{"id":16576,"date":"2026-03-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/?p=16576"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T07:10:51","slug":"new-55m-heesen-motor-yacht-frida-sold-ahead-of-anticipated-sea-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/latest-news\/archives\/16576","title":{"rendered":"New 55m Heesen motor yacht Frida sold ahead of anticipated sea trials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26-1568x882.png 1568w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-26.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dutch shipyard&nbsp;Heesen&nbsp;has announced the sale of the 55-metre new build&nbsp;<em>Frida&nbsp;<\/em>ahead of intensive sea trials in the North Sea. The yacht, intended for private use, was acquired by a client drawn to the shipyard&#8217;s pedigree and sold with POA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Market interest for this particular Heesen model is high because of the immediate availability and Northern European construction standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was reported to be in her&nbsp;final outfitting stages&nbsp;in October 2025, and Heesen&#8217;s interior engineering department is currently collaborating with&nbsp;Luca Dini&nbsp;Design &amp; Architecture in order to tailor the vessel&#8217;s interior design to her new owner&#8217;s lifestyle and taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25-1568x882.png 1568w, https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-25.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The interior of&nbsp;<em>Frida<\/em>&nbsp;reflects a modern interpretation of traditional maritime heritage,&#8221; notes Silvia Margutti, lead architect of the studio. &#8220;The design uses dark woods in strong contrast with light tones, adding a contemporary twist.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her impressive steel naval architecture comes from&nbsp;Van Oossanen Naval Architects, while her design comes from&nbsp;Omega Architects, and the yacht combines floor-to-ceiling windows for bright and airy interiors. With a gross tonnage of 760GT,&nbsp;<em>Frida<\/em>&nbsp;accommodates 12 guests across six cabins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson at Heesen notes that the yacht was selected by her new owner for her &#8220;generous internal volume and compact size.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeroen van der Meer, Heesen CEO, adds &#8220;<em>Frida<\/em>&nbsp;represents a successful combination of Dutch engineering and a sophisticated aesthetic.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delivery of the vessel is expected to take place shortly after her sea trials, in time for the summer cruising season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.boatshowchina.com\/en\/user\/register?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=CIBe&amp;utm_campaign=en\"><strong>Click here for visitor registration<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch shipyard&nbsp;Heesen&nbsp;has announced the sale of the 55-metre new build&nbsp;Frida&nbsp;ahead of intensive sea trials in the North Sea. The yacht, intended for private use, was acquired by a client drawn to the shipyard&#8217;s pedigree and sold with POA. Market interest for this particular Heesen model is high because of the immediate availability and Northern European &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/latest-news\/archives\/16576\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New 55m Heesen motor yacht Frida sold ahead of anticipated sea trials&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":16579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16576"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16583,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16576\/revisions\/16583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}