Hendrik Sprik
Dutch, autodidact (1981)
Son of a seafarer, born and raised in Bolsward, Friesland — the northern watersport region of the Netherlands, near the Feadship and Icon Yachts shipyards.

From an early age, I’ve been drawn to trading, creating, and finance.

My creative journey began in 1997 as a graffiti writer. After being turned down for both graphic design and product design studies, I chose to teach myself. In 2011, I launched a clothing brand, which I closed in 2014 to focus fully on product design.

In 2018, while on a product design study trip in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, I saw the 63m superyacht Irimari. That moment ignited a deep passion for superyacht design — leading to six years of self-education in yacht and product design, followed by hands-on work in superyacht interior engineering and 3D surveying. I’ve since boarded yachts from 50m to 134m across all build stages at renowned Dutch shipyards.

In 2022, a trip to the South of France — intended to find a role in yacht design — As a stutterer I wanted to become a better speaker what steered me into yacht brokerage and compliance instead.

In 2025, I founded my own yacht brokerage & design studio, specializing in 50m+ superyacht brokerage and design licensing.

My approach to projects is like an athlete in a high performance sport, it's everything or nothing.

Alongside my work, I’m passionate about day trading, poker and watchmaking.

You’ll find my floating office in Port Vauban, Antibes.