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Under the direction of the third generation, Klaas Sr.'s sons Albert and Klaas Jr., the focus shifted from commercial fishing vessels to sport fishing yachts. Klaas Sr. stepped back in 1981 and his sons took over the family business. The first large yacht the yard build was the 31.5 m (103 ft) MY Tonga.
The shipyard was established by Chris Gongriep (1946-2016) in 1990 as De Hemmes [1] to build lemsteraken, a traditional wooden workboat type from Lemmer.The yard acquired naval architect André Hoek's newbuild management company Dutch Built in 1998 in order to transition to aluminium sailing yachts; [2] Thereafter Hoek cooperated closely with Gongriep, producing the largest two-mast schooner ...
A yacht broker is a specialist who serves yacht or boat sellers and/or buyers as a representative for the sale or purchase of a yacht or boat. The yacht broker is paid an agreed commission by the seller to market the yacht for sale, field interest and inquiries from buyers, handle negotiations, attend inspection and water trial and ultimately, if successful, to attend delivery.
Feadship can trace its roots back to 1849, when the Akerboom family bought a small shipyard off the coast of the Netherlands to build and repair boats. They joined with the Van Lent family in 1927, and then in 1949 they founded Feadship [ 1 ] together with the De Vries, another family-based shipyard, to form Feadship. [ 2 ]
Damen was established in 1927 in the town of Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the Netherlands by Jan and Marinus Damen. The two brothers ran a successful, mainly Dutch-oriented, shipyard for decades. Over the years they managed to build up a small, but loyal customer-base. [citation needed]
ICON Yachts strategic site has been crucial in defining the company's specialization in conversions and refits. Lloyd's Register awarded ICON Yachts ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. Thus, since 2021, the shipyard uses 100% green energy and it was the first Dutch shipbuilding company to be awarded with the ISO 14001.
In April 2022, [6] the yacht was put up for sale by Frasers for €120M (approx USD$129,463,000, VAT Paid) [7] Refit 2023.
Heesen Yachts was founded in 1978 by Frans Heesen, an entrepreneur who at the time was best known for his work in the plastics industry. [4] Heesen purchased the Striker Boats shipyard site in the Netherlands as a potential home for another business, but decided to retain the property as a shipyard and continue its operations. [5]