REVIEWS, TOURS & AWARDS
The opinions of journalists and experts
VAAN WINS HISWA BOAT OF THE YEAR AWARD!
The Vaan R4 has won the Hiswa Boat of the Year 2022 award!
Yachting World review: Vaan R4
The big review of the Vaan R4 by Multihulls World Magazine is out! In their Special on green multihulls, The R4 was featured exentively.
Multihulls World Review: Vaan R4
The big review of the Vaan R4 by Multihulls World Magazine is out! In their Special on green multihulls, The R4 was featured exentively.
Sailing Ocean Fox tests the Vaan R4
End of May Carla and Simon visited our launch party and took the R4 out the next day. Watch their video here.
Podcast with ‘Zeilwereld’ (Dutch only)
Podcast interview with Bas van der Veer for Made in Europe.
Multihulls World – Vaan R4 review teaser
Multihull World came out to test the Vaan R4. The full review will be included in the upcoming edition of Multihull World, a special on sustainable yachts. This is the review teaser video by editor in chief Emmanuel van Deth.
Yachting Monthly’s ‘Best Yachts of 2022’
We are very proud to be included in Yachting Monthly’s ‘Best Yachts of 2022’
Podcast with ‘Made in Europe’
Podcast interview with Bas van der Veer for Made in Europe.
Podcast with ‘Bazen Radio’
Vaan founder Igor Kluin was interviewed by the Dutch podcast ‘Bazenradio’ recently. The one-hour interview touched on his experiences as an entrepreneur, his motives and sustainability. (Sorry, Dutch only)
Vaan R4 receives A’Design Award
We are happy to announce the Vaan R4 has been awarded the A’Design Award in the category Yacht Design! The R4 was voted on by a professional jury as one of only seven winners in this category of this prestigious global design award.
Vaan R4 Nominated for Boat Builder Awards 2019
We are very proud to announce that the Vaan R4 has been nominated by METS TRADE and IBI for the 2019 Boat Builder Awards in the ‘Environmental Initiative’ category!
First press about the Vaan R4
The initial response by the press to the Vaan R4 has been really wonderful. Here’s an impression of the coverage.
There’s a new cat in town
Introducing the Vaan R4, the first luxury sailing yacht made of circular materials.












