Feature 2 | YACHT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Cosmic alignment
Heesen’s largest yacht to date aims to match a length of 80m with a top speed of 30knots – plus a specially designed ‘backbone’ to make these specifications possible
Due for delivery
in 2022, Cosmos will constitute the largest and fastest Heesen-built yacht to date
– with the aim of realising “the aesthetic appeal of a contemporary sports car,” Mark Cavendish, Heesen sales and marketing director, revealed – while Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design, a long-term collaborator on Heesen newbuilds, has been tasked with putting together her interior layout: a job that will include the incorporation of silk carpets and hard wooden flooring, as well as an emphasis on crystal glass panels for optimal distribution of natural light.
Decades of growth ‘Project Cosmos’ builds on Heesen’s previous statements of intent
to build
fashioned outcome of ‘Project Cosmos’ is set to be the largest vessel that Dutch builder Heesen Yachts has produced to date, and the company’s undisputed flagship creation. Nearly 50% larger than the Heesen- built, 70m and 1,200gt Galactica Super
W
ith a length of 80m and a volume 1,700gt,
of the
approximately aluminium-
Nova (see Ship & Boat International May/June 2016, pages 58-59), Cosmos, which is anticipated for delivery in 2022, will also be the fastest yacht in her class, well capable of achieving a top speed of 30knots, Heesen revealed at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, hosted in September. UK-based Winch Design was contracted to develop the yacht’s exteriors
bigger, bolder and better yachts in line with global customer demand (ibid). Speaking at the Monaco event, Arthur Brouwer, Heesen chief executive, reminded members of the boating press that this year marks the builder’s 40th anniversary and, reflecting on the company’s progress to date, he recalled the 1979 launch of Heesen’s first ever yacht, the 20m MY Amigo. With ‘Project Cosmos’ now underway, he commented: “Tat’s a growth of nearly four times the length in four decades, or 20m every 10 years.” Te yard’s current order book contains
12 yachts, with deliveries set to span 2019 to 2022. “Five of these are being built on spec,” Brouwer said. “We live in a world of instant gratification and not all clients are willing to wait up to three years to take possession of their yacht. Building on spec allows us to reduce the delivery time to our clients.” Coincidentally, Brouwer added, the
The yacht’s foredeck will double as a
helicopter landing area (above) and a deluxe outdoor cinema space (right)
group is now “in the process of expanding the shipyard”, which currently employs 450 full-time workers and approximately 200 subcontractors, and which inaugurated an 85m dry dock in 2016, massively helping the yard to undertake larger builds. “We are currently in an advanced phase of negotiations to acquire more land in Oss… and are training the next generation of craſtsmen and yacht builders,” he explained. Again, Brouwer acknowledged the
sharp contrast between now and 1978, when the yard set up shop with just 20
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