Heesen Yachts has launched the first all-aluminium motor yacht, YN 15250, at the shipyard facilities in Oss, the Netherlands. The owner christened her Satori, a name that in the Zen Buddhist tradition refers to a sudden enlightenment that is considered the first step toward Nirvana.
With a Gross Tonnage of 499 GT and a top speed of 24 knots it is one of the fastest 50 metre yachts in the world. In consultation with Van Oossanen Associates, Heesen’s in-house naval architects created a sophisticated and highly efficient hard-chine hull. Combined with the company’s weight reduction expertise and a pair of high power-to-weight ratio MTU 2.720kW engines, Satori has an excellent top speed as well as a very economical fuel burn and a particularly long range of 3.200Nm at 12 knots. Frank Laupman, from Omega Architects, designed the clean lines of this new 50 metre semi displacement.
Rémi Tessier
The owner appointed the award-winning French designer, Rémi Tessier to create the elegant interior of his yacht. Rémi Tessier believes that luxury lies in “the art of providing detail without ostentation and in exulting the essential”. As a result the interior of MY Satori looks extremely simple at the first glance, but as soon as the eye dwells upon the detail the
extreme refinement of every single element clearly stands out.
Accommodation
Ten guests are accommodated between a master suite on the main deck and four guest cabins on the lower deck (two VIP full width and two twins). On the main deck the saloon is divided into three distinct areas and features a notable round dining table, which can be lowered to create a more informal dining style. Guests are able to enjoy their life at sea in four different exterior social areas. These comprise a 20 metre long, split-level sun deck with a large custom Jacuzzi, sunbathing terrace and bar; the forward cockpit with U-shaped enclosed sofas facing a large sunbathing area; the al fresco dining area on the upper deck aft; and the aft cockpit.
The delivery of Satori is scheduled for April 2011, after intensive sea trials in the North Sea.
Heesen Yachts currently has sixteen yachts under construction (a total length of 773m) which will be delivered to their owners by 2014. In 2010 the Dutch shipyard signed seven contracts and has signed another one in early 2011.
MY Satori Main Characteristics
– LOA: 49.80 metres
– Beam (maximum): 9.00 metres
– Draught (loaded): 2.65 metres
– Naval Architecture: Heesen Yachts / Van Oossanen & Associates
– Exterior Styling: Omega Architects
– Interior Designer: Rémi Tessier
– Displacement (half load): 300 tonnes
– Fuel capacity: 68.8 m3
– Fresh Water capacity: 16.2 m3
– Gross Tonnage: below 500 GT
– Speed – maximum (at half load): 24 knots
– Range at 12 knots 3200Nm
– Classification: ABS, A1 Commercial Yachting Service, AMS MCA / LY2
– Guests: 10
– Crew: 10 (including captain)
– Main engines: 2x MTU 16V4000M90, each 2720kW
– Propulsion 2x Schaffran five-blade fixed-pitch propellers with a diameter of 1.450mm
Picture: Launch of the MY Satori at Heesen Yachts (Credit: Dick Holthuis)
