September 2005: Beluga

September 6, 2005/0 Comments/in Beluga /by Kees van de Stadt

Last week the Beluga 46 returned from her trip to Spitsbergen. The outward voyage was non-stop in eleven days and the return voyage was along the Norwegian coast. From Tromsø (Norway) to Den Helder (the Netherlands) the crew had to sail more as 1000 miles upwind. Different wind speeds and angles asked all the possibilities, like the waterballast and the oversized sailplan, of the yacht. Crew and yacht are safe home in the Netherlands and had a comfortable and spectaculair sailing trip.

July 2005: Icon

July 5, 2005/0 Comments/in Icon /by Kees van de Stadt

The preliminary design of the Icon 48 is finished. This 48ft composite sailing yacht with a teak deck and cockpit is primary designed for sailing, but will have a comfortable interior for four people as well.

June 2005: G-force

June 14, 2005/0 Comments/in G-force /by Kees van de Stadt

In Delfzijl, the first building frames of the G-force are set up and the deckmould is for 80% ready.

June 2005: Beluga

June 8, 2005/0 Comments/in Beluga /by Kees van de Stadt

The Beluga 46 has sailed several journeys, last month, at the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. The special keelconfiguration operates well and the sailing performances are as good as expected. The coming months, the yacht and it’s crew will prepare itself for a journey to Spitsbergen.

May 2005: G-Force

May 13, 2005/0 Comments/in G-force /by Kees van de Stadt

On account of the 25th anniversary of her kingship, Queen Beatrix visited Delfzijl the 12th of May. The G-Force project was one of the subjects of this day. The Queen spoke with the builders and was interested in the project.

April 2005: G-Force

April 7, 2005/0 Comments/in G-force /by Kees van de Stadt

At the moment, the building of two prototypes of the G-Force is started in Delfzijl. This project of the ‘Stichting Maritiem Kennis Centrum’ is a social programm to reintegrate unemployed people. The boat is designed for three or four sailers with a maximum weight of 275kg, has a large cockpit and has a retractable keel with a draft of 1.50m.