Dutch superyacht builder Moonen Yachts has celebrated the hull turning of project YN203, the 37.8-metre Moonen Martinique is now under construction in the Netherlands. The milestone took place at Moonen Yacht’s hull builder Talsma Shipyards in the north of the Netherlands. Four heavy duty cranes carefully turned over the steel hull, witnessed by representatives from Moonen Yachts and naval architects Diana Yacht Design.
“It is an exciting moment to see the hull of YN203 in its sailing position, as this is the first Martinique built at Talsma Shipyards. I’m proud of what we have achieved again with the Moonen Team together with Talsma Shipyards and Diana Yacht Design, and I’m looking forward to having the hull over at our facilities in Den Bosch to start the outfitting, and build the perfect yacht for the owners,” says Ian Vermoen, Moonen’s Project Manager of YN203.
Ian Vermoen and Nick Tot
“Turning the hull is one of the bigger milestones in the hull production. At Talsma Shipyards we always build our hulls upside down. This makes building easier, since the building floor and deck are both flat and it reduces the time spent working overhead. The building process is typically about 60% finished when the turning takes place. Most of the section work has finished and after turning we enter the final phase of the hull build. Small ironwork, like placing foundations, hull penetrations, bollards, piping, placing the bulwark etc. will now take place,” explains Talsma Shipyards.
According to Nick Tot, Naval Architect at Diana Yacht Design, this version has an extended swimming platform of 1.5 meters with an integrated folding platform and an enlarged tender bay in the lazarette. The engineering for these changes was carried out by our experienced team at DIANA’.
Following the sale of the yacht in February 2022, this hull is scheduled for delivery in 2024.
Moonen Yachts is a yacht builder based in the Netherlands, and its first yacht was built in 1964 under the original yard name of De Ruiter. In 1981, the yard was renamed Moonen Shipyards. It’s launching its first vessel under new ownership: Alhena. In 2017 Moonen Shipyards changed into Moonen Yachts. With the help of strong vision, innovative technology and new designers, Moonen is once again becoming the market leader in 30m to 50m luxury yachts.
Credits: Moonen Yachts