All articles by Robert Wielaard – Page 35
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NewsAwlgrip named official coatings supplier for US entry in 2021 AC
AkzoNobel, the Dutch multinational paints and performance coatings maker, says its Awlgrip brand will go on the hull of American Magic, the US entry in the 36th America’s Cup race in 2021.
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NewsVBH, Atlas Cybersecurity announce superyacht security partnership
Dutch systems integrator Van Berge Henegouwen and Atlas Cybersecurity of the US have joined forces to ramp up security on superyachts for owners, their families, guests and crew.
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Balk hires COO, ups new-build and bare hull business; triples capacity
Determined to widen its business base, refit specialist Balk Shipyard of the Netherlands is developing spiffy 50m yacht projects, ramping up bare-hull building and tripling construction capacity.
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NewsDutch superyacht lobby weighs its future course
Suddenly, in its 50th anniversary year, HISWA Holland Yachting Group’s (HHYG) 26 members are at a fork in the road. Either stay in the lobby of Dutch superyacht makers and suppliers or join the much bigger Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) lobby.
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NewsHeesen Yachts sells 59m full custom project
Heesen Yachts says it has found a buyer for a 59m full-custom, all aluminium yacht that has a top speed of 37kt and is known as Project Skyfall.
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NewsHISWA Holland Yachting Group dissolves
Dutch superyachts quit trade lobby; join national maritime group
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NewsRondal’s transformation delivers rich rewards
Rondal says its three-year transformation into a high-tech maker of towering composite rigs, deck gear and winches for high-end sail and motor yachts is taking it to new, unexpected markets.
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NewsMARIN launches foil research project at Monaco
Foils are everywhere these days – from water taxis to sailing yachts – but not enough is known about their performance in unsteady conditions.
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NewsVBH opens German office
Dutch systems integrator Van Berge Henegouwen has opened an office in northern Germany in a bid to ramp up its presence worldwide. It is VBH’s third location outside the Netherlands.
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Product LaunchOn eve of MYS, AkzoNobel unveils repairable single-stage topcoat
Dutch paints and performance coatings maker AkzoNobel has launched Awlgrip HDT, a single-stage repairable topcoat.
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NewsHull Vane, Naiad jointly launch ‘Dynamic’ Hull Vane
Underwater spoiler to be shown for the first time at Monaco next week
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NewsRecord attendance of nearly 30,000 at HISWA-in-Water show
Despite very Dutch weather – leaden skies, sunny spells, thunderstorms on a loop – organisers of the 2019 HISWA-in-Water Boat Show say their event attracted nearly 30,000 visitors this month.
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NewsDutch boatbuilder says future looks “rosy”
Dutch boatbuilder Saffier Yachts says it built 47 daysailers in 2017, 52 in 2018 and will produce 61 this year. The Dutch yard expects growth to continue, by leaps and bounds, in the years ahead.
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NewsVast ‘floating solar park’ for Netherlands meets with criticism
Just when its ‘Grow Boating’ drive is getting some traction, along come four provincial governments in the Netherlands with a plan to deploy a vast floating solar park in the IJsselmeer, the big lake in the heart of the Netherlands.
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NewsHull Vane develops semi-custom wing for 10m-20m yachts
Hull Vane BV of the Netherlands has developed a semi-custom, below-the-transom wing for recreational yachts of 10m-20m to improve their speed efficiency, extend their range and improve onboard comfort.
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NewsDutch boating sector records 3.5% first-half growth
HISWA Holland Marine Industry recorded a 3.5% growth rate in sales in the first half of 2019 compared to the same 2018 period.
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NewsDutch sailboat builder begins new motoryacht project on spec
KM Yachtbuilders, a Dutch specialist in manufacturing aluminium, go-anywhere performance sailing yachts of up to 100ft in length, has started on a 16m (53ft) motoryacht project.
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NewsElling Yachting returns to US market
Elling Yachting is returning the United States where its sales have picked up in recent years.
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NewsDutch yard expands facilities
Mulder Shipyard of the Netherlands has recently expanded its facilities to make room for new-build projects and winter storage.
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NewsVaan Yachts says its ‘green’ cats make sailing fun again
Vaan Yachts BV showed off its design for a sleek – and very green – 12.8m (42ft) catamaran at this week’s HISWA-in-Water Boat Show in the Netherlands.
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