With broad international experience, Jan Timmerman is taking the helm at Royal Huisman, effective on August 1.
Timmerman recently served as managing director and president of a company in the aluminum business. He also held similar roles at a lighting-solutions supplier to both luxury architectural projects as well as original equipment manufacturers. In addition, Timmerman has worked and lived in countries as varied as the United States, Mexico, and China.
“I am very much looking forward to maintaining and expanding the success of Royal Huisman through blending 21st century technology and innovation, traditional craftsmanship and timeless values,” Timmerman comments.
Just as Timmerman’s background is varied, so, too, is Royal Huisman’s current order book. For instance, the Dutch shipyard is building what will be the world’s largest all-aluminum sailing yacht. The 266-footer (81-meter), also known by the code name Project 400, recently saw her hull flip. Currently, Project 400’s hull sits in one construction hall, while her superstructure takes shape in another. The three-masted schooner should launch in 2020.
Yet another new build recently joined Royal Huisman’s books. She bears a code name as well, Project Phi. The builder is divulging just scant details for now, including a length in excess of 180 feet (55 meters). She bears design from two well-known fellow Dutch firms: Cor D. Rover Design and Van Oossanen Naval Architects.
Finally, Royal Huisman’s refit division, Huisfit, has its hands full with a significant refit. She’s a classic sailing yacht that’s more than a century old. Vagrant arrived at the shipyard about a year ago, and still has another year to go before being handed back to her owner. Really more of a rebuild due to her age, she’s a Herreshoff design, from 1913.
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