Royal Huisman's refit and rebuild unit in the Amsterdam region, for yachts of 24 to 100 m, run as a three-seat business unit.
What happened, 2023 to 2026
- Mar 2023Top seatJelmer Koopman sales manager, from Damen
- Jun 2025Top seatA former yacht captain becomes commercial director
- Sep 2025Top seatOperations manager appointed from inside
What it adds up to. A refit business sold by a former captain to captains, with operations and control beside him.
Who runs it
- Top seatPart of Royal Huisman; no separate top seat on the roster
- Commercial Director, Huisfitsince 2025
- Operations Manager, Huisfitsince 2025
- Business unit controller, Huisfit (management team)since 2024
Organisation. Three-seat business unit: commercial, operations, finance
What it shows for a new yard. A refit unit as a three-seat business unit inside a builder.
The top team as read on LinkedIn13 people read as staff, October 2026
A Commercial Director (a former captain who sold refits in Palma, Jun 2025), an Operations Manager (Sep 2025), a business-unit controller on the management team, a project manager, lead engineer, purchaser and marketing shared with Royal Huisman.
Huisfit is the refit business unit of Royal Huisman run as a three-seat management team: commercial, operations, finance. Its commercial director is a former yacht captain, which is how refit yards reach the people who decide on refits.
Sales and marketing 1
Production and operations 1
Finance, legal and IT 1
Sales and marketing 1
Engineering and design 1
Production and operations 1
Projects, service and after-sales 1
6 more people read as staff below manager level: see them in the directory.
Seats and dates are as the people describe them on LinkedIn; a person who moved in the last months can still show the old seat. Tap a person for the profile and the reading.
Facts and news, with sourcesthe research behind the overview
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Facts from the Royal Huisman note
- What it is: Royal Huisman's refit, rebuild and renewal division, launched as a brand in 2011. source 1 source 2
- Scope: motor and sailing yachts, classic or modern, 24 m to 100 m plus. source
- Location: own facility in the Amsterdam region (Vredeweg 32, Zaandam), plus Vollenhove; the 2019 Amsterdam lease brought combined new-build and refit space to 70,000 m². source 1 source 2
- Example project: M/Y Broadwater refit with new styling and a 4 m hull extension (date not found). source
- People: Jelmer Koopman, sales manager Huisfit, as of 2023-03-13 (ex-Damen, Stolt Tankers, Wilhelmsen). source
- Huisfit news 2025–2026: no named refit announcement found; the company news page mentions Huisfit only in general stories (2026). source
News 2023 to 2026 · Royal Huisman note
- 2026-10
Project 410 nears launch; the project drove extensions to Construction Hall 2 and the Advanced Composites Hall in Vollenhove.boatinternational.com
- 2026-09
Royal Huisman unveils the 85 m Project 410 at the Monaco Yacht Show.royalhuisman.com
- 2026-05
Aquarius wins "Sailing Yacht of the Year" at the World Superyacht Awards.royalhuisman.com
- 2026-03
Hull of Project 412 (81 m, Trident 810 hull 2) rolls out; Peter Naeyé quoted as "new CEO".boatinternational.com
- 2025-11
Yard launches the ready-to-build 81 m "Sky" concept with a 93 m mast, billed as the world's tallest.boatinternational.com
- 2025-05
65 m ketch Aquarius delivered from the Amsterdam facility.boatinternational.com
- 2025-05
Project 412, an 80 m plus yacht for a returning owner, first announced.boatinternational.com
- 2024-07
O2 Capital Partners agrees to buy Royal Huisman Group (Royal Huisman, Rondal, Huisfit) from Koninklijke Doeksen and Parcom; completed early September 2024; management unchanged.royalhuisman.com