Another palmy year: Dutch superyacht builders’ 2018 sales exceed €1.5 billion
Dutch superyacht makers posted record sales in 2018 exceeding €1.5 billion as demand for ever larger, smarter and highly customized yachts continues unabated.
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A royal opening for Feadship’s 4th yard
HAARLEM _ On May 16, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands will formally open Feadship’s 4th yard, a facility in the Port of Amsterdam where...
Ventis Shipyard wins 2 Classic Boat awards
LONDON _ Ventis Shipyard _ a Dutch yard that builds and repairs memorable boats _ has won top awards in 2 categories of the...
Waiting for superyachts spurs pre-owned sales
LONDON _ In 2018, Dutch builders turned out superyachts at a healthy clip. And sales of pre-owned, Dutch-built yachts weren’t shabby either, spurred by...
No-snag straight flush VETUS hatches
SCHIEDAM _ VETUS has added to its line of flush hatches the maintenance-free, aluminum-framed FGHF ventilation hatch series, designed for modern type boats. The...
Contest Yachts: inspiring boaters to get more out of boating
MEDEMBLIK _ Not long ago, a reviewer said Contest Yachts makes “the almost boundless difference between production and top end, semi-custom yachting.” Amen!
This year,...
Saffier Yachts’ gems stress the thrill of sailing
IJMUIDEN - Saffier Yachts delivered 58 boats in 2018. And 2019 looks good, too, says the yard that markets remarkable performance daysailers worldwide. At...
VETUS’ versatile, universal tank inspection port ILT120
SCHIEDAM _ The VETUS ILT is an innovative inspection port which facilitates easy tank opening, inspection and cleaning. It can be installed in GRP,...
Zeelander unveils 22m, superyacht-quality flagship
GROOT-AMMERS _ In the early 1900s, a new class of yachts appeared on New York City waters ferrying tycoons from their tony estates to...
Linssen’s Logicam system marks a milestone
MAASBRACHT _ It was a tiny step for man, but a big one for Linssen Yachts. In 2005, it introduced an in-house-designed serial production...
