A Dutch idea: boating for fun. Imagine that!
AMSTERDAM – Spring beckons and for the 396th time, Dutch boaters are wiping cobwebs off their pride-and-joys. In 1622 _ 2 years before the...
Out of the blue, AkzoNobel leaves builders tickled pink
AMSTERDAM _ AkzoNobel, the Dutch multinational maker of paints and performance coatings, has launched MIXIT, a color identification and retrieval app that accesses more...
2018 Amsterdam show lifts boaters’ spirits
AMSTERDAM _ For those who worry about the graying of European boaters, the news from the 2018 HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show was a something...
Dykstra Naval Architects delivers 2nd Dynarig
ALBLASSERDAM _ It is bound to be remembered as the most awesome launch of 2018. Oceanco recently delivered the Black Pearl, a 106m craft...
PROFILE: Andre Hoek: A-to-Z design, style and performance
EDAM _ Some say cheese put this postcard town near Amsterdam on the map. Others swear it is Andre Hoek and his amazing portfolio...
VETUS’ GX Generator: reliable, easy to maintain.
SCHIEDAM _ VETUS’ GX generator sets are very quiet. Used on the VETUS M-Line engines, they operate at fixed engine speeds. Low speed (1500...
DMS launches AntiRoll for fast yachts to 30m
DEN BOSCH _ Dynamic Marine Systems is growing its portfolio of roll-damping systems. Starting in 2019, its will market its AntiRoll stabilization system _...
Maltese Falcon keeps spouting useful data
AMSTERDAM _ The 88m Maltese Falcon (right) was launched in 2006, bearing the radical Dynarig designed by Dykstra Naval Architects of Amsterdam. The studio still...
Just another day at Royal Huisman…
VOLLENHOVE – Whoa! What went wrong at Royal Huisman? Nothing, really. Recently the company flipped the hull of a high-performance sailing yacht it is...
Heesen’s 80m is its longest yacht ever
OSS _ Heesen is building an 80.07m aluminum yacht, the yard's longest ever, to be delivered in April 2022. Code-named Project Cosmos, it will...
