Our Journey

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Our Top 40 Tips for Building an Explorer Yacht.

Understanding how to get the best out of your shipyard, an owner's perspective building an Explorer Yacht.

Weekly Update - Our Tender is Completed

A visit to Habbeke Shipyrad to see our new Tender and the other Search and Rescue craft they produce.

Weekly Progress on our Explorer Yacht Build - Chicken Little's Demise.

Explorer yacht, build progress, solar panels, stern tubes, and rudder pressure tests.

Weekly Update - Explorer Yacht Build

Another week progress in building our explorer Yacht Vanguard. Cabins, helm station, prop shafts and tender are all progressing.

A Quick Guide to Registering Your Explorer Yacht in Jersey.

Registering our ExplorerYacht Vanguard under the Red Ensign Group in Jersey.

Leaving the USA - Launch Day of our Explorer Yacht Approaches

We pack up our family and move near to the Yard of Naval Yachts to better monitor completion of our Explorer Yacht.

AI Yacht: Can ChatGPT Convince the US Coast Guard?

A quick look at AI Platform, ChatGPT to see if it would pass the US Coast Guard 100 (Ton) Master examination.

Arctic Sailing Yacht: Input from a Seasoned Arctic Sailor

Advice from an experienced ice pilot and polar navigator to ensure our explorer yacht is fit for purpose.

Starlink Global - Modification & Additions to Work on an Explorer Yacht

We bought Starlink Global then modified it to work on our explorer yacht.

US Coast Guard Certified Training 6-Pack and Seamanship

RCM Maritime USCG approved training courses increasing the competence of a yacht crew.

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.

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.

Polar Sailing Equipment: Outfitting for Arctic Yachting Adventure - 1

A recent Blog introduced Magnus Day of Eyos - High Latitudes, seasoned in high-latitude sailing adventures and a 20 year experience in...

Preparing for Explorer Yacht 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

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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 Yacht Equipment Overseas

Where to buy yacht equipment? We have been on a spending spree in a concerted effort to secure all the components we need to progress...

Vanguard Explorer Yacht - What's in a Name?

A friend asked me a few days back, why name our explorer yacht Vanguard? Well, I’m a firm believer that we can all use Google, so there...

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