Inhuis stories & updates

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Historical Huisman boats

The Association of Owners of Historical Huisman boats...

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Palma International Boat Show

Royal Huisman will be exhibiting at the Superyacht New Build Hub during Palma International Boat Show 2026.

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Image Flyer: 50 Years

Flyer: 50 Years

2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Conny van Rietschoten placing an order with Royal Huisman for the construction of his first Whitbread yacht, Flyer.

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Image World boating day

World boating day

Where waters merge and worlds connect…

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Image Super-sized sailing yachts by Royal Huisman

Super-sized sailing yachts by Royal Huisman

An attractive (and possibly even better) alternative to large motoryachts

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Image Hanuman’s lady in waiting: ready for her next century

Hanuman’s lady in waiting: ready for her next century

Nearly a century after her launch, the elegant motorsailer Atlantide has resumed the role she was always destined to play: the faithful companion to a great J Class racing yacht.

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Image Bespoke motoryachts by Royal Huisman

Bespoke motoryachts by Royal Huisman

"We spoke with most of the pedigree shipyards: we were frustrated to be told ‘you can’t do that’...

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Image St. Barths Bucket Regatta

St. Barths Bucket Regatta

Not many can claim to have taken part in the first ever Bucket Regatta…

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Conny van Rietschoten trophee

The prestigious Dutch sailing sport award is awarded annually to one or more individuals...

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INHUIS WINTER 2025/2026

Update from Royal Huisman and Huisfit

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Company film

We believe freedom is more than a feeling. It is the power to shape worlds and to craft beauty. To live your life on your own terms.

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Image Vollenhove: location, quality, culture

Vollenhove: location, quality, culture

Why build at Royal Huisman?

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Image Call of the North

Call of the North

Never seen the Northern Lights? Yearning to sail pristine waters? Tired of sharing anchorages with scores of other yachts?

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Image Project Tidal Shift: guiding the way to sustainable yachting

Project Tidal Shift: guiding the way to sustainable yachting

Royal Huisman has launched Project Tidal Shift, a comprehensive initiative to drive sustainable and responsible practices...

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Image Design mockups: getting it right

Design mockups: getting it right

Various clients of Royal Huisman requested the shipyard to build them a full-size mockups

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Monaco Yacht Show

The show features as one of the most important highlights within Royal Huisman’s annual calendar.

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INHUIS SPRING 2025

Update from Royal Huisman and Huisfit

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Image 140 YEARS

140 YEARS

Whether industry aficionado, or enthusiastic bystander, the name Royal Huisman needs no introduction...

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Image On point - supersloop Sarissa

On point - supersloop Sarissa

The 60m / 196ft Sarissa, named after the ancient Greek word for a long, sharp spear, is cutting-edge in every way...

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INHUIS AUTUMN 2024

Update from Royal Huisman and Huisfit

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Sarissa's eco credentials

Sailing yachts versus motoryachts are at the head of the line when it comes to being eco-conscious.

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Image What makes this gazelle a technological marvel?

What makes this gazelle a technological marvel?

Boat International US cover story: "A client’s brief for the new 154ft Nilaya was so advanced and specific...

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Image Lessons learned

Lessons learned

In-build at Royal Huisman and scheduled for delivery later this year, 65-metre Aquarius II is so similar in style...

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Image In the spotlight

In the spotlight

Precious moments, stunning shots showing off global wanderings from Antarctica to Alaska...

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Image Innovation of the year

Innovation of the year

Sarissa’s forward facing retractable electric propulsion: winner of the Design & Innovation Awards 2024.

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Image WENDY’S HOUSE: ELFJE

WENDY’S HOUSE: ELFJE

Sometimes the joy is almost as much in the journey when creating a beautiful boat.

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WINTER 2023 / 2024

Inhuis: update from Royal Huisman and Huisfit

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Image NILAYA IN DETAIL

NILAYA IN DETAIL

Visual previews - Editor's notes of press release "Destined for global stardom"

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Image A history of investments... for the future

A history of investments... for the future

The shipyard from 1884 until today, home of the world’s finest custom yachts

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Image THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: PLAYING OUR PART

THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: PLAYING OUR PART

All sailors have a strong affinity with the oceans and few can fail to be concerned about the steady degradation...

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Image THE ART OF YACHT BUILDING

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.

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Aquarius II - answers and insights

Godfrey Cray is the owner’s project manager on his third Royal Huisman build...

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Image THE THEATRE OF THE OCEAN

THE THEATRE OF THE OCEAN

Most yachties will be familiar with the excitement of landing a large ocean-going fish when on passage. The ‘what have we got?’...

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AN INVESTMENT IN OUR DNA

While many aluminum vessels have some composite parts, Nilaya is much more a hybrid. The revolutionary element of the...

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Image Ready about!

Ready about!

The racing years

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Image The Admiral's Cuppers

The Admiral's Cuppers

This title is a “catch-all” for the many yachts built by Huisman to compete in the British Admiral’s Cup, the US Onion Patch...

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Image Herbert van Karajan and Helisara

Herbert van Karajan and Helisara

Herbert von Karajan stepped on board his yacht and raised his arms. His crew, acting in concert, prepared the boat...

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Image The Maxis and the Flyer campaigns

The Maxis and the Flyer campaigns

Helisara, 1980, was the first “true” maxi built by the yard and was interesting for a number of reasons.

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EXCLUSIVELY ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Tulips from Holland are being exported all over the world. The Dutch love eating “hagelslag” (chocolate sprinkles).

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P&G YACHTING

The Service Hub of Royal Huisman, Huisfit and Rondal on Palma.

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Image TAKING A DIFFERENT TACK

TAKING A DIFFERENT TACK

These sailing craft do not operate on the ocean, but in the air, on the ice, and on the land...

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UNIQUE AND FLEXIBLE

The “invisible assets” of Royal Huisman are the expertise and experience of its team, which consists of more than 350 people...

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MEET THE CHEFS

Delivering 5-star cuisine to guests accustomed to the very best in culinary expertise and service is a challenge even...

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Image ARE TWO BOATS BETTER VALUE THAN ONE?

ARE TWO BOATS BETTER VALUE THAN ONE?

A report into the support vessel concept

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Image TAKING ON THE WORLD: ANTARES

TAKING ON THE WORLD: ANTARES

Many Royal Huisman yacht owners are actively involved in global sailing.

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Image THE PERFECT COMBINATION

THE PERFECT COMBINATION

Royal Huisman & The Netherlands

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Image WHAT GOES DOWN, MUST COME UP!

WHAT GOES DOWN, MUST COME UP!

Retractable electric drive propulsion will offer lots of advantages for everyone onboard...

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Image On board with Bill Joy

On board with Bill Joy

“A boat is a finite universe and we have to live with our resources,” says the computer software pioneer as he talks fuel cells, decarbonising energy and designing and building his Royal Huisman ketch.

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Image OFF THE BEATEN TRACK – INDONESIA

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK – INDONESIA

Sailors tend to be adventurous people with a curiosity to see the world

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De Lindenhof Giethoorn

Haute cuisine in a low country

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THE NEW CUSTODIAN

Royal Huisman owners often take pleasure in recognizing that they have not only participated in the creation of...

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Image Athena: Inside the Royal Huisman flagship yacht

Athena: Inside the Royal Huisman flagship yacht

...we speak to owner Jim Clark about his enduring love for this sailing yacht: “Let’s face it, you have to be a little bit nuts.”

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THE ARTIST’S VOICE

One detail that was decided upon early in the design process of the graceful classic ketch Aquarius is a large portrait...

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Image Living the life with Jim Clark

Living the life with Jim Clark

The billionaire entrepreneur and trendsetting superyacht builder opens up about the art of living.

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Image World's first hybrid superyacht launched (in 2008)

World's first hybrid superyacht launched (in 2008)

As Royal Huisman innovations tend to be well ahead of the curve, it is easy to see how a 58m / 190ft milestone project...

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EASTERN HORIZONS

SEA EAGLE is the direct result of Royal Huisman’s long-term commitment to developing business opportunities in South East Asia...

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MISSION CRITICAL

Heading off the 6th major mass extinction

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Dr. SAMUEL YIN

The (build) owner of SEA EAGLE, Dr. Samuel Yin, is the founder of the Tang Prize Foundation.

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Image An Ethereal World

An Ethereal World

After an exceptional journey of innovation and development...

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Image Making a splash

Making a splash

Technical highlights and various features onboard the magnificent flybridge ketch Twizzle...

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Image Ethereal: thinking (and engineering) outside the box

Ethereal: thinking (and engineering) outside the box

Onboard innovations - Nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it, so they say...

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Image Monaco plays host to an Ethereal World

Monaco plays host to an Ethereal World

After an exceptional journey of innovation and development at the Royal Huisman shipyard, the graceful ketch Ethereal has begun the serious voyaging for which she was created...

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Image Building with Royal Huisman: an owner’s perspective

Building with Royal Huisman: an owner’s perspective

After an exceptional journey of innovation and development at the Royal Huisman shipyard, the graceful ketch Ethereal has begun the serious voyaging for which she was created...

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Image The owners’ perspective - The Twizzle project

The owners’ perspective - The Twizzle project

At the launch of the flybridge ketch Twizzle, her owners, a hands-on husband and wife team, enthused about their experience of building at Vollenhove.

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