65m Heesen Order
Following positive results of the tank test completed at the Wolfson Unit in April 2010, Heesen Yachts presented their new 65m concept, based on the Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF). During the Monaco Yacht Show the shipyard announced to have signed a contract for the yacht, meaning that after shed and dock extensions, building will commence. In total Heesen now signed five new contracts in 2010.
Perry Van Oossanen comments on the idea that led the Van Oossanen and Associates team to create the FDHF design: “The typical load profile of a motoryacht often consists of long range cruising at low speeds and only short periods of time at higher and maximum speeds. This indicates the need to focus hull design over the entire speed range rather than on maximum speed only. The FDHF incorporates design features that have a large effect on hydrodynamic resistance over the whole speed range, such as the area of the immersed transom, bulbous bow, trim control and spray rails.”
The yacht design offers some notable luxury features, such as a duplex beach club (located aft on the main and lower decks) with a 10 square metre side-balcony (on the port side) and a 22 square metre swimming platform. On the lower deck of the duplex beach club there are a sauna, hammam, shower room, day head and a fully equipped bar. Another notable feature is the glass bottom of swimming-pool located on the main deck; this allows the natural light to glimmer through the water to the bar area beneath. On the fore deck, the large sunbathing area can be transformed into a touch-and-go heli-deck. The tender garages with gull-wing doors are also located beneath the fore deck.
The exterior lines have been drawn by Frank Laupman from Omega Architects, who explains: “We found a way to integrate the hull with the main deck element of the superstructure, by eliminating its normal overhang of the aft deck. On top of this integrated two-deck body, we developed the freestanding superstructure, which contains only the wheelhouse deck and the sundeck.”
A video presentation of the concept is available on Heesen’s YouTube channel.