Yachts Explorer expedition
Rank 13
Garcia Exploration (45 / 52 / 60) + Explocat 52
The benchmark private sailing explorer line — Jimmy Cornell DNA, Northwest Passage pedigree, Atlantic-proven flagship, plus the rare serious aluminium expedition cat.
Why it is here
Yachting World Atlantic-tested the Exploration 60 and documents Exploration 52 as uncompromising high-latitude aluminium; YW Explocat 52 review confirms go-anywhere metal multihull; Yacht.de dual-sources the 52.
Who it is for
UHNW / serious private owners who want ‘point anywhere there is water’ under sail—couples or family crews planning Arctic, Patagonia, or global circuits without charter compromise.
Sources
- Garcia Exploration 60 reviewAtlantic-tested; Svalbard / Great Capes / Patagonia / Antarctica ambition.
- Garcia Exploration 52 testJimmy Cornell DNA; uncompromising high-latitude aluminium.
- Garcia Explocat 52 reviewGo-anywhere metal multihull; Svalbard-bound early owners.
- Garcia Exploration 52Independent German sea test of robust explorer focus.
