Superyachts are the ultimate status symbol that only the world's richest people could ever dream of owning. Heesen's boatyard in Oss in the Netherlands shows us how they are built and what you get for EUR75 million. IT'S A windswept frozen day in the small town of Oss where, in a colossal enclosed hoatbuilder's yard, the sights and sounds of good old-fashioned metal bashing are in the air. A 50-metre-long skeletal aluminium framework forms the bones of what will become one of the most luxurious yachts the world has ever seen. For those inspired by the fabrication of big shiny things, these construction areas (the size of aircraft hangars) at Netherlands-based boatbuilder Heesen are a joy to behold. However, for those who like their superyachts sleek and finished, elegantly cruising the Caribbean main, it appears that - on the surface at least - this primer-pink carcass of a ship has a long journey ahead of it. It will be months before the client will even set foot on what is ultimately a floating private palace that displays the wealth of Croesus.
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