Model: ROYAL HUISMAN 59 KETCH
Type: sailing yacht
LOA (m): 18,00
Beam (m): 4,50
Draft (m): 2,74
Headroom (m): 2,00
Year built: 1981
Builder: Royal Huisman
Country: Netherlands
Designer: Sparkman & Stephens
Displacement (t): 25
Ballast (tonnes): 9
CE norm: NA
Hull material: aluminium
Hull colour: white
Hull shape: round-bilged
Keel type: fin keel
Superstructure material: aluminium
Deck material: aluminium
Deck finish: non slip Hightech Resin paint
Superstructure deck finish: non slip Hightech Resin paint
Cockpit deck finish: teak
Dorades: 6
Window frame: aluminium
Window material: tempered glass
Deckhatch: yes
Portholes: aluminium
Insulation: foam plates
Fuel tank (litre): 2 x 400 L. total 800 L.
Level indicator (fuel tank): yes
Freshwater tank (litre): 2 x 350 L. total 700 L.
Level indicator (freshwater): yes
Greywater tank (litre): with Whale Gulper extraction pump
Level indicator (greywater): yes
Wheel steering: cable steering
Outside helm position: cable steering
Emergency tiller: yes
More info on hull: Half skeg rudder
Extra info: Whitefly had a substential refit by Berthon boat Co. in 2006
The Royal Huisman 59 Ketch Whitefly has proven to be a superb cruising yacht with fast passage time. The Royal Huisman 59 Ketch Whitefly has a sea-kindly motion and her construction is exceptionally strong.
The well designed accommodation together with excellent facilities make her a most comfortable yacht, both at sea and in harbor. The Royal Huisman 59 Ketch Whitefly constructed by the Royal Huisman Shipyard. This shipyard was and still is the world's finest builder of aluminium yachts and was a pioneer in constructing what we now call ‘super yachts".
