Van Oossanen Naval Architects

About Van Oossanen Naval Architects

We believe in continuous improvement, high efficiency and sustainable design.

Van Oossanen Naval Architects is an expert in hydrodynamics, naval architecture and design management and is fully dedicated to developing the best performing hulls for boats, ships and yachts.

Peter van Oossanen (in Dutch Piet) founded our company in 1992 under the name Van Oossanen & Associates but it’s now known as Van Oossanen Naval Architects BV. Thanks to decades of experience in naval architecture, hydrodynamics and marine consultancy, you can rest assured that the design of your vessel, or improvement of your existing vessel’s performance, is in expert hands.

Well known is the patented Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF). With the FDHF a yacht is efficient over the entire speed range and not only in a restricted speed interval around the maximum speed. Other benefits include significantly increased comfort on board with better sea keeping and wave reduction. With the patented Fast Displacement XL® we have achieved to find new volume-length ratios for yachts. The Fast Displacement XL® is combining maximum length within a tonnage restriction, ensuring a high standard of comfort and stability on board.

It’s in Van Oossanen’s mindset to continuously innovate and further optimise the performance of vessels, combining extensive in-house R&D with the use of state-of-the-art CFD software.

Van Oossanen Naval Architect is a member of the Netherlands Society of Yacht Designers and Naval Architects, the NBJA (Nederlandse Bond van Jacht Architecten). To share our expertise in the maritime industry and to support the cause for greater sustainability in the yachting industry, we’ve become a proud partner of the Water Revolution Foundation.

Keywords

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (Cfd)
• Concept Development
• Consulting
• Finite Element Analysis (Fea)
• Hydrodynamics
• Naval Architecture
• Performance Analysis And Optimization
• Yacht Design

Address

• Headquarters

  Nude 466702DM WageningenGelderland, Netherlands

Team by function

Based on 24 public job profiles as of 4 September 2026.

• Engineering / Software Development18
• Other / Unclassifiable3
• Administrative / Office1
• Founder / Owner1
• Marketing1