(188.64′) Performance Cruising Ketchĭubois yachts are delighted to be working with Royal Huisman Shipyard on the new 57 metre ketch – Twizzle. The owners went with Royal Huisman not only for the reputation, Dutch spirit and teamwork, but because they valued the contribution our “all under one roof” building philosophy would make to the efficiency, quality and harmony of the design and build process.ĥ7.5m. Two 6.4m Castoldi tenders stow in a garage on the main deck, above the crew cabins. The significant experience the owners have had with two previous yachts a 47m Perini Navi and a 55m Feadship helps with an informed focus for their team choices and challenges.Īn interest in technology and design means frequent participatation in meetings at the yard, at the designers, and at their own offices to stimulate ideas and momentum. Twizzle will sail from Vollenhove in early Spring 2010.
This combines a stylish profile with airiness and light below and together with Emily Todhunter there is a defined interior with owners’ and guests’ accommodation at the aft of the yacht’s engine room and crew forward.Ī central dining area and saloon are then positioned amidships above the engine room with the main galley on a mezzanine deck and the pilothouse on a raised deck. Justin Redman and his group have shaped a graceful flying bridge. Sailing yacht Twizzle’s rig will carry 1,780 m2 of sail and with ithe ketch configuration the 62m mainmast can clear the Panama’s Bridge of the Americas at low water. Lightweight composite materials are widely used in the rig and in components above the waterline and an optimised beam and 120 tons of internal ballast secure stiffness and stability. This means she can cruise anywhere and offer the luxury of an motor yacht and the fuel efficiency of a sailboat.ĭubois have reduced wetted surface giving an easily friven hull and set a swing keel within the 3.8 meter draft fixed keel. Twizzle is a performance sailing yacht with the comfort and amenity of a motor yacht. Naval architecture by Ed Dubois Associates represents another long-anticipated first for the yard and this is Royal Huisman’s first flybridge sailing yacht. This elegant, 57.5m flybridge ketch is a noteworthy project for Royal Huisman and is the yard’s first yacht completely styled, inside and out, by the talented team of Redman, Whiteley Dixon – with interior décor from Todhunter Earle Associates. Our first sailing yacht with a flying bridge.Ī very motivating aspect of this project for Royal Huisman is the comprehensive involvement of the owners alongside the architects, the stylists and the yard – a real working partnership within a stimulating team culture. Our first build with naval architecture by Ed Dubois. Sailing yacht TWIZZLE is Royal Huisman’s first yacht completely styled by the gifted team of Redman Whiteley Dixon, with Todhunter Designers providing interior decoration.
The project has produced three important “firsts” for Royal Huisman: She is to be launched in early 2010 and it is not yet known whether this private sailing yacht will be availalble for charter. An experienced yacht owner couple, the former owners of motor yacht Twizzle, have brought an exciting team together to build the 57 meter ketch rigged center board superyacht S/Y TWIZZLE – including Dubois Yacht Designers, Royal Huisman Yacht Builders and Redman Whiteley Dixon Design group.
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