Royal Huisman
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Royal Huisman, founded in 1884 is a family-owned builder (and refit and repair facility ) of unique custom sailing and motor yachts
, classic or modern, between 26 and 90 meters. The yard was awarded the Royal seal
by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
in 1984. The award of the “Royal” warrant gave recognition to 100 years of quality and excellence – a highly prized accolade and one that is earned neither rapidly nor easily. This long heritage of Dutch maritime engineering has invested the yard with a culture of perfectionism that applies itself as much to leading-edge technologies as it does to traditional practices. Royal Huisman’s Intelligent EngineeringTM blends infrastructure, expertise, specialist skills and technologies in the optimal manner for each individual project. Continual investment in the yard’s 30,000m2 purpose-built facilities keep it at forefront of custom yacht-building. Fabrication takes place in a 30,000 m2 purpose-built shipyard where advanced technologies complement traditional Dutch craftsmanship.
Some bespoke yachts are the 47 meter sloop
, Hyperion
, the 90 meter three mast schooner Athena
, the 58 meter ketch Ethereal with hybrid propulsion, and the replica of the Super J-class yacht
Endeavour II, Hanuman. and the 57.5 meter performance flybridge ketch Twizzle.
A 232-page book (25cm x 25cm / 10” x 10”) “ROYAL HUISMAN 125 YEARS – The Spirit of Individuality” commemorates 125 years of the Royal Huisman Shipyard. With over 60,000 words of text and lavish photography, including archive material never previously published.
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
, classic or modern, between 26 and 90 meters. The yard was awarded the Royal seal
Privy Seal
A privy seal refers to the personal seal of a reigning monarch, used for the purpose of authenticating official government document.-Privy Seal of England:The Privy Seal of England can be traced back to the reign of King John...
by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
in 1984. The award of the “Royal” warrant gave recognition to 100 years of quality and excellence – a highly prized accolade and one that is earned neither rapidly nor easily. This long heritage of Dutch maritime engineering has invested the yard with a culture of perfectionism that applies itself as much to leading-edge technologies as it does to traditional practices. Royal Huisman’s Intelligent EngineeringTM blends infrastructure, expertise, specialist skills and technologies in the optimal manner for each individual project. Continual investment in the yard’s 30,000m2 purpose-built facilities keep it at forefront of custom yacht-building. Fabrication takes place in a 30,000 m2 purpose-built shipyard where advanced technologies complement traditional Dutch craftsmanship.
Some bespoke yachts are the 47 meter sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
, Hyperion
Hyperion (yacht)
Hyperion is the name of a sailing yacht built by the Royal Huisman in Holland in 1998 and designed by German Frers. At the time of her launch, she was the largest sloop ever build and the tallest mast ever built...
, the 90 meter three mast schooner Athena
Athena (yacht)
Athena is a clipper-bowed 3-masted gaff rigged schooner built by Royal Huisman in 2004 for internet entrepreneur James H. Clark. Clark purchased a 47.4 meter sloop, Hyperion, from Royal Huisman in 1998...
, the 58 meter ketch Ethereal with hybrid propulsion, and the replica of the Super J-class yacht
J-class yacht
The J-Class serves as a rating for large sailing yachts designed between 1930 and 1937. Reserved for a wealthy elite of yachtsmen, these boats were used to compete with the best sailing talents in three races of the America's Cup.-The 1930s:...
Endeavour II, Hanuman. and the 57.5 meter performance flybridge ketch Twizzle.
A 232-page book (25cm x 25cm / 10” x 10”) “ROYAL HUISMAN 125 YEARS – The Spirit of Individuality” commemorates 125 years of the Royal Huisman Shipyard. With over 60,000 words of text and lavish photography, including archive material never previously published.