Published by Editorial team on 17th Feb 2015


In a most appropriate fashion, on the day of love, a super yacht named KISS was launched at Dutch shipyard Aalsmeer yard on Saturday 14th February…

Feadsip Kiss

In a scene full of red balloons and plenty of red bubbly being served for hundreds of present guests, the newly launched super yacht KISS, a 46m Feadship, looked resplendent in her unique shades.

Amongst the present guests was the designer Ed Dubois himself who expressed full gratitude to the owners stating: ‘’This project has been almost five years in gestation and, after a lengthy study of the market, the owners decided to go for Feadship. It builds the best boats in the world and KISS is another amazing achievement.  Thank you for making my life a real joy!’’

Toby Ecuyer, who lead the team of Redman Whiteley Dixon design office was responsible for the interior design and Toby commented: ‘’This project has been a great journey of ideas that has taken us around the planet. The partnership between the different parties has been superb and I am very thankful to Feadship for helping us achieve this incredible boat.’’

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Aalsmeer, 14 February 2015 | Published on: February 14, 2015

Feadship launched the 46.40-metre (152’3”) motoryacht Kiss on Saturday 14 February in a ceremony that made the most of the Valentine’s Day spirit. Having recently unveiled two of the largest superyachts in the global fleet – the 101.50-metre Feadship and 83.50-metre Savannah – this weekend’s launch proves how Feadship can also embrace its roots size-wise within the highest standards of 21st-century custom yachtbuilding. Kissalso showcases Feadship’s ability to optimise the efficiency of the engineering processes involved in creating a bespoke superyacht.

The story behind Kiss is linked in a number of ways to the 46.22-metre Feadship Como, which was launched in 2014. Como stole the show in Monaco last year, proving beyond doubt that biggest isn’t always best. The validity of this statement has been proven by the unprecendented number of awards won by Como… And Feadship director Henk de Vries is convinced that Kiss will follow in her path.

“With yachts like Como and Kiss, we are effectively building a sporty type boat around our average size of over 15 years ago, but now with all the know-how and intelligence Feadship has developed,” De Vries explains. “This facilitates a clever approach to high-end production, one which remains entirely custom while keeping the costs of a Feadship of this size within the bounds of reason.”

An entirely bespoke superyacht

Half a year after signing the contract for Como, architect and designer Ed Dubois came to Feadship with another client. “Ed was highly appreciative of the way that the Feadship yards work with outside designers as well as the in-house naval architects at Feadship De Voogt,” De Vries continues. “Even though Como and Kiss have similar looks they are very different yachts. Most if not all yards would have taken a platform approach based on Como’s hull, offering the client a discount for the reduced amount of engineering. That’s not how Feadship does things.

“The owner of Kiss required a more conventional speed of 16 knots (Como is 19), so she has a different power plant. And while Como is a sports boat with an open top deck, Kiss has a complete master penthouse on the upper deck. This obviously added both volume and weight to the yacht, hence requiring a revised lines plan. Make no mistake, these are two different Feadships.”

Where Kiss did benefit from the Como project was Feadship’s enhanced ability to standardise not the product but the process. Successfully incorporating the production methods and the majority of engineering phases used on Como made Kiss cost-effective in production while still resulting in an entirely bespoke superyacht.

Feadship Kiss

Perfect order

Kiss is also the most complex object ever to have been metallically painted, featuring a stunning metallic black hull with a red stripe on the waterline. This was another specific request by the client and required Feadship to develop special mixing machines and electrically-charged spray guns in order that all the metallic flakes would be in perfect order.

The interior of the boat is from the boards of Redman Whiteley Dixon and features a stark, crisp look. Mark Whiteley and Toby Ecuyer started together, Toby and Douglas Hynd completed the design work. “They did a fantastic job on Kiss,” adds De Vries. “It is never easy to take over an interior design project once underway and, on behalf of Feadship, I would like to say how impressed we are again with RWD’s work.”

The powerful and purposeful exterior Dubois profile, with its large bulwark window measuring some 6.5 metres in width, generates a sporty ambience. A sense of openness is enhanced by the giant doors adjacent to the main entrance, which slide out three metres either side. All this combines to bathe the restfully austere interior in natural light, making for a genuinely soothing experience.

The complete owner’s deck – an unusual feature for a yacht under 50 metres – makes the most of both the volume and interior space. An aluminium-plated sun roof opens up to add to the light interior vibe. More al fresco-like pleasures include a sun deck with Jacuzzi and a transom swim platform with swim ladder and underwater platform.

Kiss also features superior accommodation for eight guests in four suites as well as four crew cabins, a staff room and a captain’s cabin positioned near the raised pilothouse.

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