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<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk</a> has announced that the 35-metre motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> has commenced sea trials. The project represents the third collaboration between the owner and the yard.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/380876/image/large-9039a674c3946ce2609effb8c63f6d15.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/380876">The partnership began with the 25-metre Jangada (since renamed <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5594" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mr. Maverick24.99m (81'12&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2015">Mr. Maverick</a>) in 2015, followed by her 32-metre successor, also named <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7253" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada32.0m (104'12&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2019">Jangada</a>, in 2019. The latest <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> continues this long-standing relationship.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/380872/image/large-6c7e2f1d3c8b3ca01e6db5abc5d7f75c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/380872">Constructed with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, her muscular exterior and elegant interior design were created by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/234" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Guido de Groot Design (Company)">Guido de Groot Design</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7749" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nick Top Design (Company)">Nick Top Design</a>, while naval architecture was handled by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design (Company)">Diana Yacht Design</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/285" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ginton Naval Architects (Company)">Ginton Naval Architects</a>.Read:&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/64768" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="35m Van der Valk motor yacht Jangada launched (2025-11-14 13:15:00 +0100)">35m Van der Valk motor yacht Jangada launched<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/380877/image/large-45b4ab70330fa4cb5b0a110f832e4767.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/380877"></a>Inside, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> features a family-oriented, functional layout finished in whitewashed wood. The main saloon benefits from 2.6-metre ceilings, creating a bright, open atmosphere, while foldaway dashboard screens in the wheelhouse lounge offer unobstructed views when the yacht is at anchor.Building on the raised profile of her predecessors and providing increased space for a growing family, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> incorporates an elevated pilothouse design along with an additional deck. Notable features include a 4.5-metre jet-stream pool on the flybridge, with a depth of 1.5-metres, a first for this series.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/380874/image/large-0609d4b22c210ac0122ee79ee501659f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/380874">Her accommodation comprises a full-beam master suite forward on the main deck, while the lower deck is arranged with custom staterooms designed for the owner’s children and grandchildren. Safety has been a key consideration, with wide walkways and stairs throughout, supported by Humphree fin stabilisers to enhance comfort and performance at sea.Powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1441" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MAN (Company)">MAN</a> engines, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> achieves a cruising speed of 13 knots and a top speed of 14.5 knots.

Van der Valk yacht Jangada sea trials

Van der Valk has announced that the 35-metre motor yacht Jangada has commenced sea trials.

35m Van der Valk motor yacht Jangada on sea trials

<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk Shipyard</a> has announced the launch of the 35-metre motor yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada,</a> now preparing for sea trials in the Netherlands. This marks the third yacht built for the same owner, continuing a collaboration that began with the 25-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5594" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mr. Maverick24.99m (81'12&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2015">Mr. Maverick</a> in 2015 and her 32-metre successor, also named&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7253" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada32.0m (104'12&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2019">Jangada</a>, in 2019.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/378274/image/large-a589a0849aadd6d5def6aecd86e9391b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/378274"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a>’s exterior and interior design were penned by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/234" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Guido de Groot Design (Company)">Guido de Groot Design</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7749" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nick Top Design (Company)">Nick Top Design</a>, while her naval architecture was handled by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Diana Yacht Design (Company)">Diana Yacht Design</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/285" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ginton Naval Architects (Company)">Ginton Naval Architects</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> combines a steel hull and aluminium superstructure for sound insulation and stability. She has a beam of 8.5-metres and a draft of 2.45-metres.&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> features an elevated pilothouse design and an additional deck, maintaining the raised profile of her predecessors while offering increased space for a growing family. A standout addition is the 4.5-metre-long jet-stream pool on the flybridge, with a depth of 1.5 metres, which is a first for this series.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317833/image/large-6231ee3e7c596eededd1199bf76265c8.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317833">Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/van-der-valk-yacht-jangada-sold" target="_blank">Jangada: 35m custom Van der Valk yacht sold and in-build</a>The interior features whitewashed wood and a functional layout designed for the owner’s family. Meanwhile, large expansive windows and 2.6-metre-high ceilings in her main saloon create a bright, open atmosphere, while foldaway dashboard screens in the wheelhouse lounge allow unobstructed views when at anchor.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/378275/image/large-165f7a406de61140146f969710a77477.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/378275">Accommodation onboard <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> includes a full-beam master suite forward on the main deck and custom-designed staterooms on the lower deck for the owner’s children and grandchildren. Safety features include wide walkways and stairs, complemented by Humphree fin stabilisers for enhanced performance at sea.Powered by twin <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1441" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="MAN (Company)">MAN</a> engines, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2026">Jangada</a> achieves a cruising speed of 13 knots and a top speed of 14.2 knots.&nbsp;

Van der Valk yacht Jangada launched

Van der Valk Shipyard has launched the 35-metre motor yacht Jangada in the Netherlands.


35m Van der Valk motor yacht Jangada launched

The hull of the new 35.9-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a> has arrived in the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk Shipyard</a> in Waalwijk, the Netherlands. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/322606/image/large-3bb50d5c49b7240ddc5afc035ccb628a.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/322606">A repeat client has commissioned this work which comes as the third project with this name. This 35-metre version will be the largest and most sophisticated raised pilothouse which <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk</a> has created.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/322619/image/large-0b38e497a2bf2e09fb692eedb0a78048.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/322619">Read:&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Article/60931" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada: 35m custom Van der Valk yacht sold and in-build (2024-07-04 13:15:00 +0200)">Jangada: 35m custom Van der Valk yacht sold and in-build</a><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7749" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nick Top Design (Company)">Nick Top</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/234" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Guido de Groot Design (Company)">Guide de Groot Design</a> have collaborated with the owner for several months to ensure that they are capable of creating his dreams into a reality.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/322618/image/large-f07743356ebc81f8ed753bacc8aaa768.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/322618"> <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/322605/image/large-e4978586d58d516431e8580a80b9009d.jpeg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/322605">One of the main goals for this hull was to be created with as much sound cancelling as possible, which led to teaming up with the experts at <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5061" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Gebr. Buijs Scheepsbouw BV (Company)">Gebr. Buijs Scheepsbouw B.V.&nbsp;<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/322616/image/large-595d81b82ae14d0116bf44285a30c131.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/322616"></a><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/322617/image/large-5cb1e09fcdfb0d54c37929d381e9d665.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/322617">

36m Van der Valk hull Jangada arrived  

The 36m hull of custom Van der Valk has arrived in the Netherlands-based shipyard. 


New images unveil the arrival of 36m Van der Valk custom hull 

A new 35-metre project by the name of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a> has been commissioned at the Netherlands-based <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk Shipyard</a>, and is due to be completed in 2025. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317825/image/large-d3a84f9a59d338e413443eec396826c9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317825">This new vessel follows in the footsteps of her namesakes, the 25-metre yacht <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5594" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mr. Maverick24.99m (81'12&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2015">Jangada</a> and the 32-metre award nominee <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7253" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada32.0m (104'12&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2019">Jangada</a>. The owner of this Jangada triad commissioned his first of the three in 2013, and is continuing to develop this latest project with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk</a>, in collaboration with designers <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/7749" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nick Top Design (Company)">Nick Top</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/234" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Guido de Groot Design (Company)">Guido de Groot</a>.&nbsp;As a response to the owner’s expanding family, the new <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a> yacht has evolved to include more accommodation space, and will also feature a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, in order to provide high quality sound insulation throughout. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317827/image/large-8bd4cf51e600cad0a86f78c22a21482b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317827">The new <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a> yacht is also set to contain a jet-stream pool integrated on her flybridge aft, spanning 4.5-metres in length, with a depth of 1.5-metres, for taking enjoyable swims.&nbsp;Even with the integration of this new pool feature, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a> still maintains the striking raised pilothouse that the earlier versions were noted for, while also providing the spaciousness of an extra deck. Meanwhile, her exterior silhouette makes use of graphic lines and an athletic, but classic style. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317824/image/large-6d5163860f9beba94ce0a0304882646a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317824">One of the most noteworthy elements of the upgraded <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a> yacht is the presence of expansive windows in her main saloon, as well as the 2.6-metre high ceilings that allow for plenty of comfortable headroom, which was added because of the extra height, on account of the raised seating area above the level of her recessed pool.&nbsp;Among the owner’s other requests were large windows, so that those onboard can benefit from far-reaching views of the surrounding scenery, along with the ability to fold away dashboard screens in the wheelhouse lounge when at anchor.<img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317832/image/large-e9937f60de975247db2f655535a6ceed.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317832">In terms of accommodation, a full-beam master suite is situated forward on the main deck, while the lower deck staterooms are tailor-made to suit the owner’s children and grandchildren. Additionally, wide stairs and walkways are also intended to improve safety, and Humphree fin stabilisers enhance <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a>’s performance at sea. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317826/image/large-4423743733a3c2a82a8e1c163a28afdd.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317826">At <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2948" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Van der Valk Shipyard (Company)">Van der Valk Shipyard</a>, construction of the third <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/13252" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Jangada35.87m (117'8&quot;)Van der Valk Shipyard2025">Jangada</a> is already underway and is due to be completed in just 18 months. <img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317834/image/large-6a3ea1e26451b621f100d531570767a8.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317834"><img src="https://photo-assets.superyachttimes.com/photo/317829/image/large-40abef837496a627822562f78ec071e6.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/317829">

35m Van der Valk yacht Jangada sold

A new 35-metre project by the name of Jangada has been commissioned at the Netherlands-based Van der Valk Shipyard. 
