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Vripack is a yacht design and naval architecture company which is based in the Netherlands and has been involved in creating world class motor yachts for many years. Vripack undertakes naval architecture, hydrodynamic research, small craft and superyacht tender engineering as well as interior and marina as well as mechanical engineering.

Vripack's Naval Architects use a combination of in-house knowledge, sea trial experience and computer-aided prediction methods to design hull lines with satisfy the overall performance requirements. During this process, detailed hydrodynamic research plays a vital role in meeting the expectations. The main focus is towards development of hull lines, appendage design with respect to power, manoeuvrability and sea keeping characteristics. Crucial tools in this process are computational techniques and model assessments.

Vripack's History:

"Vripack was launched in 1961, combining the design and sale of yachts in a single dedicated company. The untimely death of my partner forced a change into a one-man firm in October 1965, a status retained until Vripack became a limited company 30 years later.

Back in 1965, the market trend was still primarily toward smaller motor, sailing and flat-bottomed yachts. Two of our most important designs from this time were undoubtedly the Argonaut sailing yacht and Aquanaut motor yacht series.

The first of our trail-blazing Doggersbank motoryachts was launched in 1968. The prototype measured a modest 10.8 metres, but by 1971 we had completed a 15-metre Doggersbank, with a 19-metre version appearing in 1973 and a 24-metre model a year later. Over the decades since, more than 500 Doggersbank yachts have been built in a multitude of different versions.

By the spring of 1987, the risks involved in complete yacht builds had become prohibitively high. Vripack closed down its sales office and concentrated on its core business of yacht design, while I had to trim my staff down to just three people.

A few difficult years followed until the arrival of computer technology changed everything. The enormous in-house experience accrued by Vripack during two decades of project management meant that we were uniquely proficient in the countless aspects involved in the design of a yacht. With new technology at hand, this expertise now found an exceptionally efficient application.

As computerised nesting developed, many construction activities shifted from yard sheds and workshops to design offices. The last 20 years have seen a genuine revolution in yacht design, engineering and building. I am proud of the way Vripack has led the way in optimising the possibilities of CAD/CAM technologies and set new standards in design capability.   Today, Vripack functions as a professional design, engineering, naval architecture and brokerage office involved in the entire building process: Design, construction, plate extensions, nesting, systems, interiors, new construction management, brokerage, registration and class, VAT mitigation and so on. This means that in addition to serving owners, Vripack also counts many renowned Dutch and international yards as its clients, as well as working with other leading designers."  (Dick Boon - founder of the company)

The Naval Architecture Department is one of the 'core' disciplines of Vripack, staffed with professional designers, naval architects and engineers who facilitate internal projects and departments as well as outside clients with a variety of tasks. These include concept development, hull form development, design work, consulting, documentation and a variety of follow-up disciplines to assist yacht owners and yards in the various phases of building, converting or modifying a yacht.

The Small Craft Engineering department is one of the most versatile departments of Vripack. This department does cover a very wide range of skills dedicated to yachts below 24m, constructed from steel, aluminum, composite, wood or any combination. From displacement, semi planning or full planning, from one-off to series production yachts; this department has a clear focus on ‘Production Driven Engineering’.

The Vripack Yacht Engineering department of Vripack is responsible for the disciplines referring to construction drawings, lofting and fairing, CNC data, outfitting production information. The Yacht Engineering team has all the knowledge and skills to make clever construction designs which are efficient to build. The output of this department can vary from basic construction or assembly drawings to very detailed, 3D supported, building kit packages.

Marina and Mechanical Engineering . The large amount of Vripack's in-house knowledge generates an extremely valuable contribution to a yacht's construction in the field of piping and mechanical systems. Building efficiency and maintainability are two major key words. By full 3D engineering a valuable contribution is generated to engineers and captains but above all to yards and their subcontractors.

Building efficiency is being achieved by detailed building preparation with full integration of the yard standards into our drawings to ensure a smooth and harmonized building process. Each customer can generate their own required engineering information level by using the Production Information Package (PIP) levels.

Hydrodynamic research is the key component in the development of lines plans. This ensures optimum performance towards the original design specifications. Vripack is cooperation with the leading authorities in this field. 

Model research and providing hydrodynamic research (both computational and model analysis) for yachts and commercial vessels are being achieved in close cooperation with knowledge centers located all over the world.

Calm water tests During calm water tests, propulsion performance is determined and optimized by means of scale models. Such models are exact miniature replicas of actual hulls, including all other items likely to affect the results. The model will be towed and propelled through long basins at various speeds. This yields information on factors such as hull resistance, powering, wave patterns, flow patterns, and propeller-induced noise and vibration.   Sea keeping tests Sea keeping qualities, such as comfort at anchor and in transit, as well as structural integrity, are also calculated and tested. It is increasingly important to review the 'zero speed/at anchor' performance and to optimize the relevant requirements in hull form and appendage design.

Manoeuvrability tests Manoeuvring and sea keeping performance are crucial. Roll stabilization, collision avoidance, harbour navigation and course keeping in calm water as well as in stern-quartering waves all need to be excellent. Also other manoeuvres such as turning on the spot or steering the yacht stern to into a berth also need to be perfected. Dedicated work on appendages can also drastically improve onboard comfort and manoeuvrability.

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Can graffiti, street art and illegal fly poster advertising point the way to the design of superyachts in the future? Marnix Hoekstra and Bart Bouwhuis, Directors of the Dutch design house Vripack, believe that in the right hands they certainly can

The extraordinary story of the studio began in 1961 when one man started designing boats in Amsterdam. Now, 60-years later, it has grown to become the most complete design house in the world, embracing every single discipline of yacht design with 7000+ projects successfully completed. That man was Dick Boon and the company he created retains its name today: Vripack. Boon began his career as an independent designer, making drawings mostly for small yachts commissioned by yards and private individuals. The range included motor, sailing and flatbottomed yachts, made of both wood and steel.

Without any shadow of doubt Dick Boon was a visionary light in the yacht design field. As the company grew so talented people were recruited into it and today the firm employs over 80-people, each working within one of the five different disciplines that make Vripack stand out from the crowd. It is not just the way that the company works that makes them different. It begins with the way the Directors think that truly sets them apart.

Harlem University graduates Marnix J. Hoekstra and Bart M. Bouwhuis are the joint owners of Vripack. Both are trained Naval Architects and both began working with the company over a decade ago at a time when Dick Boon was seeking a quieter life, cruising the Mediterranean in the boat he had designed himself for just that purpose.

Within minutes of being collected from Amsterdam’s Schipol airport it became very clear this was going to be a very different type of interview! We set off not for the town of Sneek, where their offices sit adjacent to a canal-side marina, but instead into the very heart of Amsterdam. Parking underground we emerge into the bustling city and move into side streets less frequented by the day-tripper. As we walk we discovered were taking part in what Bart and Marnix call ‘trend walks’.

‘What we find on the streets in cities around the world inspires us’, says Marnix. ‘For example, graffiti is now more commonly described as street art and the talent of its creators is more appreciated throughout society. They each leave behind their cultural commentary in the form of street murals.’ As we walk, they point out how street art has evolved beyond spray painting to expressive methods as diverse as stickers, stencils, knitting and even full 3D installations.

The two directors are not the only members of what they call VriThink however. ‘Many of our staff are part of our street army of trend spotters’, Marnix explains. ‘We do this in ten of the world’s largest and most important cities. We have a walk in each of them, where we can get a feel for what is going on in the streets and shops, spotting what and where trends matter. Between us we take over 10,000 pictures a year, but only shoot what we think is new and important. Every one of those images, together with its meta data and subject matter, is entered into our database for reference or when seeking inspiration’, says Marnix.

‘But does it work?’ we query. ‘Yes we think so’, says Marnix. ‘Look at Envy the new series now inbuild at Admiral Tecnomar. We designed that line for the new, younger owner who lives a celebrity lifestyle. We drew upon trends for transparency and smooth lines with bite from our trend database. The yacht is split level, with one central open atrium, because we wanted to create transparency without simply relying on lots of glass.’ We visited the Droog Hotel, a shop front crammed full of design ideas and innovations. Click, click, click went the camera carried by Marnix as he spotted something new and exciting. We crossed the River IJ by ferry and visited the NDSMwerft, a former shipyard that has subsequently blossomed from disuse into an enormous cultural hotspot. It now hosts festivals, performances and exhibitions. It is also home to a huge range of artists, craftspeople and theatre producers. Nearby, a once derelict cargo crane has been converted into a three roomed bijou hotel.

‘Our mission is to build better boats in less time. That is not to say we are going to build yachts more cheaply, but given time is money and the fact that we can engineer a yacht to be built up to 25 percent quicker, then that may well turn out to be the case’, says Marnix. ‘By better’, adds Bart, ‘We do not mean better quality, which is a difficult concept to explain from one project to another. In our case by better we mean better sea-keeping, better build engineering and better use of materials.

In creating a superyacht , or in fact any type of boat building, these are critical steps in the making of a masterpiece rather than just a pleasure boat. In the longer term these lead to better fuel consumption speed and greater comfort.’ Two of the most important designs to come from company in the early days of their development were the Argonaut sailing yacht and Aquanaut motor yacht series. Then came the trail-blazing Doggersbank range of motor yachts launched in 1968. Back then, the prototype measured a modest 35’ (10.8m), but by 1971 the company had built and sold a 50’ (15m) Doggersbank, with a 62’ (19m) version appearing in 1973 and a 78’ (24m) model a year later.

Over the decades since, more than 500 Doggersbank yachts have been delivered in a multitude of different versions. With the advent of computers everything changed, including the way Vripack began to thrive. If Vripack have done nothing else they have embraced fully every aspect of computerized design and are at the cutting edge when it comes to adapting, and in some cases writing, their own software. It was perhaps the design of Turmoil, the studio’s first explorer yacht and a vessel that broke the ‘wedding cake design’ mold, which most obviously catapulted Vripack into the superyacht arena.

Today, Vripack functions as a professional design, engineering, naval architecture and brokerage office involved in the entire building process: Design, construction, plate extensions, nesting, systems, interiors, new construction management, brokerage, registration and class. The company flourishes in the city of Sneek, situated in the Southwest-Friesland, a province of the Netherlands renowned for its canals. It is a wonderful spot and we spent the night in the Hotel de Wijnberg, a delightful and very traditional Dutch Pub and Restaurant in a building that has been a hotel since 1651!

With a window overlooking the canal, the next morning, we were able to see from our bedroom that Bart and Marnix had arrived by boat and were dutifully waiting to take us on the next part of our adventure. We boarded the Interboat Neo, a 23’ (7 m) Vripack variation of the ever-popular American pontoon boat and set off. She offers all the attractions of such a design; a wide beam, spacious seating areas fore and aft, along with a pedestal helm. Unlike most craft in this genre there are no outboard motors, but instead a single inboard diesel engine set amidships.

Our real reason for being on the canal was to witness the start of a leg of the Frisian Solar Boat Challenge. The 6-day, 137-mile race using boats that are solely powered by the sun. Bart explains, ‘We are here to watch the solar powered yachts, highlighting how it is their hull design that is critical for maximizing range and speed gained through solar panels.’ With the boats racing towards glory at the next stop we headed back to the Vripack studio’s private dock. Waiting to greet us at the berth is company founder Dick Boon.

With obvious affection Marnix claims, ‘We love having him here. Dick is so very much part of our company that we cannot conceive of a time when he is not here. Dick was at the forefront of design and technology when he started the company, in much they same way as we lead the pack today.’ Vripack maybe the ultimate backroom boys having performed the engineering for just about every major superyacht builder, they might be the most famous of the un-famous in the industry, but the fact remains the superyacht industry has a very good reason to be thankful that Vripack thrives and is showing every sign of continuing to do so.

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Vripack Yacht Design

Vripack is a yacht design studio, made strong through its extensive naval architecture and engineering experience.

From the moment it threw open its doors in 1961, Vripack studio’s approach to design has been governed by the playful interaction between form and function. With a portfolio that represents over 7000 designs, Vripack has been able to evolve its processes to be as efficient and as effective as possible.

Recent projects include 24m explorer yacht ROCK. M/Y ROCK is considered the SUV of the seas, combining a comfortable yet stylish interior with the ruggedness of a go-anywhere yacht.

Vripack’s unique working structure, which provides a holistic approach to the design of a yacht, ensures that we produce better boats in less time.

Our involvement in the entire process of designing the safest and most durable yachts ensures that clients and their guests feel at home at sea.

For more information: www.vripack.com

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Vripack Co-Creative Directors Bart M. Bouwhuis and Marnix J. Hoekstra discuss their passion for yachting and creating yachts that make each owner feel at home, at sea.

The splash of waves hitting the bow as the boat cuts through the water. The whistling of masts in the harbour. Sails flapping in the wind. These are some of our most vivid childhood memories, as well as the sights and sounds that will stay with us from last weekend, and the weekend before.

We’ve savoured the joys of being on the water for as long as we can remember. The immediate sense of freedom induced by sailing is, for us, a mystical experience. We’ve had the good fortune to have sailed many waters around the world, and to have observed enough evidence of the boundlessness and immeasurability of nature, as well as its sublime beauty, its humbling power, its grace, and its fragility.

“Every weekend my family went boating. It was like camping on the water. Then the boats got bigger, and the journeys became greater. Family life on a boat, the experiences and the stories that it provides, that for me is ultimately what yachting is about. There is simply nothing else like it out there.”

Bart M. Bouwhuis

Partner and co-creative director naval architect degree.

Bart Bouwhuis has been playing with and repairing boats for as long as he can remember. Growing up among them, both large and small, his passion for yacht design blossomed from an early age. “As a child, I filled whatever blank pages I could get my hands on with sketches of boats. I’ve always thought that drawing boats was seriously cool. From there it was only natural that I went on to study naval architecture.”

He joined Vripack in 1994 while qualifying as a naval architect and climbed the ranks from intern to partner in 4 short years. For Bart, a self-confessed pragmatist, the core of yacht design is about function and simplicity. Over the course of his 25 years at Vripack, he has used his technical vision and engineering know-how to help carve a niche for the studio within the competitive field of yacht design.

BUILDING VRIPACK BRAND

“It’s never just about one boat. We’ve been able to craft this team, build this brand, and provide unique services to a huge variety of clients the world over. I feel very fortunate to have been able to do that.”

A technically gifted draftsman, Bart’s strengths lie in his collaborative approach to realizing an owner’s vision. To embrace the challenge of a client brief collectively, and to know exactly when to add his own personal contribution to give the design the finishing touches it requires.

“The Vripack company and internal structure is defined by our holistic way of working. We share the workload and the credit. Bart and I introduced that ten years ago, and I truly believe it’s why we’re thriving today. It’s definitely something I’m very proud of.”

Marnix J. Hoekstra

Growing up around his family-owned shipyard, Marnix Hoekstra has always been at one with boats. An early participator in sailing regattas, his competitive edge was honed on the water, laying the foundations for a career in yacht design. “I’ve been sailing as a family since I can remember. Boating is in my blood, and being at sea and using boats has always been my passion.”

A qualified naval architect, Marnix’s yachting vocation first began as an international surveyor, including a stint rule writing for ISO. Here he sharpened his technical knowledge and his ability to approach yacht design from both a mechanical and creative point of view.

EYE FOR DETAIL

“I can be inventive with design and I know that it will work within the rules. It helps to understand the process, how to judge something – and what I use every single day is my meticulous eye for detail.”

Marnix joined Vripack in 2004. Bringing artistic flair and vision to the company, his holistic methods are underpinned by a 360-degree viewpoint and understanding that design has no boundaries. Ideas come first, solutions second. This has come to the fore with Vripack’s growing recognition for yacht interiors, which are organic, fluid, and have a welcoming appeal.

“My design was noisy in my youth. Today, my style is softer, clearer, and more refined with plenty of harmonious expressions. The interiors we are making now truly deliver something special for our owners. And I love that it’s always teamwork.”

Collaboration is the key to success

Designing a yacht is not a one-man job. At Vripack, we believe in working together to produce the best possible designs, underpinned by the smartest naval architecture and engineering, to breathe life into our owners’ dreams of sailing the world and feeling at home at sea.

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