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The idea was, and still is, to appeal to those who appreciate beauty, elegance and mechanical superiority.”
It’s not unheard of for superyacht owners to get involved in the business of building yachts, either by design in setting up their own yard specifically to build their dream project, or through necessity in terms of taking over a shipyard to secure a part-built project and see it through to completion.
Met Zeelander Yachts creëert hij geen boten, maar kunstwerken die de essentie van luxe en perfectie proberen te belichamen.
Een blijvende indruk
Zeelander Yachts is meer dan een scheepswerf; het is een merk dat staat voor kwaliteit, vakmanschap en exclusiviteit. Close, but not seamless; ‘different’. The brand, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is majority-owned by a passionate group of Spirit Yacht owners.
The first 14.7-metre Z5 model – an evolution of the original Z44, the first boat to emerge from the yard – clocked 27,000 man-hours in its construction.
That art is created by a team of around 70 highly skilled craftspeople who work in Koopmans’ yard, many of whom joined him from the business he sold.
Zeelander Yachts Owner receives Voyager’s Award at World Superyacht Awards 2014
The Zeelander team is thrilled to announce that Sietse Koopmans, the CEO and Owner of Zeelander Yachts, has received the coveted Voyager’s Award at this year’s World Superyacht Awards ceremony in Amsterdam.
Sietse Koopmans
The Voyager’s Award recognizes an owner that has made extensive use of their yacht in long distance voyaging and exploration over the past few years.
During this amazing once in a lifetime trip, Zeepaard visited 39 countries, sailed over 50,000 nautical miles with Sietse taking more than 40,000 photographs.
Superyacht Zeepaard is a 37.2m explorer designed by Vripack and built by JFA Yachts. Identity unrest transformed into my secret sauce. There’s something off.
No matter the task, I’d ask: → How should we scale for global appeal while adapting to different cultures? → How do we integrate diverse influences for unique, cohesive designs? Because they weren’t satisfied with blind consent. The journey started in the Mediterranean and continued to Florida, the Caribbean, Cuba and Panama cruising on to the Galapagos Islands through to Polynesia, Fiji, down to Australia, then on to Indonesia up to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, across to Sri Lanka, through the Suez Canal and back to the Med.
Zeepaard yacht - ex Axantha I - in Borneo Indonesia - Copyrights Zeepaard
Commenting after the prize giving ceremony Sietse added “We are honoured to receive such a prestigious award and especially when up against such stiff competition from CaryAli yacht, superyacht Exuma and charter yacht Sherakhan”.
As CEO of Zeelander Yachts, Sietse Koopmans has used all his previous engineering experience and his time on Zeepaard to develop and bring to market the prestigious line of Zeelander yachts that are taking the luxury yachting market by storm.
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Sietse Koopmans
Senior Product Designer | UX, UI, Graphics & Branding | AI-Driven Strategies & Cross-Cultural Storytelling
I’ve been bothered for the greater part of my life.
It makes them unique, very difficult to build and highly sought after.
It’s a trend for something uniquely special that is reflected in small pockets of extraordinary craft skill across the yacht industry. Hij heeft decennia ervaring in het combineren van technische innovatie en esthetisch ontwerp. What is the norm?
Alsof het speciaal voor hen ontworpen is. Why aren’t you blonde or tall? Die drang om te ontwerpen – of het nu gaat om een deurknop, een interieur of een superjacht – vormt de kern van zijn succes.