Royal Huisman-“Build me my dream”
To hear a client saying these words is – without a doubt – a dream come
true for any yacht builder. Royal Huisman was therefore delighted to be
recently commissioned by an Asian client to build a truly breathtaking contemporary three-masted schooner.
The client’s dream has an impressive overall length of 81m / 266ft and a plumb bow, making her not only powerful and recognizable all over the world, she is also the largest yacht yet to be built at the shipyard in Vollenhove and ranked in the top 10 of the world’s largest sailing yachts: by any measure a superyacht destined for greatness.
Together with Dykstra Naval Architects, designer Mark Whiteley and regional liaison Bart Kimman of Northrop & Johnson Asia, Royal Huisman will make this dream-yacht become reality, keeping their promise of “If you can dream it, we can build it”. This contemporary schooner has been officially revealed at the 2016 Monaco Yacht Show by the design and build team.
Thys Nikkels of Dykstra Naval Architects:
“At Dykstra Naval Architects we are extremely excited
and proud to be part of the creative team for the new
81m, three-masted performance schooner. Using our
experience and inventive minds to create an innovative
contemporary schooner yacht for fast passage making is
one to tick off our Bucket List.”
Mark Whiteley of Mark Whiteley Design:
“Building a project with Royal Huisman is a very special
experience for a designer, jointly designing an 81m new
build is an opportunity of a career lifetime so I’m thrilled
to be collaborating with Dykstra Naval Architects and
the shipyard on this fast contemporary schooner”
Royal Huisman regional liaison, Bart Kimman of
Northrop & Johnson Asia:
“It is a great pleasure and honour to have contributed
significantly in realising this trendsetting 81m project for
a client in Asia”
Basic data Contemporary Schooner
Royal Huisman project 400 Construction: Aluminium
Exterior styling: Length overall: 81m / 266ft
Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley Design Classification: Lloyds MCA (LY-3)
Naval Architecture: Dykstra Naval Architects Owners / guests accommodation: 12
Interior Design: Mark Whiteley Design Crew accommodation: 13
Builder: Royal Huisman Mast & booms: Rondal
Year of delivery: 2020 Height of masts: Panamax
