<strong>Yacht</strong> News LVMH ENTERS THE SUPERYACHT SECTOR Following the acquisition of UK-based Princess <strong>Yacht</strong>s in 2008, LVMH is now entering the superyacht sector with the launch of the first of its new M Class vessels. The $11 million 32M, unveiled at the London Boat Show in January, is a long-range cruising yacht. Next year will see the arrival of the 40M, a 130-foot, tri-deck vessel and new flagship for the company. ▽ KIK JOINS WHISPERPOWER Beschier Kik has joined the board of WhisperPower BV as commercial director and, in cooperation with general director/owner Roel ter Heide, will put his efforts toward helping the company develop into a global player in the field of power and propulsion systems. After a technical and managing career at Bolnes Diesel Motoren and Yanmar Europe, Kik held various positions at Vetus NV before becoming CEO in 2000. After leaving Vetus in 2008, Kik spent two years as a key consultant at various companies in the Netherlands and abroad in the field of commerce and management. Established in 2007, WhisperPower has been serving the maritime market with an extensive range of advanced power systems. The company now has 50 employees in the Benelux region, the UK, Spain, Germany, Australia and China, and its products are sold in more than 50 countries. HEESEN OPERATING ON A HIGH Heesen <strong>Yacht</strong>s YN 15250, christened M/Y Satori, was launched recently at the company’s shipyard facilities in 10 YACHT ESSENTIALS WHAT’S NEW IN ELECTRONICS? AAdaptiv Technologies has added touch-sensitive controls and optically bonded LCD panels to its range of bridge monitors, which are designed to suit operations in the superyacht world. The touch-sensitive system has all the controls built into the monitor’s “edge-2-edge” front glass, maintaining the clean lines of a true glass bridge. The LED touchsensitive controls offer ease of operation for key functions such as power, backlight brightness, signal source and the OSD menu. The displays are watertight, made with 6mm laminated safety glass, and have rear connections at the bottom rather than through the back, reducing their depth. With standard AC/DC power input, the monitors are available in four sizes to provide the best scale formatting (including widescreen) and even have the ability to interface with slow-scan legacy signals if being use with older systems after a refit. The monitors are certified for recreational and commercial vessels, and are supported by a service network in Europe, the US and Austalasia. Oss, Netherlands. With a gross tonnage of 499 and a top speed of 24 knots, she is among the world’s fastest 50-metre yachts. Satori can accommodate 10 guests in a master suite and four guest cabins. Heesen currently has 16 yachts under construction for a total length of 773 meters, all of which will be delivered to their owners by 2014. The Dutch shipyard posted an enviable total of seven vessels signed in 2010, and the first sale of 2011 — YN 15850, a 50-metre, aluminum, semi-displacement vessel — was completed in January.
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