Yearly Archives: 2014

During METS, held last November, the 23rd edition of the HISWA Symposium on Yacht Design and Yacht Construction took place. One of the topics dealt with, was the ‘Merits of flapping roll stabilizer fins’, a discussion presented by Reint Dallinga and Stephane Rapuc from MARIN in collaboration with Arnold van Aken from DMS Holland / […]

DMS Holland has recently won a major order for an AntiRoll roll damping system for the 50m Feadship ‘Endless Summer’ (formerly Carmac VII). The yacht, which was built in 1991 by Royal van Lent, is undergoing a major refit in Florida. Part of the refit works, alongside extending the swim platform serving a sportfishing boat […]

During METS, DMS Holland was blessed, quite literally, with ‘a gift from God’ in the form of an order for the 33m motor yacht Kuriakos, whose name means just that. Whilst its name may suggest it was built by Noah, this ‘gift from God’ is in fact being built by the Royal Dutch shipyard, Koninklijke […]

During their 65th anniversary celebrations and open days at the end of November, Linssen sold three yachts all equipped with the RotorSwing stabilization system. The three vessels include two of their latest Grand Sturdy Wheelhouse models, the 52.9 and the 58.9 as well as a Grand Sturdy 500 MK III Vario Top. The Grand Sturdy […]

Having started this year as a sponsor of “Amicale Grand Banks”, we have received an initial order from Kremer Nautic for a Grand Banks. A RotorSwing system will be fitted shortly in to a cruising Grand Banks 53 Aleutian. As this is a fast cruising yacht, a RotorSwing RS 140/1000 with ‘Rake’ function will be […]

At ‘de Alm Jachtbouwers’ in Werkendam, an Alm Trawler 13.20 will also feature a RotorSwing system. The welding busses are already installed and the system will be fitted next month. The RotorSwing system is ideally suited to retrofit projects due to the fact that there is no need to install a hydraulic system on board. […]

Frisian Motor Boats is to install the RotorSwing roll damping system, RS 140/1000, for one of its customers in a Super Lauwersmeer SL 460 open cockpit. The cruising area will mainly be on the IJsselmeer but will also include trips on the Wadden Sea. In addition, thanks to its RotorSwing system, Scandanavia is also on […]

The DAME Award Winner and Category Winners for 2014 were announced at the Breakfast Briefing before the opening of the METS – Marine Equipment Trade Show – on Tuesday 18th November. The DAME Jury inspected 116 entries from 23 countries. AntiRoll was the only Dutch nominee. The DAME jury announced AntiRoll as Special Mention in […]

During the ninth edition of the Maritime Awards Gala and in front of more than 850 maritime professionals, Arnold van Aken and Patrick Noor received the prestigious Maritime Innovation Award presented by Anita Witzier. This year’s Awards took place at the monumental Taets located on the Hembrugterrein, situated at the North Sea Canal between Zaandam […]

AntiRoll has been nominated for the Design Award METS (DAME) 2014. Better known under the name of DAME, this is an international design competition for new marine equipment and accessories. From a total of 117 entries, 45 products covering 7 categories have been selected to go forward to the final judging. AntiRoll is the only […]

After an initial selection round followed by a presentation in front of the panel, AntiRoll has been nominated for the Maritime Innovation Award. This award is aimed at raising awareness of the innovative power that emanates from the maritime and offshore supply industry as well as encouraging innovative developments within the maritime sector. The winner […]

“Simply the Best”, huge applause, fireworks and confetti accompanied the official unveiling of the first AntiRoll Stabilization system on Friday 12th September. Amidst a wonderful atmosphere and great interest, including that of, amongst others, none other than Michiel Adraansz. De Ruyter, we have experienced an inspiring and unforgettable day thanks to the attendance of so […]

The collaboration with Dampf at the Hiswa in-water show proved to be a great success with DMS Holland’s prominent stand location attracting a lot of visitors. The RotorSwing roll damping system and the Dampf audio system were presented together at the show by DMS Holland and Luszon with the collaboration highlighted in the stand’s theme […]

Altena Marine, a company with a great deal of flexibility enabling them to easily respond to the needs of the customer, has secured the contract for the installation of a RotorSwing 140/1000 stabilisation system in a MB 53, 16.5 meter trawler designed by Martin Bekebrede. The hull is being built by Brandsma & Van Deelen […]

Due to the shape of the hull the “Canoe stern round bilge vessels” can be a challenge when installing stabilizers near the stern. Since the stern of the ship is the most favorable position for installations of this type of Stabilization system, we were faced with an interesting challenge. In the retrofit installation of this […]