October 12th 2010: Axonite
Boatyard K&M; made new pictures of the ‘Axonite’.
Archive for year: 2010
October 3rd 2010
In the last Zilt nr. 54, Pieter Bos wrote a nice journey about his trip around South America.
September 29th 2010: Icon
The sealium hull of the Icon 48, which is built by K&M; Yachtbuilders in Makkum, is finished and will be painted.
September 20th 2010: Axonite
The Axonite 69 was presented on the Hiswa Boat Show. The yacht sailed the last month approxiamately 2000 miles. The boat performed well in all areas. The velocity and stability were good. The rigging, like the carbon mast and the Hagoort sails were stable and all systems worked satisfactorily.
August 29th 2010: TEN
The ‘TEN’ with skipper Martin Hingst has won the 2010 24 hour race. The ‘TEN’ sailed 184.21 miles during the 24 hours and won the first prize in the class ORC1. And not only that, but also the ‘TEN’ was the fastest monohull and won the ‘Tim van Rootselaar’ prize.
May 3th 2010: Indigo & TEN
Great results for the Indigo (design 144) and TEN (design 147) in the 50ft miles dualhanded. Both boats finished 1st in their class. The 26ft Indigo was abolute the second monohull overall after the 38ft ‘Hemels van der Hart”. The 33ft TEN was absolute the 4th monohull overall.
April 17th 2010: Falcon
The Zilt published a nice travelogue of the Job (design 139) which made a wonderful trip along the coast of Chili.
April 17th 2010: Axonite
The Axonite (design 149) was presented during the open day on saturday April 17th. The yacht painted in different metalic colors will be launched and rigged in the week after the open day. The first trials will be hold in the end of May.
April 17th 2010: Admirals Tender Sport
We made a new design for the Admirals Tender Sport. The original linesplan is designed by Van de Stadt Design and we designed a new deck and installation (220 pk Volvo). The boat is built in the Netherlands by Jachtbouw Vels & Partners in Medemblik. During the trials the boatspeed was easily 31 kts. There was no difference btween a crew of 6 or 2 persons. www.admiralstender.com
April 10th 2010: Charlotte
The Charlotte (design 148) had the first trials. The yacht has a classic look, but is sailing like a modern yacht. The helmsman and crew are protected in the deep cockpit and the deck is and looks spacious.
