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Boat of the Week: Inside ‘Galactica,’ the World’s Largest All-Aluminum Superyacht
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What has an aluminum-plate backbone, more than one head, and runs faster than Usain Bolt? Heesen ’s superyacht Galactica— or “Project Cosmos,” as it was formerly called by the yard. The largest boat built by the Dutch shipyard to date is getting ready for its spring debutante ball. Fast, sporty and 262 feet long, the owner refers to Galactica as his “ultimate superyacht.”
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Hundreds of yachts around the world are larger than Galactica . None of them are built entirely out of aluminum. For the owner who likes to make a statement with his custom new builds, Galactica had to be his largest and fastest one yet. The owner decided he wanted a 30-knot top speed—greased lightning for a yacht this size and a conundrum for the shipyard.
A 262-ft. steel-hulled boat with conventional propulsion wouldn’t be able to reach that 30-knot mark. But an all-aluminum boat might, though that metal doesn’t provide the type of structural support that heavier steel does. Such a yacht had never been built, even by an aluminum specialist like Heesen. It would take serious creative engineering.
Galactica on her maiden journey through small Dutch villages. Courtesy Galactica
The owner has history when it comes to these types of requests. His previous two yachts, Galactica Star and Galactica Super Nova are both all-aluminum with top speeds nearing 30 knots. At 230 feet in length, the latter was Heesen’s largest-ever build when delivered in 2016. Galactica is 30 feet longer, and while that doesn’t sound like much in the scheme of things, the technical ingenuity required to make it work had Heesen’s top engineers scratching their heads. The answer lay outside the boating industry, in the construction industry’s I-beam.
“Everyone knows the I-beam where you have the material on the outer veins of your structure,” Peter van der Zanden, Heesen’s general manager of design, development and engineering, told Robb Report . “That’s where our inspiration for the backbone came from, where we have the majority of materials in the bottom of the boat and on the main deck—our ‘outer veins’.”
The name “backbone” suggests a spine or something with flex, but the patented box-shaped structure is anything but. Composed of 15-mm aluminum plate, it’s lightweight and strong, running almost the full length of the yacht.
Glass was a main priority for the owner’s third boat in the Galactica series. Courtesy Heesen
“We knew the design would work, our only concern was if it would work well enough,” says Van der Zanden.
Heesen created a scale model of the boat in water, divided into four segments, and simulated the pressures and forces at sea. When the results exceeded the requirements set out by Lloyd’s, the yard patented the design.
Of course, there’s more to Galactica than its hidden backbone. Key defining features of the Winch Design exterior include large sweeping panes of glass that trace the arching line of the superstructure. A bow helipad doubles as a cinema with seating and a screen that folds away into the deck. The glass-bottomed pool on the main deck reflects sun rays on the beach club below. Increasing the amount of light—both natural and artificial—throughout the boat was a chief request in this latest version of Galactica.
On its journey from the Oss shipyard to North Sea sea trials, the clearance between the top deck and some bridges was less than six inches. Courtesy Heesen
“The owner’s previous experience has certainly influenced the way Galactica looks,” James Russell, exterior designer at Winch, told Robb Report . “It takes time to learn what you love, and particular focus has been paid to areas where more time will be spent, such as the beach club.”
Inside, an interior by Sinot Yacht Design & Architecture includes a central glass elevator, brushed oak and marble finishes, and in the main deck lounge, hand-cut glass ceilings. Galactica ’s windows incline at 45 degrees, rather than the standard 90 degrees, to give the illusion that the panes of glass are larger than they are.
Glass is a recurring theme, from the glass detailing in the straw marquetry and stainless-steel wall located in the main deck lounge, to the drinks display cabinet on the bridge deck with bespoke-sized backlit glass cubes sized to fit individual bottles. But glass is heavy. For the yacht to be fast, it needs to be light.
The helipad converts into an open-air cinema, with a screen that rises from the deck. Courtesy Heesen
On a yacht of Galactica ’s size, everything is large, from the four MTU V20 engines (12 tons each) and the two gearboxes (13 tons each), to the air-intakes and the fuel tanks. But everything was made as lightweight as possible. The boat totals only 1,700 gross tons. The owner’s 30 knots will come from the MTUs’ 19,320 horsepower as well as the variable-pitch propellers.
Nothing has come easy with this yacht build. Its January journey from Heesen’s shipyard in Oss to the port of Harlingen where the boat is undergoing final testing in the North Sea was a game of inches. It passed through villages and squeezed beneath canal bridges with less than half a foot to spare, a hair-raising exercise for an undelivered superyacht. It will be turned over to its owner in April.
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By Nina Done 7 January 2022
Following her technical launch in November 2021, the impressive 81m (265ft) yacht GALACTICA , previously known as Project Cosmos, has departed her shed at the Heesen shipyard this morning in preparation for sea trials later this month.
As the biggest and fastest all-aluminium yacht ever built with a top speed of almost 30 knots, she marks an exciting milestone for the Dutch shipyard, signalling a successful start to the year.
Winch Design is responsible for her striking exterior replete with a sporty silhouette and extensive use of glass, in collaboration with Heesen. While Sinot Yacht Design and Architecture penned her elegant interiors, characterised by subtle blue hues and clever use of light infused throughout the design.
Onboard highlights include a beach club with a backlit onyx bar, a glass-bottom pool with a waterfall effect and a fully-certified helideck that transforms into an open-air cinema.
GALACTICA provides accommodation for 12 guests across six cabins, including a highly private on deck Owner’s stateroom.
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Recent projects in-build at Heesen include the 50m steel displacement yacht TRITON, the 55m Steel FDHF POLLUX and the 50m Steel semi-displacement AQUAMARINE.
In 1988 Heesen produced the fastest luxury yacht in the world. The 38 meter yacht, OCTOPUSSY has a top speed of over 50 knots. This impressive yacht was Heesen’s worldwide breakthrough into the superyacht industry.
In 2012, the company completed two top-notch superyachts, the 115-foot (35-meter) Galactica Plus and the 154-foot (47-meter) My Secret , which made 10 yachts for 2012. Other motor yachts splashing in 2012 include the Lady Petra (built for Frans Heesen), and Lady L . Notable superyachts 164-foot (50-meter) Satori and the 180-foot (55-meter) Quinta Essentia launched in 2011. Heesen works with such naval architects and designers as Art-Line, Bannenberg & Rowell, Dobroserdov Design, Frank Laupman and Omega Architects, Keech Green. Ken Freivokh, Rémi Tessier, and more.
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Inspired by Denn’s experience designing commercial passenger vessels where the Wheel house is located forward and under the Passenger decks, this striking yacht puts the owner experience at the fore. Central to the design is the 100 per cent use of private exterior deck for owner and guest, stretching an unprecedented full length of the boat.
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But when that yacht is a Heesen, it can be so much more. Our yachts also offer outstanding performance combined with efficient fuel consumption, high-quality construction with cutting-edge technology, advanced engineering with avant-garde design. Founded by Frans Heesen in 1978 in Oss, Heesen Yachts was the first Dutch shipyard to employ ...
Heesen Yachts. 50m Heesen Yacht TITON. Located in Oss, Netherlands, Frans Heesen established in 1978 the company bearing his name. Heesen Yachts specializes in luxury high-performance, all-aluminum motor yachts. Since 1992 the shipyard also builds long-range, steel-hulled full-displacement vessels. Heesen Yachts can currently build yachts from ...
At 80.07 metres, 1,700 Gross Tons and with a top speed of 29 knots, Genesis, previously Project Cosmos is the world's largest and fastest all-aluminium motoryacht with conventional propeller propulsion system. Winch Design created a streamlined yacht with innovative design traits but still retaining the Heesen DNA: muscular sportiness and ...
Heesen Yachts For Sale. Based in Oss, the Netherlands, the yard Heesen was founded in 1978 by Frans Heesen and is known for its high-quality semi and fully custom superyachts, which are recognised for their speed, style and fuel-efficiency. As Heesen continues to build successful superyachts in aluminium and steel ranging from 30 to 70 metres ...
Heesen employs 1,000 workers to ensure that each yacht is built to the highest engineering standards and comes with the painstaking quality for which Dutch yachts are renowned. Heesen is one of the few shipyards that build their luxury interiors in-house, with a dedicated team of fine cabinet makers using precious veneers, fine leathers and ...
Heesen yachts is a luxury yacht builder of custom and semi-custom superyachts in aluminium and steel, from 30 - 70m in length. Based in Oss, The Netherlands, the shipyard is dedicated to pioneering new designs and build processes, and is perhaps best known for its steel-hulled displacement motor yachts, which were developed to meet Clients ...
Heesen has broken new ground in the engineering field with a unique system for monitoring hull stress. Its application in the yard's new flagship gives profound insight into shearing and bending forces in the hull and provides a valuable new tool in assessing both safe speed and comfort aboard. The system emerged out of the work to build ...
Company History. Heesen Yachts is one of the leading builders of high-performance motor yachts in the 30 to 65 meters size range. Founded in 1978, the yacht builder was the first one to employ aluminum for luxury yacht hulls. The Dutch shipyard offers the design, construction, and engineering of traditional displacement, semi-displacement, and ...
Founding father Frans Heesen had no idea of the adventure awaiting him when he acquired Striker Boats back in 1978. Now, over four decades later, he has built a company renowned for producing some of the finest superyachts in the world. And although he stepped back from the company in 2012, his mission to create yachts that push the boundaries ...
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Our new revolutionary 83-metres concept designed by Clifford Denn is maximus by name, and maximus by nature. This yacht has a hugely flexible platform that offers optimum distribution of both interior and exterior volumes and spaces to achieve a long, low, sleek and narrow vessel. 83-metre Project Maximus from Heesen Yachts on Vimeo.