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Garcia Exploration 45, an aluminium center-boarder designed and equipped to sail all the seas of the world safely and in comfort, whether high-latitude or tropical. The control and handling in rough seas are simply exceptional.The deck saloon offers unexpected panoramic views enabling you to navigate and steer the yacht from inside. The current first owner has spared no expense in maintaining the yacht and she is therefore in top technical condition with, among other things, “up-to-date navigation”. This Garcia Exploration 45 is ready for departure, taking on any adventure with the new owner!

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Garcia Exploration 45 – Yachting Monthly review

• July 24, 2014

Finding a new boat to sail the Northwest Passage might not appeal to most people, but most people aren't Jimmy Cornell. Graham Snook went to test the boat Jimmy commissioned - the Garcia Exploration 45.

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What’s she like to sail? I pity any wave that gets in the way of the Garcia Exploration 45’s rounded aluminium hull. She’s big and heavy, and not the most exciting boat to sail, and no matter how good the Jefa steering is, nothing is going to change that. On a rather windy test sail, however, the helm was responsive and lighter than her looks might suggest. She was very comfortable through a confused sea and sailing her was a relaxed affair. Even with no mainsheet track the sails can be left without being tended constantly; she’ll just heel a little then keep going. Like most centreboard yachts her windward performance suffers as a result of lack of weight low down in the water. But, because she is conceived and designed for serious voyaging, going to windward might mean a day on one tack, a day on the other. The deep skeg that houses and protects the propeller and shaft adds directional stability. The payback is her go-anywhere ability and her downwind performance. With the wind anywhere aft of the beam you can start lifting the centreboard. This improves her performance and makes the helm lighter. What’s she like in port and at anchor? Manoeuvring her in the confines of a marina isn’t something I envy. With a displacement of 14 tonnes (before cruising clobber and provisions are added) and no direct prop wash over the rudders, a bow thruster is an option I wouldn’t be without – not that marinas will be encountered often. Anchoring is far more becoming of her ladyship. To this end the anchor chain is taken from the bow, through a sealed pipe to the windlass just forward of the coachroof and the deck stepped mast. From here the 100m of chain fall to the hull floor in front of the centreboard into a watertight locker in the owners heads; keeping the weight low and central. Ventilation and heating are excellent throughout every cabin; the galley has an opening hatch above the stove. Both the saloon and galley enjoy panoramic views, so evenings would be social and could be spent on this central level before descending the few steps to the sleeping compartments. The saloon windows are double-glazed but the hull-lights and hatches are not. My evening spot on board would be the seat aft of the saloon – the backrest folds back and a leg-rest flips up, converting it into a chaise longue. Would she suit you and your crew? She’s designed to go to inhospitable cruising grounds, motor for 1,000 miles and come out the other side. If that appeals to you, start saving. While she might raise eyebrows (and fenders) in a marina, it’s not her usual habitat. She was designed by to be handled at sea by one person on watch and look after anyone else on board at the same time. She’s built for comfort, protection and to be a home, whether you are bound to bricks and mortar or not. Comparing the Exploration 45 to a marina-dwelling yacht is like comparing a camel to a fish. Both excel in their own environment but share little similarity. Like the northern African nomads who choose the camel, you’ll be of the same itchy-footed inclination. If you hanker after going where few people have been before, or want to explore watery wildernesses while they’re still considered isolated, there are few production boats, if any, that compare. Past YM editor Geoff Pack wrote a book called Ocean Cruising Countdown. If like me you gaze longingly at it on your bookshelf, this might be a boat for your list. She may not be stunning to look at, but in the middle of a vast, unspoilt Arctic landscape I think she’d look beautiful. FACTS AND FIGURES LOA 14.72m (48ft 4in) LWL Beam Draught Displ Ballast 4500kg (9921 lb) Sail area 91m2 (980 sq ft) Engine 75hp Diesel 700 litres (154 gal) Water 500 litres (110 gal) D/L ratio 208 SA/D ratio 15.9 Ballast ratio 32% RCD Category A STIX 37.5 Designer Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design Builder Garcia Yachting Tel + 33 2 31 69 03 92 Website www.garcia-yachting.com

The Garcia Exploration 45 is designed to got to inhospitable cruising grounds, motor for 1000 miles and come out the other side. If that appeals to you, start saving. She might not be stunning to look at, but I think in the middle of a vast unspoilt Arctic landscape, she'd look beautiful.

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Garcia Exploration 45: Review and test

Every now and again, for sailing today’s monthly boat test, something completely different crops up. something that’s aimed with unerring accuracy at a specialist market and bears no relation to the average white blobs that crowd today’s boat shows, marinas and charter fleets. the exploration 45 is such a boat..

This is an excerpt from a longer test by Peter Poland, which appears in Sailing Today issue 210. Buy a copy of the  magazine here .

Garcia Yachting is a French company that has specialised for 40 years in building aluminium-hulled custom craft from 50ft to 115ft. Some 300 Garcia yachts cruise the world from the Arctic to the Antarctic. In 2010 Garcia joined the Grand Large group that also owns Outremer (builder of award-winning GRP cruising cats) and Allures Yachting (famous for its aluminium-hulled shoal-draught cruisers).

Garcia builds the hulls and Allures finishes them in its factory in Cherbourg. I tested an Allures 45 a while back and was impressed by the fairness and strength of its aluminium hull, the quality of its semi-custom finish and the versatility of its shoal-draught performance.

While volume producers stick to bread-and-butter fixed keel or stub keel and pivoting plate boats, specialist builders sell many internally-ballasted centreplate cruisers. After all, you can visit a lot of places in a 45-footer that draws just 1m with the plate up. And it’s widely accepted that an internally ballasted yacht with its plate raised will slide safely sideways in extreme conditions while a fixed-keeler is prone to tripping on its keel.

With its near-plumb stem, elegant sheer and unique coachroof line, this boat looks like no other. The roof is low and incorporates a reverse-raked panel round the front and a raised ‘wedge’ doghouse at the aft end, removing the need for a sprayhood.

For our test day, we were lucky with the weather. The sun shone and the wind blew between 15 and 19 knots. The optional bow-thruster and near-silent Volvo D-275 extracted us from a tight berth then we set sail under full Solent jib and single-reefed main. With more wind, we could have opted for the smaller staysail. That’s the joy of the optional cutter rig (c£5,400).

To windward, the 45 settled into an easy, restful gait. Speed varied between 6 and 7 knots at around 34° to the apparent wind. The helm felt positive without being heavy and with the solid aluminium NACA section centreplate fully lowered (drawing 2.9m), there was little leeway. The ballast of 4,540kg and the central weight of tanks, engine etc, gives a pleasant, solid feel. Sheets cracked onto a reach, we exceeded 9 knots on occasions. This boat will clearly cavort down the Trades at speed and in comfort.

Even after a short sail, it’s clear that the Exploration will revel in a seaway and gobble up the miles. Even if she is far from cheap, you get what you pay for: in this case a special boat that can take you anywhere.

The Exploration 45 has been designed to set sail on high latitude and tropical bluewater adventures. The extensive input supplied (from the word go) by one of today’s most experienced and respected long-distance cruising sailors – Jimmy Cornell – is priceless. And it’s evident throughout the boat.

Such details cost more, but Garcia believes the expense is justified. Put simply, there’s nothing quite like the Exploration 45 on the market. Yet those who just want a coastal cruiser with a swing keel that can nudge into shallow creeks as well as sail through heavy weather in comfort will also find much that appeals. Provided they can afford the bill!

The advantages of semi-custom finish, an options list as long as your arm and a tough aluminium hull with shoal draught capability are obvious. And a degree of exclusivity is assured because only 10 can be built each year, so few will be lucky enough to own this fine yacht, even if their budget permits.

Tech Specs: Price: From c£404,000 ex-works LOA: 46ft 7in (14.2m) LWL: 41ft 3in (12.6m) Beam: 14ft 7in (4.4m) Draught up/down:  3ft 9in/9ft 6in (1.1m/2.9) Displacement: 14.6 tonnes (32,214lb) Upwind sail area: 979sqft (91m²) Fuel: 700lt (154gal) Water: 500lt (110gal) Berths: 4/6/8 Engine: Volvo D2-55. stainless-steel shaft; 3-blade prop (feathering an option) Designer: Berret/Racoupeau Builder: Garcia Yachting

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• Length 14.66 m
• Beam 4.48 m
• Draft 1.19 m
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Wings of Desire is a 2019 Garcia Exploration 45 with only 11 weeks of use due to Covid travel restrictions. She is hull No. 24 of the Jimmy Cornell-conceived, Olivier Racoupeau-designed, Garcia-built expedition aluminum sailing yacht. Pete Goss, owner of Hull No. 17, aptly referred to these boats as “Land Rovers of the Sea.” Wings of Desire was launched in December 2019 for a week of testing and handover training in the waters off Cherbourg, France. She was returned to storage at the Allures/Garcia shipyard until the US-based owner returned to France and began cruising in July of 2021. He sailed south to the Med where Wings of Desire was stored in Spain for the winter.  Wings was cruised briefly in August of 2022 and then delivered back to Cherbourg by Swiftsure Yachts France agent, Kevin Bray.

The owner’s plans have changed since purchase, preventing the full-time cruising envisioned when he ordered this blue water cruiser. Available now, with only 542 engine hours and 11 weeks of total use, Wings is fully found and outfitted, lightly used, and ready for immediate cruising to the world’s most remote destinations. Tools, spares, safety gear, galleyware, and linens are all included. Priced suitably below replacement value without the three-year wait for a new boat, Wings of Desire , will appeal to the cruiser recognizing that there are no guarantees of health and fortune in the years to come. GO NOW INTREPID SAILOR!

Wings of Desire was specified with a focus on reliability, ease of maintenance, and four-season cruising comfort. After seeing so many painted aluminum boats requiring touch up and repaint after only a few years, Wings ‘ owner wisely opted to have all above waterline aluminum left bare. This required the Garcia craftsmen in Conde sur Noireau to use their best welders taking extra time to finish the welds as they were unable to conceal their work below fairing compound and paint. Glorious, bare-naked aluminum in all its oxidized glory is the best material for cruising sailboats whose owners prefer to sail and explore versus work on their boats. Yes, the look may be “industrial”, but this is an “exploration” boat after all. Seasoned cruisers and local villagers will respect the “purposeful look” in remote locations versus a “yachty” yacht.

Wings of Desire has new zincs, bottom paint, and remains ready for immediate commissioning in Cherbourg, France.  Asking Price is $875,000 USD Ex-EU VAT

HIGHLIGHTS :

• Comfort layout with two staterooms, two heads, stall shower, and technical/work room
• European Oak interior with blue Sofic leather upholstery and extra storage cabinets above forward stateroom berth
• MarineDeck cork/rubber on side decks, foredeck, cockpit, and swim step
• Welded aluminum toe rail with perforations for drainage and strop, fender and line attachment
• Upgraded Hydranet main, jib, and staysail
• Electrical system with 1000 ah of Victron Supercycle AGM batteries, Watt & Sea hydrogenator, dual 115 amp alternators, and 1125 watts of arch-mounted solar panels
• Deluxe B&G electronics package with multiple chartplotters, Iridium Go, and AIS MOB beacons
• FRib 275 inflatable folding RIB with 9 hp Tohatsu 2 stroke outboard & Suzuki four stroke outboard
• Upsized Lewmar ST50 secondary and ST50 electric primary winches
• Bulletproof Echotec 12V 260DL watermaker – never used
• Dual/redundant autopilots with Jeffa drives
• Webasto hydronic diesel heating system with triple energy hot water heater
• Electronic throttle/shift at port helm and inside pilothouse
• Upgraded GN Espace stove/oven and Gastronom sink
• Soba clothes washing machine
• Two electric heads with fresh or saltwater flush
• Conventional DC switch panel: This was the last Garcia Exploration 45 built before the shipyard began using a Scheiber network switching system.
• Bow thruster, Flexofold propellor, and optional electric capstan on bow for line handling
• Silvertex-upholstered cockpit cushions, Sunbrella bimini, and canvas watchstanding enclosure for hard dodger
• Viking raft, (6) Spinlock deck vests, (5) MOB AIS beacons, EPIRB, and ditch bag
• NEMA interface to monitor Volvo engine on B&G electronics

CONSTRUCTION:

• Hull, deck and coachroof structure in marine aluminum alloy.
• 5083 H111 for structure and plates, 6060 T6 for extruded profiles
• Fully insulated with Neoprene foam in way of living areas

• Roller blinds on port lights.
• Oceanair screens/blinds on deck hatches
• Salon table convertible to double berth
• Leather upholstered cushions
• 6 x Hella 12V cabin fans
• 4 x cowl/dorade vents, 5 x opening hatches, 5 x opening ports
• 2 x Electric flush toilets- salt or freshwater

Owner’s Cabin:

• Additional cabinets over berth
• Shower in wet head
• Reading lights

Workshop/Storage room:

• Integrated storage boxes under the workbench
• Compact (3kg) washing machine
• Standard 144 liter, two drawer refrigerator with optional 70 liter freezer
• GN Espace two burner gas stove with oven
• GN Espace “Gastronorm” sink with compatible cutting board and stove accessories.
• FW/SW foot pump
• Glem GMI2031IX combo microwave oven/grill -220V/50hz
• 13 kg propane tank in dedicated gas locker at port side of stern platform
• Nereus WG300-LLC-V propane solenoid/gas alarm/CO alarm
• ABYC rated USA-supplied propane hose

Mechanical & Plumbing:

• Volvo D2-75 diesel engine with 542 hours
• Hurth/Volvo MS25A transmission
• PSS prop shaft seal
• Flexofold 22 x 15 three-blade folding prop and fixed three-blade prop as spare
• Electronic engine control inside at the nav desk and at port helm
• NMEA interface for Volvo engine info on Zeus displays
• Engine exhaust high temperature alarm
• Dual Racor (MA500) primary fuel filters with vacuum gage. Switchable between port/off/stbd/both.
• Automatic fire extinguisher in the engine room.
• Additional 250l fuel tank (std. 2x 350l) for a total of 950l
• 12V diesel transfer pump
• MaxPower CT100 12V tunnel bow thruster
• Echotec D260L watermaker -13 gallon per hours 12v
• Jabsco freshwater pump and pressure accumulator tank
• Hot/cold water at swim platorm
• Isotemp 40 liter hot water heater; heats from shorepower, engine, and diesel heating system
• Manual foot pump in galley. Switchable between fresh and salt water.
• 2 x Whale Gulper 220 shower drain pumps
• Jabsco wash down pump in bow locker with hose for washing anchor chain
• Webasto hydronic heating system with three zones (heat exchangers and blowers)
• (4) 12V air extractor fans for removing hot/moist air from interior to prevent condensation on hatches and ports

Electrical System:

• 220v/50hz AC and 12V DC outlets throughout interior
• Victon 3600 watt automatic isolation transformer; accepts 110V or 220V shorepower and outputs 220V
• 1125 watts of solar on aft arch with three Victron MPPT 100/50 SmartSolar charge controllers
• Victron Centaur 60 amp 12V battery charger
• Victron Phoenix 3000 watt 220V/50hz inverter
• 12V AGM engine start battery
• (2) Odyssey 12V batteries for bow thruster and anchor windlass
• Total of 8 Victron Super Cycle AGMs (125ah x 8 = 1000ah)
• 2 x Bosch 115 amp 12V alternators with dual Sterling 130 amp battery to battery chargers
• Battery temperature sensor.
• Watt & Sea Cruising 600 hydrogenerator (tested but never used)
• Philippi Battery and tank monitoring panel
• Philippi DC leakage detector
• Pre-installation for future genset installation. Includes raw water inlet, exhaust out and welded foundation for genset.

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION:

• B&G Zeus3 chart plotters (12” at nav desk and 12” with ZC2 remote control under dodger in cockpit).
• Triton2 digital displays at helms, cockpit bulkhead and nav desk.
• B&G V60 VHF with AIS Transponder
• Autopilot with NAC-3 course computer and Jefa drive unit and OC12 keypad at nav desk and under dodger. AP44 remote at stbd helm.  WR10 wireless remote.
• Fully redundant secondary autopilot.
• Wind/depth/speed/water temp transducers.
• Precision 9 compass.
• Broadband 4G radar scanner with 36nm range (mast-mounted)
• V60 marine VHF with H60 wireless handset and charging cradle. Shares Vesper AIS antenna.
• Loud hailer speaker with automatic fog signals.
• Iridium GO satellite comm with antenna on aft arch
• Glomex 4G Lite cell/wifi antenna & router

DECK & HULL:

• Cockpit, swim step, side and foredecks covered with Marinedeck composite decking
• Hot/cold feshwater transom shower
• LED spots in arch over the stern platform
• Waterproof USB outlet at port helm
• Teak cockpit table with locking hinge leaves, and sunbrella cover
• Cockpit cushions with Silvertex Delft Blue upholstery
• Watch keeping position canvas enclosure under hard dodger
• Welded aluminum slotted toe rail
• Two opening hatches in hard dodger
• Red/White LED spots under dodger
• Granny bars at mast
• Extra pair of mooring cleats inboard of stern arch

SAILS & RIGGING:

• 2 x Lewmar primary winches, upgraded to 50EST electric
• 2 x Lewmar secondary winches 45ST
• 2 x Lewmar ST40 winches on mast
• Wireless remote control for starboard electric winch (used for raising mainsail & spinnaker halyard)
• Full-batten Hydranet mainsail (tri-radial cut) with lazy bag and Facnor Facslide batten cars
• Hydranet solent and staysail on Facnor furlers
• Running back stays for staysail
• Sparcraft rigid boom vang
• Spinnaker pole on track stored on mast
• Asymmetrical spinnaker with Wings logo and snuffer sock
• Foldable mast steps to top of mast
• Lewmar 12V capstan on the foredeck
• Max Power CT100 bow thruster

SAFETY & MISCELLANEOUS:

• Kannad SafePro manually-activated GPS EPIRB with bulkhead mounting cradle
• 5 x Ocean Signal MOB1 AIS beacons
• 6 x Spinlock deck vests with tethers
• Horseshoe with floating line
• Plastimo Rescue sling
• Viking Rescyou Pro 6-person liferaft certified to 8/2022
• Dan Buoy MOB floating pylon with blinking light
• Fire extinguishers and blanket
• Basic medical kit
• Self-recovery ladder on port side
• Ditch bag with handheld VHF, flares, water, and rations
• 2 x 15m, 16mm dock lines
• Fender skirt to protect topsides
• Lofrans windlass with wireless remote control fob
• 25kg Spade anchor on 100m of galvanized 10mm chain. Chain upgraded to Force 7 (Grade 70)
• Fortress FX37 anchor (folding) with 50m, 16mm nylon rode of which 15m is weighted
• Folding passerelle for stern to boarding
• Extensive spares
• F-Rib 275 foldable tender with Tohatsu 9.9hp 2-stroke outboard and spare Suzuki 4.5 hp 4-stroke in bow locker

TOOLS & SPARES:

• Milwaukee M18 cordless drill
• Milwaukee M18 wet/dry vacuum
• Canon printer
• Brother P Touch label machine

from EUR 510,000

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