Project: Heesen 50m YN 16250

This Heesen is one of two recent signed contracts by this renowned Dutch Super Yacht builder which at the moment has an impressive fourteen contracts with delivery date spanning as long as 2013. Hessen's latest fifty metre will have a semi displacement hull shape and has been given yard number 16250. This new contract was signed thanks to a fruitful collaboration with the Monaco based brokerage house YCO. The owner for this fully custom built is an experienced sailor who wants also to be involved in the design and conception for his fifty metre yacht. The 50.00 m Y/N 16250 will have exterior lines with a very clean profile whose straight lines give the yacht an aggressive and muscular look. Peculiarities of the exterior styling are the double-curved convex exterior glass, a convex curved free board and a smooth, unbroken outer shell.

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Project: Heesen 6500 Fast Displacement Hull Form

Heesen Yachts is pleased to unveil a revolutionary 65 metre all aluminium design based on the Fast Displacement Hull Form, whose tank testing has been completed at the Wolfson Unit in Southampton. Developed by Dutch naval architects Van Oossanen & Associates, the Heesen 6500 Fast Displacement Hull Form is a truly innovative concept that increases the overall performance of the yacht. Tank tests have shown that in comparison with traditional hard chine and round bilge hulls, FDHF improves the efficiency of the vessel by around 30%. The slenderness and special form of the hull result in a very low wave profile over the entire speed range, while also improving its sea-keeping and manoeuvrability. As a consequence, it has a very positive impact on the cost of running the yacht, while also lowering its environmental impact in terms of engine emissions. Speed estimates are for a remarkable 27 knots max, and a 75% engine load 24 knots cruise. The exterior design of this 65-metre vessel is by Dutch designer Frank Laupman of Omega Architects. Other leading international designers have also been asked to create alternative proposals for the exterior styling. Omega’s design clearly shows the Heesen bloodline, while invigorating it with the aggressive appearance of a racing car. Notable design features include a touch and go helipad forward and a semi-shaded area surrounding the swimming pool on the main deck. On the lower deck is a vast beach club area, whose design incorporates bar, sauna and hammam. In addition to the large transom platform, there is a side balcony that opens from the hull to the port side to provide the owner and his guests with an even closer connection to the sea. Heesen Yachts will present the innovative 6500 Fast Displacement Hull Form to the yachting community on September at the Monaco Yacht Show.

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New Model: Heesen 49.80m YN 14750

Heesen Yachts is proud to announce that hull number 14750, a 49.80 metre full-displacement motor yacht, was launched from the Oss shipyard, Holland in the presence of her owners, who christened her Sky. The latest Heesen is a fully customized super yacht with an approx 650 gross tonnage of displacement, whose naval architecture has been conceived by Heesen’s in-house naval architects, while the exterior styling was drawn by Frank Laupman of Omega Architects. The yacht’s contemporary and masculine interior, decorated predominantly with Makassar cabinetry and featuring carbon-fibre and stainless steel detailing, was designed by the New York-based interior designers Mojo-Stumer Associates. Twelve guests will be accommodated in four Guest cabins and one Owner’s suite. The owner’s suite, located forward on the main deck, features a bathroom equipped with a custom made steam shower. The two twin-bedded guest cabins are located amidships on the lower deck, aft of the two VIP double cabins. All cabins are equipped with private ensuite shower rooms. Guests can enjoy a fully equipped fitness area located on the sundeck, where the custom made octagonal spa pool occupies the forward element of this partially sheltered deck area. The Heesen 49.80 metres hull number 14750 is powered by twin 3646hp MTU which deliver a top 23 knots speed, and can cruise at 12 knots for 3200nm before needing another refuel of 68000 litres. The delivery of Sky is scheduled for this month, after intensive sea trials in the North Sea.
Technical Data:
LOA - 49.80 m (163.4ft)
Beam - 9.00 m
Draft - 2.50 m
Displacement - 295 t half load
Fuel Capacity - 68894 l
Water Capacity - 16277 l
Accommodation - 12 guest berths
Engines - 2 x MTU 16v 4000 M90 3646hp
Speed - 23 knots max
Range - 3200 nm at 12 knots
Project - Omega Architects, Mojo-Stummer Associates interior
Certification - Lloyds 100A1 SSC Yacht, LMCMS Large Commercial Yacht Code LY2 MCA

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Improve-it = Heesen 47m YN 14647

Following intensive sea trials in the North Sea Heesen Yachts is proud to announce that the delivery of 4YOU has now taken place. This 47 metre Super Yacht is a sister-ship of hull number 12947, M/Y Sirocco, launched in 2006 and hull number 14247, M/Y Celestial Hope delivered in 2008. Her interior design was conceived by Omega Architects, who created a fresh contemporary style rich yet understated with clean lines and luxurious details. Guests arriving on the main deck aft are welcomed into the vast main saloon, passing first through an art-embellished lobby. This leads on into a social area furnished with coffee tables, armchairs and pouffes where an eight-seater table, custom made from American walnut and topped with leather, is inlaid with intricate patterns of matt silver. The room's soft colour palette, focuses on tones of beige and taupe set against the pale background of a creamy silk carpet, while the use of semi-gloss varnish also contributes to the relaxed and cool atmosphere. Guests can also enjoy the second saloon on the upper deck, where a brightly lit sky lounge offers three comfortable sofas and a choice of poufs that can also serve as coffee tables. Here, guests can enjoy live music from a baby-grand piano that dominates the aft portion of the room, while the plasma screen is hidden by a unique piece of art deco-inspired art, made by Dutch glass maker Glass Déco, this combines several panels of glass, delicately coloured in pale blue and light gold, to create a marine scene. A further example of inlaid stainless steel can be seen in the doors of a dark wood cabinet. An elegant full-service bar topped with American walnut and white Carrara marble is positioned aft, adjacent to the sliding doors that give access to the aft portion of the bridge deck, where the primary function is open air dining. One deck above is the sundeck whose centre portion, like 4YOU's sister-ship Sirocco, can be partially enclosed. This deck offers an open-air fitness centre and a spa pool area that can be fully covered by an awning supported by carbon-fibre retractable pillars. Eight guests can be accommodated on the lower deck in four cabins, of which two are twins and two are VIP doubles. Located forward on the main deck, the master suite is entered through the owner's office and leads on through a pair of walk-in wardrobes to the master bedroom, which occupies the yacht's full beam.

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Projects: Heesen 49.80m YN 15250, Heesen 55.00m YN 14955

Following a successful 2009 year which saw the delivery of four Super Yachts, Heesen moves into 2010 presenting two important new projects. One will be the presentation of a new semi custom series design, and the second will be at 55 metres Heesen largest build to date. Above is shown the first yacht in the new 5000 class hull number 15250, a semi displacement fifty metre Super Yacht of below 500GT which the past October was moved from Building Hall 6, where the hull was welded, into Building Hall 1, where she will be completed. The interior of the 49.80 metre was conceived by renowned Rémi Tessier. The French designer presented a minimalist style, while remaining totally luxurious interior. This yacht is due to be launched in 2011. The second yacht in this class Hull Number 15850, is already in production and the superstructure will be joined to its hull at the beginning of this month.

The fully customised 55 metre semi-displacement motor yacht, Hull Number 14955 has been moved into Building Hall 7 for completion. This represents the biggest yacht to be built at Heesen to date. Powered by a pair of MTU 20V4000 M93 diesel engines, each developing 5,600hp and driving a five blade propeller, she will reach the remarkable speed of 24 knots. This performance is, in part, due to Heesen's in-house Naval Architecture Department who conceived innovative hull lines with a large flare rising up to the chine that deflects spray and improves the sea keeping ability of the vessel. Drawn by Frank Laupman of Omega Architects, the exterior styling of this yacht is characterized by two main features, the huge windows with arched tops and bottoms, positioned amidships, that draw in extraordinary amounts of light while providing the guests with wide vistas, and the unique rounded and cantilevered side deck balconies that extend from the owner's suite. The futuristic interior design sprung from the creative genius of Ken Freivokh which, among other stunning details, sports a triple height atrium with glass lift, steps and walls, and a waterfall that tumbles from the sundeck pool into a second custom built pool located on the bridge deck aft. Another interesting feature on this fully custom 55 metre that is due for launch in 2011 is the 'wet dock' in the stern tender garage that allows the tender and the water toys to be floated in, before the dock is drained.

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