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What Makes the Elling E6 Such a Formidable Explorer Yacht?
The companion to my YouTube tour of a brand new E6: a 20-knot, Category A motor yacht designed to come back upright
Oct 30
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WATCH | €395,000 for a CE Category A Steel Explorer: Could the Vripack-Designed Stentor 1600 Be Your Home?
A 2004 steel yacht with two en-suite cabins and 5,000 litres of fuel. What her numbers mean for life aboard and longer passages.
Oct 16
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Commercial Lines, Private Comfort: Evaluating the €349k Pilot 50
Built in steel by VDL Shipyard, this 32-tonne motor yacht borrows heavy-weather pilotage DNA for genuine offshore cruising. We examine the reality of…
Aug 6
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84 Feet of Steel for $175,001: The True Cost of a Trawler Conversion
M/Y ‘Jezebelle’ offers a staggering entry price into the heavy-displacement market. I break down her commercial Gulf Coast pedigree & budget required to…
Aug 3
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Inside M/Y ‘Inspired’: An Impressive 2007 Van der Valk Continental 15.50 With Twin Engines, Twin Thrusters and Naiad Stabiliser
You have probably seen my Yacht Tour video, but join me in this article as we go deep into this multi-chine Steel Dutch Cruiser.
Jul 24
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He Spent 23,000 Hours Building Her. This William Garden Trawler Has Now Sold
A 1980 custom-built cruiser patterned after the West Coast halibut schooners, powered by a Gardner 8L3 diesel, and housed in a boathouse since the day…
Jun 28
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WATCH | A Van Lent Built in 1956 and What It Would Cost to take Her to America
The name on the spec sheet carries more weight than you might think...
May 29
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A Benetti for €350,000: 25 Years Old, 3,000 Hours on the Clock
The 2001 Benetti Sail Division 20 arrived on the market quietly. A recent price drop, a fresh hull refit, and an engine log that tells an interesting…
May 19
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Why Some of the World's Best Explorer Yachts Were Never Built as Yachts
Why decommissioned research ships, patrol vessels and commercial hulls are producing explorer yachts that most new-builds simply cannot match
Mar 29
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The €349,000 Vripack Survey 15: Why Dutch Design Costs €300,000 Less When Built in Romania
What makes this 49-foot steel motor yacht exceptional value, and what ownership at this price point actually requires.
Mar 23
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The $599,000 Dutch Lowland 80: What It Takes to Bring 82 Feet of Heritage Home
What it takes to bring 82 feet of Dutch heritage home from Indonesia. Delivery costs, VAT realities and the total ownership budget
Mar 17
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The $360,000 Royal Navy Tug: What It Really Takes to Convert 179 Feet of Salvage Heritage
Why a $360,000 British Navy tug will cost $7 million to convert. A forensic examination of machinery overhauls, project budgets and the failure…
Mar 15
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