In 25 years, Talsma became preferred supplier of steel superyacht hulls
FRANEKER –To really grasp the quality of one-off Dutch-built superyachts, look no further than this town of 13,000 amid the emerald flatlands of the...
Russian superyacht ownership put in perspective
HOOFDDORP – From the outset of Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine, media reports have turned Russian-owned superyachts into icons of Vladimir Putin’s callousness. How big...
The pursuit of sustainable wood in boat building
WORKUM - Shipyards get steel sheets already cut and shaped. Why is this not the case for wooden boat segments? Lifelong wooden boat maker...
Venandi Luxury Tenders – In hot pursuit of the perfect tender
ROELOFARENDSVEEN, December 2017 ~ In Latin, vēnor means to pursue. You need to know that to understand Venandi Luxury Tenders, a new yachtbuilder in hot...
Profile: Satellite Yacht Design – Netherlands, China keep Kees van de Stadt busy
ZAANDIJK, May 2017 ~ Times are good right now for Kees van de Stadt. “I do a lot of work these days in the Netherlands...
PROFILE: Diana Yacht Design
ALKMAAR – What’s it like to be a yacht designer these days? “For one thing,” says Hans-Maarten Bais, co-owner of Diana Yacht Design,...
Elling Yachting: ‘Our yachts ideal for US market’
AALST _ Elling Yachting Director Anton van den Bos is a man in a peculiar place. In a nation of scores of shipyards turning...
In focus: Arend Lambrechtsen – A technical, rather than esthetic designer
SNEEK, February 2017 ~ Dutch yacht designer Arend Lambrechtsen likes things to be simple. “I’m more of a technical designer than an esthetic one,” he...
Dutch businessman starts building vast superyacht hub in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM – Construction has begun on a large superyacht hub in the Port of Amsterdam. The “Dutch Superyacht Tech Campus” will be the largest...
Gebroeders van Enkhuizen premiers radical new design
MAKKUM _ At the 2018 Düsseldorf Boat Show, Jachtbouw Gebroeders van Enkhuizen showed off its no-nonsense Noordkaper yachts and premiered a striking, aluminum newcomer:...