The respected Dutch shipyard, Heesen Yachts, has recently sold its all-new 55m superyacht YN 17255. Designed by Frank Laupman from Omega Architects, she features a highly innovative fast displacement hull form, developed by Van Oossanen Naval Architects. ... read full story
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Seakeeper’s largest equipped yacht to date – 65 m Heesen motor yacht Project OMNIA
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Scheduled to be launched in June 2013, the 65 m Fast Displacement (FDHF) mega yacht Project Omnia (YN 16465) is almost completed. She will be equipped with five Seakeeper M21000 gyros. ... read full story
Heesen Yachts sell 50m explorer motor yacht YN 16750 – A FDHF by Van Oossanen and Associates
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Heesen Yachts is proud to announce the sale of YN 16750, a 50 metre explorer motor yacht whose naval architecture is based on the FAST DISPLACEMENT HULL FORM (FDHF) by Van Oossanen and Associates, with an exterior and general arrangement by Frank Laupman from Omega Architects & AB Studio. Motor yacht YN 16750 is an... ... read full story
Heesen Yachts lay the keel of YN 16465 – a 65m Fast Displacement Superyacht (FDHF)
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Heesen Yachts is proud to announce the keel laying of a 65-metre Fast Displacement motor yacht, with interior by Dickie Bannenberg for delivery in June 2013. The ceremony took place in shed 6 – the metalwork shop - at Heesen’s shipyard in Oss, the Netherlands. ... read full story
Van Oossanen & Associates’ Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) Motor yacht Concept Gaining Ground
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The Fast Displacement Hull Form concept (FDHF, patent pending), by Van Oossanen & Associates was presented to a scientific audience a little more than a year ago at the FAST 2009 Conference, followed in April 2010 by the first publication of the Heesen 6500 FDHF. Van Oossanen & Associates (VOA) have now secured orders for the naval architecture of 6 more FDHF motor yachts. ... read full story
Heesen Yachts presents the 65 metre Fast Displacement (FDHF) Superyacht concept.
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Heesen Yachts is proud to present the revolutionary 65 Metre concept based on the Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) following the positive results of the tank test completed at the Wolfson Unit in April 2010. The FDHF superyacht concept is the result of studies and tank tests carried out over 20 years by the Dutch Naval Architects Van Oossanen and Associates. ... read full story