I have to say they are the most , BEAUTIFUL looking yachts in the world. They got it right way back then. That is how a racing yacht should look, sleek, FAST and dare i say it....sexy. ..Well done. :-)

Absolutely beautiful. The craftsmanship that goes into a yacht like this is amazing. I LOVE it! Magnificent!

Bugger me absolutely beautiful and really craftsmanship aswell very noticeable these guys know what they're doing

Incredible just speechless at the work and quality!

The sheer beauty is just awe inspiring. It's one of the most beautiful man made objects ever. I thought that they'd spray on some sealant, primer and paint before flipping it over. I'd like to see the rest of the build. Thanks.

Work of art!

That's awesome. You guys are so fortunate and blessed to be working and building something so worthwhile! I'd love to come to work every morning if I had a skill that would qualify me to work on something like this! Building a boat is always a good endeavor.

This boat really is a work of art both in the water and out. And even when it's in pieces, just amazing.

It takes a lot to impress me; this went WAY beyond impressive. Dave

That is a work of art, not just a J Class machine. It was a real pleasure to see aluminum being handled like that. World class stuff.

AMAZING!!! What a good looking work of art!!!

Pure class

Absolutely beautiful. Art meets engineering. Beautiful beyond words.

Speechless.......amazing !!!

The lines actually give me goosebumps.

WOW!!! What a Beautiful boat :-) They have to be very proud of themselves :-)

Please UPLOAD if you have any MORE FOOTAGE. I would love to see the construction of this boat from start to finish

Perfect.

Prachtig mooi werk! Klassieke romp, hypermodern materiaal en vakmanschap in beeld gebracht. Dit is nu echte “reclame”.

Beautiful !!!

I had the pleasure of owning a J Boat. It was a J30. I raced it in Kansas and Missouri.

Amazing, in so many ways

AWESOME😃

love that ! good luck for U guys !!!

Looks like a dolphin. Beautiful

Very cool! It looks like a space ship :)

Brilliant !

I was holding my breath tricky maneuvering

Very nice work thanks

it'll really be a Super J!! Same exact look, but a full aluminium frame (and probably carbon fiber accessories?)... it'll be much lighter and faster than the original J class ships!

What a Beauty!

Where High Art meets engineering !

Such a beauty..Would even do as a Star Cruiser in a Star Wars movie

The netherlands number 1 yacht builders.

Grace and harmony!!!

Love the traditional style of j class boats.

.It's impressive how few people with right hardware can build and manage (move and rollover) so huge boat compared with hundreds peoples needed in twentyes for launch a comparable J calss.

merci magnifique

Awesome.

Bloody well done, the Bloke with the tulips, to commission work, art as this is. A fine way to spend your guilders. The world thanks you.

To describe this work as to the design and implementation as being sublime , well it is just not good enough but my vocabulary is not rich enough to do better than that. Congratulations to all the team involved in this venture.

That's a Whole Hell of a lot welding and grinding

Beautiful yacht with excellent marine engineering construction & welding. I note welders have personal breathing apparatus. There's some great alloy welding & fabrication taking place at boat builders in USA, Australia, NZ, Poland, Canada, UK and Czech Republic - using skills/techniques that originated in the aircraft industry. Water jet & laser cutting means tolerances are 'tight' !

@Toob41

3 жыл бұрын

This is in the Netherlands, one of the best countries for this type of work

An inquiry to Hoekdesign ( www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/j8-topaz ) confirms that J-7 Atlantis changed owners and was launched as J-8 Topaz in 2015 , more info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Jachtbouw

9:01 two inquiring minds flip it over, lol.

Was the structural design to Paines' original design, or is that modern technology?

And it’s recyclable.

Tricky job turning that J class

That's a pointy boat !!

I'd love to crew for you, when this is done.

If anti-gravity generators and impulse drives ever get invented, you guys are the first I'll be calling to build my spaceship.

Must be radical for the crew sailing on a J in heavy weather and seas without life lines. Maybe just extra exciting.

"look it's heading towards that small boat" "That's no boat, that's a space station"

even on their head they look cool

💪👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍I welding catamaran aluminij in Croatia 🇭🇷 and deuchland cruiser Papenburg

While moving the hull, I thought it looked like a spacecraft from Star Wars. The pilot sits where the prop goes.

Nice boat

Part 2? We didn't get to see them put the finishing materials on and other things.

which material? aluminum or steel?, how much weight the way it is?

@willfriar8054

4 жыл бұрын

That's aluminum all aluminum.

Want one.

There should be laws against uploading videos of J class yachts in anything less than 1080p...

I want it, Ill seel the house the wife the kids, everything just to have it, pure beauty.

All that welding going on without any sort of extraction! Lovely yacht though 👍

If you have the money then spend it. Looks like it's an awesome boat

She is beautiful

i would like to see the finished product (as well as a part 2/34 etc) if there is one. id also like to know how 9 people disliked such a piece of art. :)

@mgermca

5 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/jK2cr8Fuhryqeaw.html An inquiry to Hoekdesign ( www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/j8-topaz ) confirms that J-7 Atlantis changed owners and was launched as J-8 Topaz in 2015 , more info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Jachtbouw

Love that long pointy nose of the J's...………Beautiful shape...….

Faltou outro vídeo de como ficou depois de pronto.

This is the only video uploaded and the website doesn't exist anymore either.... has the build been cancelled?

@mgermca

7 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing so I asked them. An inquiry to Hoekdesign ( www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/j8-topaz ) confirms that J-7 Atlantis changed owners and was launched as J-8 Topaz in 2015 , more info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Jachtbouw

@alt1579

7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thanks! Topaz I know, so I should have known it was originally the Atlantis.

@petermartin9494

7 жыл бұрын

It was melted down into ingots. Those were then sold to middle class people who wanted a part of the j class dream.

@jpian0923

7 жыл бұрын

I'm drinking out of some of that J Class right now.

Awesome! But why can’t the use stainless steal?

So, it's been almost 8 years, does the lack of any follow-up videos mean it was never completed?

@mgermca

4 жыл бұрын

Read ALL the comments----- from below An inquiry to Hoekdesign ( www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/j8-topaz ) confirms that J-7 Atlantis changed owners and was launched as J-8 Topaz in 2015 , more info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Jachtbouw See the completed yacht sailing here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppt_pJePh9C2lM4.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/jK2cr8Fuhryqeaw.html

the bit where they laid it on the ground to re position the slings is missing though .. looks like a lot of money there though , spectacular ,, but why the missing part in the opperation.

Upside down, she looks like the Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

@nammie12345

6 жыл бұрын

I thought the same.

@Z4Zander

6 жыл бұрын

Damn!You hit upon their cunning plan.Back to the drawing board.

I want one.

@williampopov7525

4 жыл бұрын

Better be Bil Gates !! 😇

I bet she'll be very fast!!

Was this boat ever finished?

If anyone said to me this was built by Utopia Planitia fleet yards I would have believed him. The only things it lacks are the warp nacelles.

It is outstanding what they have done in the j class building replicas but let us not forget the laugh little boy on the Block Shamrock five jk3 is the most original true J boat left in the world Endeavor has less than 10% have original structure velsheda I cannot say all beautiful vessels but Shamrock 5 is the most original historic jaybo left in the world hoorah it was a good ride

Where was it built and by whom?

Does anyone know how thick the aluminium they use for the hull is?

So what happened? This was posted 4 years ago and nothing else since.

@mgermca

7 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing so I asked them. An inquiry to Hoekdesign ( www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/j8-topaz ) confirms that J-7 Atlantis changed owners and was launched as J-8 Topaz in 2015 , more info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Jachtbouw

@meditationandrelaxingmusic6507

7 жыл бұрын

It might have sailed around the world many times now, that's what happened.

@cageordie

7 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for digging this out. I only searched for J7 so I would never have found out.

@Lorenzoscoot

6 жыл бұрын

cageordie if

@brycenew

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Well ... the question is .. will the teatables be made of alloys or teak ;)

Whats the weight difference vs a steel version?

Please come to SSIC shipyard at Ho Chi Minh City in Viet Nam

undercover alien spacecraft build.

Весьма футуристичная лодка но что-то подсказывает мне что при небольшом волнении с таким корпусом качка будет сумасшедшая!

is there a part 2?

J'aimerais travailler dans une usine comme ça. Mon rêve

It's gotta be intense turning that hull. You have a million dollars + worth of labor & materials in that hull with those straps on a pretty rounded hull. "Please don't slip, please don't slip. I do some little stoppers to prevent slippage on this one but many don't and, aside from straps slipping there are a million other things that could go wrong. They have a good track record though, I have only heard of a handful falling & most of those are related to shipping.

@aluminium3574

5 жыл бұрын

shananagans5 I worked on this hull. And you can clearly see at 7:08 there’s a stopper.

@shananagans5

5 жыл бұрын

@@aluminium3574 lol Yea, once you spot them it's pretty obvious. Rolling a large hull over still looks like a stressful procedure. There is a huge amount of material & labor already invested at this point. Years ago I used to build desert race car chassis & suspensions. I must say, that hull is very impressive work. A precision project on that scale just boggles my mind. Great work to all involved.

@aluminium3574

5 жыл бұрын

shananagans5 it’s always a nice moment in the building of a ship. And done this many times. Maybe you could search for j class rainbow I’ve built on that one too. But the j class ones where one of nicest I’ve worked on!

@aluminium3574

5 жыл бұрын

shananagans5 Nice you built desert cars! I still do some autocross. But than you most now reiger suspension

I have class certification of BV,ABS, and DNV

like a razor!

An inquiry to Hoekdesign ( www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/j8-topaz ) confirms that J-7 Atlantis changed owners and was launched as J-8 Topaz in 2015 , more info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Jachtbouw See the completed yacht sailing here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppt_pJePh9C2lM4.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/jK2cr8Fuhryqeaw.html

Bad no no, when the keel section was being lowered onto the hull, a man was under the load.

which costs more for a custom yacht (not a production boat), Aluminum or Fiberglass. I love aluminum.

how thick is the haul?

@jimmyhaley727

4 жыл бұрын

you mean HULL ?,,,,

I would have had at least 10000 mattresses on the concrete before flipping !

Was this project ever finished?

@stefanberkum1313

3 жыл бұрын

Topaz

Beautiful work. What about the American ship builders? Aircraft carriers. City,airport 5000 on board. Never the less this is beautiful art.

whatever happened to this boat? is it not participating in class races?

@mgermca

7 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing so I asked them. An inquiry to Hoekdesign ( www.hoekdesign.com/yacht/j8-topaz ) confirms that J-7 Atlantis changed owners and was launched as J-8 Topaz in 2015 , more info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Jachtbouw

Это Яхта будет ?