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Not one, but two big megayachts are in the proposal stage at Royal Huisman, in combination with two major design studios. What’s more, one is a sailing yacht, accompanied by a motoryacht. Though the sailing yacht, Project Lotus, is getting bigger billing, so to speak, they’re meant to travel the world together. Royal Huisman isContinue Reading
Take a long, last look at Broadwater. Come early next year, the classically appealing megayacht will have an entirely new appearance. From a hull extension to a different hull color and copious additional changes outside and in, she is undergoing a transformation at the Royal Huisman Huisfit facility in Amsterdam. Broadwater, acquired by an AmericanContinue Reading
When you own one of the world’s most impressive yachts, you don’t take it just anywhere for routine maintenance or refit. Many superyacht owners head to Huisfit, in The Netherlands. A subsidiary of Royal Huisman, the name is a little misleading, since it provides extensive services to yachts from all builders at the same qualityContinue Reading
Though her styling remains a closely guarded secret, Project Phi is beginning to show off some of her structure at Royal Huisman. The hull of this aluminum motoryacht, photographed recently at the shipyard, is steadily approaching its turning, too. It’s all in preparation for the megayacht to start cruising in 2021. Announced last May, ProjectContinue Reading
For two years, Royal Huisman has used what was previously the Holland Jachtbouw shipyard near Amsterdam for refits. This week, the Port of Amsterdam officially acquired the latter property. It then signed a long-term lease with Royal Huisman, as another step toward creating the city as a superyacht hub. Following the death of the ownerContinue Reading
Michael Koppstein, a longtime captain and U.S. representative for European superyacht builders, most recently Lürssen, died over the weekend, of a heart attack. He was 65 years old. Born in December 1953 in Australia, Koppstein grew up sailing, enjoying the pastime on weekends. While he pursued a higher-education degree in engineering design and construction, heContinue Reading