Representing the first vessel fitted with Van Oossanen's Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF), the outstanding Heesen super yacht Galactica Star has won the 2014 World Superyacht Award in the 'Best High-Speed Yacht over 45 meters' category. ... read full story
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Heesen superyacht GALACTICA STAR awarded ‘Best Design of the Year’ at Asia Boating Awards 2014
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The ground-breaking 65-metre Heesen Fast Displacement Hull Form motor yacht Galactica Star has won the Asia Boating Award 2014 in the ‘Best Yacht Design of the Year’ category. ... read full story
65m Heesen Fast Displacement Yacht GALACTICA STAR awarded at World Superyacht Awards 2014
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The coveted Neptune Trophy in the category 'Semi-displacement or Planing Three-deck motor yacht of 45-metre and above' went to the 65m Heesen Fast Displacement superyacht GALACTICA STAR at the recent World Superyacht Awards 2014 in Amsterdam. ... read full story
Hull and superstructure of 55m Heesen motor yacht AZAMANTA (YN 17255) joined together
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The hull and superstructure of the first ever 55m steel Fast Displacement superyacht AZAMANTA (YN 17255) were joined together at the Heesen facility in Oss on February 28, 2014. She is due to be delivered in Summer 2015. ... read full story
Videos showing transport of first Storm S-78 Yacht Hull
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The two videos showing the transport of the hull of the first Storm S-78 yacht have been released by Storm Yacht from the Netherlands. ... read full story
Video of 65m Heesen Yacht GALACTICA STAR from construction and sea trials
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This is a video from construction and sea trials of the all-new 65m Heesen mega yacht Galactica Star (YN 16465, Project Omnia). ... read full story
Heesen delivers 65m FDHF mega yacht GALACTICA STAR
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The brand-new 2013 superyacht Galactica Star (YN 16465, Project Omnia) by Heesen has been recently delivered to her new Owner. She features luxurious accommodation for up to 12 guests. ... read full story
Sneak preview of motor yacht Storm 78 S with naval architecture by Van Oossanen
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At the moment under construction at Storm Yachts in the Netherlands, the luxury motor yacht Storm 78 S was displayed to a selected audience for the first time on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Her hull is based on the Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF), developed by Van Oossanen. ... read full story
Successful sea trials for GALACTICA STAR Yacht with Fast Displacement Hull Form by Van Oossanen
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The breath-taking 65m Heesen superyacht Galactica Plus successfully completed her sea trials in Mid-May, 2013. Fitted with the patented Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) by Van Oossanen, she exceeded her contractual speed by 2 knots. ... read full story
Sea trials successfully completed by Heesen’s revolutionary 65m FDHF Yacht GALACTICA STAR
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The revolutionary 65m FDHF (Fast Displacement Hull Form) all-aluminium mega yacht Galactica Plus (Project Omnia, YN 16465) by Heesen Yachts has recently completed her sea trials in the North Sea with a great success. She is due to be delivered at the end of next month. ... read full story