The beautiful National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam was the backdrop as sailing yacht NILAYA was christened last week. Royal Huisman created this unique 46.8m (154’) yacht using their innovative holistic Featherlight™ method, a multi-disciplinary approach focussing on weight reduction.
Sailing yacht NIYALA | photo by Tom van Oossanen
During construction, her weight was carefully monitored by a specialist engineer who worked with every department to analyse and make improvements in real time. As well as improving sailing performance, reducing weight means the yacht needs less power when motoring – a positive for the environment and also the internal capacity.
Sailing yacht NIYALA | photo by Tom van Oossanen
The Royal Huisman team developed a unique ‘tribrid’ propulsion system on board luxury yacht NILAYA giving the owners’ their request emergency ‘get home’ engine. The owner was also clear that she should be completely dual purposes, equally able to provide luxury cruising with family or friends and regatta winning credentials. Royal Huisman were up for that challenge …
“To combine the comfort and robustness to explore the world with the owner’s request for a lightweight yacht that would be responsive at the helm and competitive in superyacht regattas wasn’t an easy task”, explains Nauta’s co-founder Mario Pedol.
Sailing yacht NIYALA | photo by Tom van Oossanen
The result is a truly magnificent sailing yacht who cut a stylish figure outside the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam as she was officially christened.
