POWER PLAY, the latest delivery from DAMEN’s successful YS 5009 design, will debut at the Monaco Yacht Show 2018 from 26 to 29 September. The brand new 55.5-metre vessel (182 ft) is available for immediate delivery to an owner looking for a proven adventure machine, a blend of support and stand-alone yachting capability.

“We’re looking forward to showing our clients the next evolution of the YS 5009 at the Monaco Yacht Show,” comments Rose Damen, Commercial Director. “The adventure element with accommodation and guest areas reflects the changing market requirements. This is the complete yachting experience with diving, submersibles, fishing, exploration, underwater discovery and fast toys.”

Put the adventure back into yachting

Like AD-VANTAGE, AXIS and SHADOW, POWER PLAY has been configured for an adventure blend of stand-alone and superyacht support functions. POWER PLAY accommodates 6 guests staying in 3 cabins, and includes a Sun Deck and a Main Deck lounge with panoramic views.

* Accommodate extra guests and children alongside the mother yacht

* Overnight on site during dive and explorer trips while the mother yacht stays in a marina or anchored off a nice village

* Command dive and ROV missions, accommodating experts such as guides, historians and marine biologists

* Host large celebrations with up to 350 guests

* Set up beach parties and water toys before the mother yacht arrives

* Own as a base boat alongside chartered yachts or racing yachts

* Enjoy two locations at once, connected by helicopter

With a Gross Tonnage of 489, the high support capability of a DAMEN Yacht Support vessel is still there, including the 12-tonne deck crane and stern A-frame fittings for efficient launch and retrieval of large and heavy equipment like submersibles.

DAMEN experience and knowhow

POWER PLAY is the sixth delivery of the YS 5009 design from the DAMEN Yacht Support range. Overall, 14 vessels from the Yacht Support range have been delivered or are in build. On POWER PLAY, the DAMEN Yacht Support design team has added new enhancements, including a new 50 square-metre Aft Adventure Centre/Dive Centre (538 sq ft), more autonomy and facilities for operating in zero-discharge zones such as marine nature reserves.

POWER PLAY reaches speeds above 20 knots with a crew of 7 and extra accommodation for 4 staff, pilots, security or guides.

Two of the world’s largest sailing yachts, Eos and Athena, have booked the same timing for their coming refit projects with Royal Huisman’s refit division. 

The 93m / 305ft three-masted Lürssen schooner Eos, until recently the world’s largest sailing yacht, has for some time been a regular customer for Royal Huisman’s superyacht refit division, Huisfit. The Eos team has just signed a new contract with Huisfit, taking full advantage of the flexible choice of deep water location offered to meet their needs and schedule

At the same time, the Huisfit team is delighted to announce that the 90m / 295ft three masted schooner Athena, built by Royal Huisman in 2004 and with a seriously impressive log book of globe-circling adventures, has booked the same timing for her latest refit programme. In 2014 the Huisfit team also took care of various aesthetic and technical updates by sending its own ’flying squad’ of specialist personnel out to Athena during a stopover in the Mediterranean.

Athena arrived today and Eos is expected late this summer. Both yachts will be at a deep seawater location in Holland for several months during the winter “refit season”.

“There can be little doubt that returning clients are always ‘a shipyard’s best ambassador’” commented Huisfit’s Bert Tromp, “so we are particularly pleased that this announcement concerns two of the world’s largest and most prestigious sailing yachts – both of them long
term Huisfit clients. Not only that, but we will have the privilege of working on the world’s 5th and 6th largest sailing yachts at the same time, which is quite an accolade for Huisfit.”