January 4 saw Project Antares celebrate launch day at Heesen Yachts, to the delight of her owner, who can’t wait to take her to some of the world’s best fishing grounds. You read that correctly. Even though Project Antares is a cruising megayacht, her owner is an avid angler, in addition to an experienced buyer. To Continue reading
The desire to cruise farther while burning less fuel continues. An experienced European yacht owner will do just that in two years’ time aboard the first Dynamiq GTT 135. What’s more, he’ll be among the first yachting customers whose yachts feature the fuel-saving Hull Vane. If you’re not familiar with the Hull Vane, it’s a Continue reading
A buyer’s representative called Mark Cavendish, Heesen Yachts’ sales director, with a special request. Actually, two special requests. The first: a 262-footer (80-meter). The second: “She had to be fast—preferably reaching the magic 30 knots,” Cavendish says. Project Cosmos, the largest-length and largest-volume megayacht in Heesen’s history, posed a challenge. How do you keep weight Continue reading