NGONI
team succeeded in meeting the design brief challenge. However, in January 2018 Royal Huisman’s Ngoni won two awards during the prestigious ‘Super yacht Design & Innovation’ award ceremony: Best Exterior Styling Sailing Yachts and Best Naval Architecture Sailing Yachts. An independent jury - consisting of experienced super yacht owners and leading designers - announced the winners of the various categories on the first day of the annual Super yacht Design Symposium, which was held in Kitzbühel, Austria, this year from the 28th to 30th January. The sheltered exterior deck space in the cockpit features dining amenities and a bar
The awards are primarily a worthy posthu-
More specifically, the owner wanted an
minimising complexity and to enhance ele-
mous tribute for designer Ed Dubois (1952-
exciting contemporary yacht that combined
gance and aerodynamic efficiency through a
2016), but of course also international
exemplary performance, handling and sea
clean, clutter-free appearance.
appreciation for Royal Huisman and all who
keeping with luxurious amenity, optimising
worked on Ngoni during the development
the hull volume. His ‘less is more’ phi-
According to schedule, Ngoni was success-
losophy demanded a highly minimalistic
fully delivered to a happy Owner last year,
approach, seeking to maximise reliability by
which was the first confirmation that the
and construction. Tom Oomkens
Builder Royal Huisman, Vollenhove, the Netherlands
Principal particulars
Naval architect Dubois Naval Architects, Lymington Hampshire, United Kingdom Exterior stylis Dubois Naval Architects, Lymington Hampshire, United Kingdom Interior design Rick Baker Ltd, London, United Kingdom Length oa Length wl Beam Draught keel up Draught keel down Fullngoni air-draft Displacement Gross tonnage Speed hull Range on engine @ 12 knots
58.15 m 51.20 m 9.54 m 5.30 m 8.10 m 75 m 353 t 396 GT 17 kn 4,000 nm
Sail capacity Main sail Blade Code sail Staysail Gennaker Total upwind Total downwind
853 sq.m 687 sq.m 1,097 sq.m 289 sq.m 2,240 sq.m 1,950 sq.m 3,093 sq.m
Tank capacities Fuel oil Fresh water Waste water
30.3 cu.m 10.0 cu.m 7.0 cu.m
Subcontractors and suppliers of equipment fitted on board the NGONI, YN 398 Aluland (Hamel), Leiden: alustar aluminium material; BCE Glass Industry, Turkey: glass; Bombard, United Kingdom : sports boat; Bowmaster, New Zealand: anchor system; Cools Bekledingen, Eindhoven: furniture panels, wall covering, headboards; Cramm Yachting Systems, Berlikum: hydraulically operated side gangway; Foster Fridge, United Kingdom: refrigerators; Frans Brandjes Engineering, Uitgeest: hydraulically operated T-style lift keel; Frigonautica, Italy: cold store; Hanekom Engineering, Sloten : prefab piping Royal Huisman; Harken Inc., United States: custom deck hardware, drum winches; Henisol, Emmen: insulation and installation; Hoekstra Kielmakerij en -Gieterij, Heerenveen: lead ballast for keel; Hundested Propeller, Hundested, Denmark: propeller, variable pitch propeller; Hydrosta, Zwartsluis: bow and Stern thruster; Itsme Nederland, Raamsdonkveer: components for Royal Huisman electrical installation; Kongsberg Maritime, Rotterdam: Simrad autopilot system; Kuiper, Tubbergen: wooden panels Royal Huisman interior; Manson Anchors, New Zealand: Pool N anchor; MTU Benelux, Dordrecht: main engine; Nautical Structures, United States: tender crane; Officina Coppola, United Kingdom : special Interior finishes; Page Lacquer Co Ltd, United Kingdom: special Interior finishes; Parker Hannifin, Oldenzaal : hydraulic system; Radio Zeeland DMP, Terneuzen: steering station panels; Rondal, Vollenhove: carbon mast and boom, carbon composite spade rudder, below deck hardware, custom flush deck hatches, reel winches with electrically-driven variable speed feeders; Snijtech, Joure : aluminium building kit for Royal Huisman construction; Stone Natural Class, Reusel: natural stone, basins and bath, bathroom floors, galley counters; Technoship, Apeldoorn: Steen hydraulic anchor winches; Tijssen Elektro, Zierikzee: installation audio video, navigation and communication (in collaboration with Royal Huisman); Verf van der Feer, Sneek : Alex Seal paint; Williams Jet Tenders, United Kingdom: diesel jet tender; WOB Timber GmbH, Germany: teak decking material; Yanmar Europe, Almere: Northern Lights generators; YEC, Drachten: Jotun and Awlgrip paint; ZF Marine, Italy: gearbox; Zijlstra Collection Interior Design, Limmen: upholstery material for sofas, blinds and curtains.