LYSCWG

The recently formed IIMS Large Yacht & Small Craft Working Group is pleased to announce another training event and has been fortunate to secure an opportunity to visit the Dutch superyacht builder, Royal Huisman’s yard at Vollenhove in the Netherlands.

Royal Huisman has built some of the most iconic, striking and stylish craft to set to sea in recent years. They boast a facility of 30,000 square metres, which houses the modern equipment and infrastructure required for large custom yacht building and refitting. This state-of-the-art facility, set in Holland’s internationally renowned concentration of specialist maritime businesses, includes many advanced design and engineering software programmes for rapid communication with clients and the design team on systems design, engineering and construction processes. Naval architects and designers have access to the people with the experience, expertise and specialist skills that will enable them to realise their vision in the most intricate detail. IIMS has been granted permission to bring a group to the facility and this is a unique opportunity to have a look into their exciting and dynamic world at close quarters.

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A group of nearly 20 surveyors met in Athens on 9/10 January for the first IIMS Large Yacht & Small Craft training event of the New Year since the formation of the expanded group. Despite unusually cold, at times sub-zero temperatures coupled with some unwelcome snow, the group braved the elements on the second day taking to a local marina to practice the art of tonnage measuring.

The training day was hosted by Yannis Stratis and IIMS is most grateful to him and his colleagues for their support and hospitality. The venue was the well-appointed Lloyd’s Register offices opposite Piraeus port.

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