Heesen Altea 50M

Six cabins across two decks put the Owner's suite forward on the main deck and five guest suites below, a split that keeps the busiest deck for guests and gives the owner a floor to themselves. Heesen built the Altea 50M for 2024 delivery, a fifty-metre displacement yacht in aluminium from the Netherlands, at 499 gross tonnes with room for twelve guests and a crew of nine.

Build and provenance

She is built in lightweight aluminium to a monohull, displacement hull, drawn by Dutch hydrodynamicists Van Oossanen and engineered in-house by Heesen's naval architects for a shallow draught. At fifty metres and a beam of nine point one metres, her draught runs to two point two metres, keeping shallower harbours and anchorages within reach.

Layout and accommodation

Twelve guests sleep across six cabins: five guest suites on the lower deck, arranged as two twins and two doubles beside a full-beam VIP suite, with the Owner's stateroom forward on the main deck in its own full-beam suite with an office and a seating area. A crew of nine berths separately to run the yacht around that layout. The bridge deck aft carries a terrace with a table that seats up to twelve for dining outdoors, and the main saloon holds a matching table for indoor dining at the same capacity.

Performance and engineering

Two MTU 12V 2000 M72 engines rated at 1,500 hp apiece give the Heesen Altea 50M a cruising speed of twelve knots and a top speed of nineteen and a half, plenty for a displacement yacht built more for comfortable range than outright pace. The Fast Displacement Hull Form beneath her, engineered for efficiency across that whole speed range, is what lets a modest top speed still feel unhurried rather than underpowered.

On deck and at anchor

A beach club sits aft around a fixed swim platform with a wide central staircase, the natural gathering point once she is anchored. Alfresco dining has its own space on the bridge deck, and a sauna below deck adds a wellness stop after a day on the water. Water toys are carried aboard for guests who want to get off the platform and into the sea.

Where she lies and how to see her

The Heesen Altea 50M lies in the Netherlands. Boatcrowd arranges viewings there and is present for each one, and once an offer on her is accepted we set up the survey and sea trial that come next.