass bridge of course. This mast is of course separate from the helicopter. We want to make sure that any exhausts are brought out and don't pollute the off-decks. We also have put a crow's nest. That goes up the mast here. So the guests can come up in a staircase, walk out to this two-seat pod... that then travels up the masts, past the radars and ends up all the way here. For the most incredible views of the surroundings. So it's an extra feature that makes this really, the whole boat a destination if you like.

Well, there were quite a few engineering challenges. But yes, the tenders of course on the main deck, If you look at the two different houses that were created. Of course, there's a glass... thing in the air in the middle. And below there is a very big ocean lounge. And where normally your engine room would be. So there were a few things there that we needed care of. For strength purposes, we had a good look at, of course, there's a lot of... if you see the band that is going from bow to stern. There's a lot of strength in that area. But also the engine room had to be single height. Which is done before. And luckily with the use of diesel-electric propulsion nowadays we have more flexibility. So the idea of this boat would be to have diesel-electric generators and pods propulsion. So also giving lower vibrations and being more future proof. So we can use different fuels in the future. But yeah, the tenders on deck require separate cranes. And there's a lot of integration going on in the middle of the boat. Whereas normally your house would be there. And also this single-tier engine room meant that we could actually have the floor of the ocean lounge quite high above the water. So when the doors open, they would always be well out of the water. So almost in any condition, you could actually have that open. And in addition, we had sliding glass doors on the side of it. So at night, you can leave the doors open close to the glass. Yeah the ocean doors, including the swimming pool... is quite a place to be. With opening doors either way and looking out to the surroundings would be my destination to be on, for sure.

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