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Christening celebrations of Nilaya in Amsterdam

by Royal Huisman 6 Apr 2023 17:45 UTC
Nilaya © Tom van Oossanen

Last weekend's event at the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. Nilaya will be a blissful home on the sea.

The art of yacht building

The Dutch are a nation of seafarers whose culture has been profoundly shaped by the ocean over the past five centuries. They even invented yachting as a pastime and came up with the word jacht to describe a pleasure boat. So it is hardly surprising that the country takes immense pride in institutions such as Het Scheepvaartmuseum (National Maritime Museum) in Amsterdam, which house extensive collections of maritime art and artefacts illustrating this bond with all things nautical.

Curious? Read on and see more at "The art of yacht building" at royalhuisman.com/inhuis

An investment in our DNA

While many aluminum vessels have some composite parts, Nilaya is much more a hybrid. The revolutionary element of the Featherlight™ method for this 46.8m / 154-foot sloop is not a single process or construction material, but a holistic light-weight method for delivering a global cruising yacht that will be completely at home competing in superyacht racing events.

Curious? Read on and see more at "An investment in our DNA" at royalhuisman.com/inhuis

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