03 Dec 2023
Project Grace is a 50-metre superyacht, the first of Heesen’s 50m Steel FDHF series. It’s a marvel of modern design and engineering, featuring a fast displacement hull and a sub-500GT volume. This yacht is a testament to Heesen’s commitment to innovation and excellence in the yachting...
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20 Oct 2023
Q&A with… Robert Drontmann, Sales Director So, trust is important in any business relationship. Why is it especially important in superyacht building? That’s a good question: Trust. Yacht building is a very long process, usually about three to four years unless people step into one of...
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12 Sep 2022
Why is the 40-meter / 130-foot Heesen-built motor yacht Lionshare so special? She is not a particularly big boat by today’s standards. And at 35-years old, she is hardly a new boat. So, what is it that makes Lionshare so well loved by the families who have owned her; the captains and crew who...
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08 May 2022
A snuffelstage, a unique concept originating from the Netherlands, is a short internship experience designed to help young students explore potential career paths. It’s like a ‘taster session’ for a specific job or industry, allowing you to get a feel for the work environment and...
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05 Mar 2020
‘I decided that I was going to be a florist when I was six,’ Marcel Wolterinck declares. The Dutch designer clearly didn’t waver, and when he left school the profession was still uppermost in his mind. ‘My teachers later told me that they’d never had a student who knew what he wanted...
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20 Jan 2020
Frances & Michael Howorth talk with Rupert Connor the project manager during the build of Project Castor and now the manager of the 55 metre charter yacht Solemates. How did you come to join the superyacht industry? It was while I was helping my family build an hotel on Cooper Island in the BVI...
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Project Grace: A Masterpiece by Heesen Yachts
Project Grace is a 50-metre superyacht, the first of Heesen’s 50m Steel FDHF series. It’s a marvel of modern design and engineering, featuring a fast displacement hull and a sub-500GT volume. This yacht is a testament to Heesen’s commitment to innovation and excellence in the yachting...
Learn more
20 Oct 2023
Relationships and the importance of trust in yacht...
Q&A with… Robert Drontmann, Sales Director So, trust is important in any business relationship. Why is it especially important in superyacht building? That’s a good question: Trust. Yacht building is a very long process, usually about three to four years unless people step into one of...
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12 Sep 2022
Lionshare— still going strong after 35 years
Why is the 40-meter / 130-foot Heesen-built motor yacht Lionshare so special? She is not a particularly big boat by today’s standards. And at 35-years old, she is hardly a new boat. So, what is it that makes Lionshare so well loved by the families who have owned her; the captains and crew who...
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08 May 2022
A taste of a career in yachting
A snuffelstage, a unique concept originating from the Netherlands, is a short internship experience designed to help young students explore potential career paths. It’s like a ‘taster session’ for a specific job or industry, allowing you to get a feel for the work environment and...
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05 Mar 2020
Interview with Interior designer Marcel Wolterinck
‘I decided that I was going to be a florist when I was six,’ Marcel Wolterinck declares. The Dutch designer clearly didn’t waver, and when he left school the profession was still uppermost in his mind. ‘My teachers later told me that they’d never had a student who knew what he wanted...
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20 Jan 2020
Solemates Real Soulmate
Frances & Michael Howorth talk with Rupert Connor the project manager during the build of Project Castor and now the manager of the 55 metre charter yacht Solemates. How did you come to join the superyacht industry? It was while I was helping my family build an hotel on Cooper Island in the BVI...
Learn more