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Vessel Type: Ketch
LOA: 183′9″ / 56.00m – LOD: 183′9″ / 56.00m – LWL: 134’6″ / 41.00m – Beam: 31′2″ / 9.50m – Draft: 15’9″ / 4.80m – Displacement: 264 tons – Sail Area: sq ft / m² – Original Name: Aquarius – Year Launched: January 2018 – Yard Number: 399 – Exterior Designed by: Dykstra Naval Architects, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Interior Designed by: Mark Whiteley – Built by: Royal Huisman – Hull Material: Alustar – Homeport:
Historical:
Aquarius was designed by Dykstra Naval Architects and built by Royal Huisman for her owners who wanted a elegant yet muscular sailboat with a classic profile.
Thys Nikkels of Dykstra Naval Architects says:
“The owner’s brief for Aquarius has been for a stunning looking yacht for family enjoyment. We created a slender hull with long overhangs for an elegant and classic-looking yacht with favorable sea-keeping characteristics that are ideal for worldwide cruising. The generous sail area combined with her ketch rig and modern underwater body with a fin keel and spade rudder will assure light air agility to her otherwise all-around performance. We might see her in a Bucket regatta, but with below deck stowage planned for numerous toys such as a Laser, kayaks, windsurfers, and bicycles she will be as much at home in a secluded bay as on the race course or the high seas.”
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):