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Changing attitudes mean changing yacht design and construction. Buyers want more fuel efficiency, plus further options to be even more environmentally mindful. They additionally want more room for comfortable living, without the regulatory hurdles that come with large-volume megayachts. They’ve gotten smarter, so Royal Huisman is following suit, with Sangi. “Change” in the Esperanto language,Continue Reading
Since 1993, the year of her delivery, Royal Huisman’s Juliet has put nearly 250,000 miles under her hull. The 143-foot (44-meter) ketch has sought out the shipyard’s Huisfit team for refit and service over the years. She’s back again, at Royal Huisman Amsterdam, for a notable upgrade. Midway through next year, Juliet will be cruisingContinue Reading
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