
Commercial success at Heesen Yachts: Project Alba is sold!
Heesen Yachts is delighted to announce the sale of YN 18050, Project Alba, with Arne Ploch at Camper and Nicholsons introducing the client.
Y/N 18050 is the third contract – for a new build – sold in 2015 by this Dutch shipyard. In fact, Heesen Yachts has ten yachts under construction with deliveries running into 2018. Project Alba started before her sale and her new experienced owners, by acquiring a yacht already under construction, have gained all the advantages of a new-build without the long lead-time.
Combining speed and space, sportiness and elegance, Project Alba is the true expression of Heesen’s DNA with her highly efficient, aluminium, hard-chine hull, seamlessly engineered by the in-house experts and impeccably crafted at the shipyard in Oss.
Project Alba also has the largest volume of any yacht of her size and still delivers an excellent top speed of 23 knots thanks to two high power-to-weight ratio MTU 2,880kW engines, combined with Heesen’s acknowledged expertise in weight reduction.
Project Alba’s highly distinctive profile, whose flowing lines are designed by Dutch studio Omega Architects, sports continuous sheets of triple laminated glazing that are thermo-bonded to the superstructure to create a sleek, seamless wall of windows.
Italian designer Francesco Paszkowski has created luxurious contemporary design – his third collaboration with Heesen Yachts in this award winning 50m semi-displacement class. “The interior design we created with Margherita Casprini – Francesco Paszkowski comments – for this new 50m combines contemporary aesthetics with a classic layout to reflect Heesen’s heritage. We played with contrasting colours, light and dark, and lacquered surfaces and finishes to further emphasise the airy brightness of the interior. Natural leather and stone were selected to create a warm and welcoming ambience and provide a coherent style throughout the yacht.”
Project Alba accommodates twelve guests in six staterooms. The master suite is traditionally located on the main deck forward and is equipped with a full-beam bathroom with shower stall and bath tub. The remaining guests cabins are found on the lower deck: one VIP full beam suite is located aft, the two doubles are amidships, and the twins forward. All cabins have en-suite shower rooms.
The delivery of project Alba is scheduled for January 2018.
Short specification for project 18050
GENERAL
HULL TYPE: TWIN PROPELLER MOTOR YACHT,
SEMI DISPLACEMENT, HARD CHINE
NAVAL ARCHITECT: HEESEN YACHTS
INTERIOR DESIGNER: FRANCESCO PASZKOWSKI
EXTERIOR STYLING: OMEGA ARCHITECTS
CLASSIFICATION: ABS A1 COMMERCIAL YACHTING SERVICE
AMS LARGE COMMERCIAL YACHT CODE LY3
HULL: ALUMINIUM
SUPERSTRUCTURE: ALUMINIUM
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH OVER ALL: 49.80 METRES (163’ 4”)
BEAM OVER ALL: 9.00 METRES (29’ 6”)
DRAFT AT HALF LOAD: 2.51 METRES (8’ 3”)
DISPLACEMENT (HALF LOAD): APPROX. 313 TONS (690,000 LBS)
TONNAGE: APPROX. 499 GROSS TONS
TECHNICAL DETAILS
MAXIMUM SPEED (HALF LOAD): 23 KNOTS
RANGE: 3,100 NAUTICAL MILES AT 12 KNOTS
FUEL CAPACITY: 68,800 LITRES (18,175 US GALLON)
FRESH WATER CAPACITY: 16,200 LITRES (4,280 US GALLON)
PROPULSION SYSTEM
MAIN ENGINES: 2× MTU 16V 4000 M73L
MAXIMUM POWER: 2× 2,880 KILOWATT
GEARBOX: 2× ZF 9055A
ENGINE CONTROL: MTU BLUE VISION
PROPELLERS: 2× FIVE BLADE FIXED PITCH
GENERATORS: 2× KILO-PAK, EACH 99 KILOWATT, 50 HERTZ
BOWTHRUSTER: ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MAKE ZF-MARINE 90 KILOWATT
STEERING SYSTEM: SPERRY MARINE SYSTEMS
STABILISERS: NAIAD DYNAMICS, 2 FINS, TYPE 720, ZERO SPEED
TECHNICAL
FRESH WATER MAKER: 2 X IDROMAR CAPACITY 6,000 LITRES PER DAY EACH (1,585 US GALLON)
HOT WATER BOILER: 2× 200 LITRES (2× 52.8 US GALLON)
SANITARY TREATMENT: HAMANN HL-CONT PLUS 02
AIR-CONDITIONING: HEINEN & HOPMAN
ANCHOR WINCH: 2× MAXWELL 11000 VWC
MOORING CAPSTAN: 2× MAXWELL 8000 VC
PASSARELLE: HYDROMAR
JACUZZI: SIENNA COMMERCIAL
TENDERS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT
ONE 6.5M (21’ 4”) TENDER AND TWO 3M (9’ 10”) WATER SCOOTERS CAN BE STORED IN THE TENDER GARAGE AS PER GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN.
LAUNCHING VIA TRANSOM DOOR WITH SLIDING SYSTEM.
THE MAXIMUM TENDER HEIGHT IS 1.5 M (4” 11”)
NOTES
This information is provided in good faith but without liability for error, omission or misrepresentation and it is subject to confirmation at the time of ordering and formal contract. This information is copyright of Heesen Yachts Sales BV and no unauthorised use, duplication or distribution is permitted. The Builder reserves the right to substitute the manufacturer or supplier of any item of equipment due to product changes, improvements, availability of supply, changes in regulations, technology, know-how, etc. provided that any substituted equipment shall be of equivalent or superior quality to that shown in this Specification.
END OF SPECIFICATION