Heesen Yachts has enjoyed a long relationship with the American market, but it hasn’t specifically targeted buyers stateside with new designs for some time. That’s changing with project Nina.
With her raised-pilothouse configuration and, more important, Bahamas-friendly, 6’9” (2.1-meter) draft, project Nina is decidedly for U.S. buyers. To be clear, Heesen has sold megayachts to American clients over the past decade or so. But, more customers emerged from Russia and other regions. With Americans still comprising the largest population of yachting enthusiasts, and with them buying more yachts than others these days, Heesen’s focus for project Nina makes sense.
The choice of an Italian design studio for project Nina also makes sense for American buyers. Specifically, HotLab Yacht & Design was approached by Heesen, marking a first-time collaboration. Heesen had already completed engineering in house for its 38-meter-series (125-foot-series) hull platform. HotLab graced project Nina with modern, sporty flair that doesn’t stray too far from traditionally appealing looks.
Inside, buyers can choose woods and other decor items as they so wish, again with HotLab. The studio has a few contemporary design suggestions, as seen below, to complement the more modern profile. Whatever you decide, you’ll appreciate the full-height glass to each side on the main deck. Your stateroom also goes on the main deck, with eight guests accommodated below. The 25’6” (7.8-meter) beam borne by project Nina and 299-gross-ton displacement should keep areas plenty comfortable.
Further for comfort, Heesen is employing Humphree Interceptor trim tabs. You can opt for at-anchor stabilizers. Either way, you’ll enjoy an anticpated 23-knot top end, under MTU power. Imagine the feeling—and the views—up on project Nina’s sundeck, where you can soak up rays, or dine in shade beneath a fixed hardtop. An internal stairway leads here, as does a retractable stair from the aft deck. You can enjoy equally impressive views from the foredeck seating/sunning areas, too.
The all-aluminum project Nina, to be ABS classed, offers flexibility for those of you who are watersports buffs. You can have the transom entirely devoted to watertoy stowage. It complements space aft on the upper deck for a 20-foot (6-meter) tender. Alternately, you can have a beach club.
Project Nina is being built as a turnkey megayacht, priced at €19.9 million, according to Thom Conboy, director of sales for North America, Mexico, Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Construction should start early next year, with delivery in early 2018, he adds. She is also the first of what promises to be a few designs tailored to American tastes. Heesen has a larger megayacht model in development, measuring 138 feet (42 meters). She’ll be a trideck configuration, too. Design and engineering parameters are still being finalized.
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