An 89.6-metre Feadship superyacht has been delivered as a Cayman-flagged vessel after construction and sea trials. The vessel, now named Milky Way, left the Dutch shipyard’s Amsterdam outfitting facility and arrived in Poole, UK, after a build that began as Project 828.

The delivery was reported on August 5, after the yacht’s launch on June 6, 2026.

Built for a private client, the vessel was developed as a custom project for active use and relaxation. Its registration under the Cayman Islands flag places the vessel on the Cayman Islands superyacht registry and within the jurisdiction’s international shipping sector.

From Project 828 to Milky Way

Feadship first revealed the yacht when it launched the project in Amsterdam in June 2026. At that stage, it was called Project 828. The shipyard said the owner’s brief called for a “highly flexible, multi-use onboard environment that supports active living and relaxation.”

The yacht was later renamed Milky Way before delivery, after completing sea trials in the Netherlands and departing for the UK. By the time it reached Poole, the build phase had ended, and the vessel had begun service at sea.

Feadship Sales Director Maarten Jansen said the work reflected close cooperation between the private client and the project team.

"This project reflects an intimately close collaboration between the private client and the unified project team. The client had a precise vision for a unique, full custom Feadship, and we are extremely proud of the result.”

A custom build was designed around space and flexibility

The yacht’s naval architecture was developed by Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects, with exterior design by Studio De Voogt, while RWD created the interior. Feadship said the design placed particular emphasis on exterior deck space. The purposely long bow was designed to optimise the allocation of exterior deck spaces, a decision that pushed the yacht’s volume further aft.

The exterior featured long horizontal deck lines and a pronounced vertical bow. Matt Bacon, lead designer at Studio De Voogt, said the team had refined the design language to strengthen the yacht’s profile.

“We refined the language with a very strong vertical bow and an emphasis on the long structural lines of the decks,” he said. “The mast has a very strong character to balance the volumes of the superstructure.”

RWD said the interior work had been carried out in close collaboration with Feadship from the earliest concept stage through to completion. The studio said the project had remained a close team effort throughout.

“From the earliest concept sketches to the very last detail, bringing this project together has been a genuine pleasure,” it said.

The final dimensions are 89.6 metres, placing Milky Way among the larger custom private yachts delivered in 2026. Feadship’s approach to the project was one-off construction, rather than adapting a standard production model. The shipyard has described that method as custom creation.

Cayman Islands flag adds local relevance

The Cayman Islands registration links the yacht to the territory’s maritime sector. The flag places the yacht within a registry used by privately owned yachts operating internationally.

The available reporting does not identify the beneficial owner, and Feadship referred only to a private client. The registration nevertheless adds another large private yacht to the Cayman Islands registry and highlights the jurisdiction’s continuing role in the international superyacht sector.