vrijdag, maart 29, 2024

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:...