Setting sail towards celestial luxury: Heesen sells 55m Project Venus
by Heesen Yachts 5 Jul 2024 08:19 PDT
Heesen Yachts is thrilled to announce the sale of the 55m Steel YN 20655, code-named Project Venus.
Rupert Connor from Luxury Yachts is representing the client, who is a distinguished yacht connoisseur and a former client of Heesen.
Rupert comments: "Returning to Heesen was an easy choice for our client. We know that their high-quality standards and desire to exceed our needs will result in yet another fabulous build. There is no other shipyard in the world where you can sign for a yacht in June and they deliver in ten months a high-quality yacht customized to our needs. Their revised 55m platform offers a 'best in class' layout and engineering platform. Our whole build support team is thrilled to be working with Heesen again".
Project Venus, currently under construction, is progressing swiftly, with the launch scheduled in January 2025. As part of Heesen's speculative program, this superyacht offers clients an opportunity to acquire a luxurious vessel with shortened delivery times and without compromising on quality.
Collaborating closely with the client and his team, Silvia Margutti of Luca Dini Design and Architecture is spearheading the interior design customization, ensuring it perfectly reflects the owner's refined taste and lifestyle.
The construction of Project Venus commenced in November 2022. Its slender steel hull, an iteration of van Oossanen Naval Architects' ultra-efficient FDHF design, was meticulously fabricated at Talsma in Friesland, the Netherlands. Talsma, a trusted partner of Heesen for over a decade, has worked in close collaboration with our engineers to deliver steel hulls that meet our exacting standards. To maintain the highest quality, the fabrication of steel hulls takes place at a separate location to prevent cross-contamination with our aluminium hulls, which are welded at our facility in Oss.
Heesen Yachts' skilled interior craftspeople will soon begin fulfilling the owner's desires for the yacht's interior, ensuring a truly personalized and luxurious experience.
Boasting a voluminous 760 GT enclosed space, Project Venus offers ample room for lavish amenities while remaining small enough to enter the charming ports of the Mediterranean. With exceptional seakeeping abilities, Venus is a true blue-water motor yacht that ensures safe cruising even in rough seas. Furthermore, the forward positioning of the stabilizer fins and the solid steel hull contribute to an exceptionally comfortable cruising experience.
Heesen CEO Niels Vaessen expresses his delight with the return of this esteemed client, stating, "The return of a valued client is a testament to the exceptional quality and reliability of our yachts. It reaffirms our commitment to delivering a product that exceeds expectations and meets the highest standards of luxury and performance. The satisfaction and loyalty displayed by returning clients inspire us to continually push the boundaries of innovation and craftsmanship."
The delivery of YN 20655 is scheduled for Q2 2025, marking another milestone for Heesen Yachts in delivering exceptional superyachts to discerning clients.
Specifications:
- Hull type: twin propeller motor yacht, fast displacement hull form
- Naval architect: Van Oossanen Naval Architects / Heesen Yachts
- Interior designer: Luca Dini Design & Architecture
- Exterior styling: Omega Architects
- Classification: Lloyds® 100A1 SSC Yacht [D#] LMC, UMS, Large Commercial Yacht Code Reg-YC
- Hull: Steel
- Superstructure: Aluminium
- Accommodation: 12 guests in 6 cabins, 13 crew in 7 cabins
- Length overall: 55 metres (180' 5")
- Beam overall: 9.6 metres (37' 6")
- Draft at half load: 2.85 metres (9' 4")
- Displacement (half load): approx. 600 tons (1,322,000 lbs)
- Tonnage: approx. 760 GT
- Maximum speed (half load): 15.5 knots
- Range: 4,500 nm at 15 knots
- Fuel capacity: 100,000 litres (26,400 US gallon)
- Fresh water capacity: 24,000 litres (6,340 US gallon)
- Main engines: 2xMTU 8V 4000 M63 (IMO TIER III)
- Maximum power: 2x 1,000 KW
- Gearbox: 2x ZF 5356
- Engine control: MTU Blue Vision NG
- Propellers: 2x Five Blade Fixed Pitch
- Generators:
- 2x Zenoro, each 175 KW, 50 Hertz
- 1x Zenoro Emergency Gen. 80 KW
- Bowthruster: Electrically driven make ZF-Marine 125 KW
- Stabilisers: Naiad Dynamics, 2 Fins, Type 720, Zero speed
- Fresh water maker: 2 X Idromar capacity 9,000 litres per day each (2,377 US gallon)
- Hot water boiler: 2x 300 litres (2x 79.2 US gallon)
- Sanitary treatment: Amann HL-Cont Plus 025
- Air-conditioning: Einen & Hopman
- Anchor winch: 2x Steen
- Mooring Capstan: 2x Steen
- Passarelle: Hydromar
- Tender crane: Hydromar SWL 2,400 KG (cargo)
- Jacuzzi: Custom jacuzzi
Tenders and spots equipment:
The tender and the rescue boat can be stored on the foredeck as per General Arrangement plan and can be launched by a central crane. The water scooter is stored under a deck hatch under the tender. The tender, rescue boat and water scooter are Owners Delivery.
- Tender LxB: 7m (23') X 2.5m (8' 2")
- Rescue boat LxB: 6.5 m (21' 4") x 2.5 m (8' 2")
- Water scooter LXB: 3.5 m (11' 5") x 1.2m (3' 9")