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Diana Yacht Design
Diana designs unique, tailor-made super yachts of distinction in the 25 to 100-metre range. Based in Alkmaar, Holland, Diana Yacht Design operates globally and works with many renowned and influential builders and stylists from all over the world. With over thirty five years of naval architecture experience on board, Diana Yacht Design creates critically acclaimed super yachts that stand the test of time. Each Diana yacht proudly embodies our philosophy “Endless Range". Whatever unique desires are expressed, Diana Yacht Design brings together inventive design and architecture, accommodating even the most challenging wishes.

Diana Yacht Design is a completely independent design company which often works directly for clients and together with shipyards, brokers and suppliers to fulfill the complete design of a yacht, which starts with the compilation of a building specification, the preliminary design, a complete drawing package of all the details required and ending with stability- and other tests up to the sea trial and the supervision of all the ship’s parameters.

History
Diana Yacht Design was founded in 1971 by three Dutch engineers:


 * Joost Beekman, naval architect and former head of the drawing room at famous yard ‘G. de Vries Lentsch’ in Amsterdam.
 * Cor van der Wiel, marine engineer, also from ‘G. de Vries Lentsch’.
 * Kees Kolff, freelance electrical engineer, who also worked between 1972 and 1984 as chief electrical designer at the Feadship yard Van Lent at Kaag. Kees is still with the company as senior advisor.

Over the years Diana has employed specialists in a wide variety of disciplines, including naval architects, interior designers, mechanical, electrical and pipe system enigneers. In 1987 the office moved from Amstelveen to the historical city of Haarlem. From 2005 the company is based in Alkmaar.

Early innovators During the upcoming of the luxury motor yacht market near the end of 1970, Diana revolutionized yacht design by introducing major and minor innovations like unique hull designs, progressive engineering and contemporary styling. With her innovative yachts, Diana put Dutch Design on the map. Diana proudly looks back upon her creation of many famous classic yachts.