The biggest-ever owner-operated Doggersbank—a 77-foot Offshore—is being built at the Altena shipyard in the Netherlands for an American owner who plans to cruise in the Pacific Northwest.
“It’s a very experienced owner. He’s comfortable with the size,” says Joost Mertens, sales manager at the Dutch design firm Vripack. “With today’s technology at the bridge, it makes life much easier. There are bow thrusters, stern thrusters, remote control units to steer and maneuver from literally everywhere. The bulwarks all have capstans,
