Linssen Yachts may not rock the market, they aren’t dull craft
MAASBRACHT – Since 1949, Linssen Yachts has built 3,600 motor cruisers to 15m. It has always been an incredibly careful brand. It doesn’t rock...
Refreshed, East Indies trader replica is back at Maritime Museum
AMSTERDAM - The VOC Amsterdam, a replica of an 18th century East Indies trader, is back in waters off the National Maritime Museum here...
Making sailing yachts, just for the heck of it
MAKKUM – After 45 years, passion for yacht building still defines Tjerk Hutting. His Hutting Yachts yard, founded 45 years ago, is today working...
U-Boat Worx lets you dive on reefs, wrecks and rays, in style
BREDA – U-Boat Worx, the Dutch maker of submarines for leisure and professional purposes, has won a 2021 Red Dot Product Design Award for...
High-end Sichterman Yachts expands fleet, enrolls award-winning designer
WORKUM - Sichterman Yachts, a boutique maker of aluminum motor yachts of 15-26m (50-85ft), has enrolled award-winning interior designer Eric Kuster to work on...
As it eyes a new flagship, DaVinci yachts solves a luxury problem
HEEG – Until recently, Erik van Veen was saying, his yard made its high-end, DaVinci-branded weekenders at the same site where it built new...
Royal Huisman’s ‘Huisfit’ unit reels in work from everywhere
AMSTERDAM – After years at sea, large, complex yachts need a makeover. In recent years, Royal Huisman, the Dutch maker of one-off performance yachts,...
There’s Tom Brady! In that Wajer Yachts marketing bonanza!
HEEG – It was Wajer Yachts’ biggest and sweetest marketing coup! On Feb. 10, Tom Brady – the National Football League’s all-time No. 1 quarterback...
At age 40, Moonen starts on 2 spec projects, including Moonen-110
DEN BOSCH – Moonen Yachts has unveiled a new model – the 35.5m, tri-deck Moonen 110, the Dutch yard's 202nd project. Spec-building starts soon,...
Heesen Yachts’ 2021 to-do list: work on 14 projects, deliver 6
OSS - Heesen sold 5 yachts in 2020 but there’s no rest for the weary. In 2021, the shipyard will deliver 6 yachts and...
