Learning Seamanship - A Family Project
How we improved the competence of a family crew to equip them for worldwide travel adventures on an explorer yacht.
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Flag State Yacht Registration, USA or UK?
Registering an Explorer Yacht in UK or USA Jurisdictions. Difficulty with obtaining adequate hull insurance cover under US Flag State.
Preparing for Vanguard Launch Day
The last 3 months of our build prior to launch. Finishing the build and making initial arrangements fo our life ongoing.
Our 8 Biggest Yacht Building Mistakes.
No one likes to question their judgment; why should we when we are all possibly perfect? Such reflection could perhaps be used to create...
Interior Spaces of our Explorer Yacht
Design elements in a 78 foot explorer yacht. Combine practicality with interior design to keep a family happy.
Yacht Delivery - The First Hurdles.
By Jeff Leigh-Jones Halcyon Yachts Deliveries Yacht deliveries for me are fulfilling, but they are also hard graft. Getting to a stage of...
Yacht Delivery - A great way to hone your sailing skills
Jeff, a member of our crew, gained much of his experience on yacht deliveries UK and beyond with the highly regarded Halcyon Yachts. Jeff...
Risk in Buying Equipment Overseas
We have been on a spending spree in a concerted effort to secure all the components we need to progress Vanguard to completion. In the...
Vanguard - What's in a Name?
A friend asked me a few days back, why name her Vanguard? Well, I’m a firm believer that we can all use Google, so there is no point in...
Explorer Yacht Options Just Became Wider!
Pioneered the Naval Architecture aristocracy of the yachting world, Steve Dashew and Nigel Irens, the era of the long lean rugged...
Designing a Robust Hull Structure
We build yachts to design rules in this day and age. The major Classification Societies all have their take on this though they are...
Mitigating Risk in a Remote Build
An Explorer Yacht is not a “production yacht” with all systems pre-specified or, at a maximum, the option for relatively minor...
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