Passagemaker XPM78-02 for sale

Explorer Yacht Vanguard

Vanguard is a long-range explorer yacht built to reach places and cover distances inaccessible to most pleasure craft. Strengthened construction, redundant systems, designed to operate in ice or shallow coral seas.​

Vanguard - our Explorer Yacht

Vanguard XPM-002 is the second in a series of 'eXtreme PassageMakers' 78-foot explorer yachts, with the first XPM-001 being M/Y 'Mobius'. The closest existing equivalent to M/Y 'Vanguard' is the FPB 70, designed by Steve and Linda Dashew and built by Circa Marine. Many physical similarities exist, though the two hulls differ in several significant ways.

​Build - our Explorer Yacht

Vanguard uses commercial-grade equipment throughout. You will find similar equipment on a frigate, oil rig supply vessel, USCG Cutter, or deep-sea fishing boat on Vanguard. She is designed to be navigated by a crew of 2 experienced sailors, 3 for offshore voyages. With duplicated critical systems, she can run on both engines or a single engine, with the trailing propeller feathered to minimize drag. She carries an advanced Hybrid Drive and has DP(0) dynamic positioning to get into those awkward locations and stay there!

A 6.5kW solar array and over 140 kWh of electrical storage capacity provide total independence from shore power. Praxis Automation provides control and display systems. Steering mirrors for small naval craft come from Wills Ridley. Self-pitching propellers and drive lines come from Bruntons. Engines are John Deere 4045 M1-rated, driving through Esco Power hybrid stepper drives and Twin Disc final gearboxes. Helm equipment is Wils, Ridley, and Furuno commercial navigation, running Time Zero Professional. She houses a purpose-designed high-power RIB from Highfield and a Carbon-Fiber launch davit.

To download her specifications document, click XPM78-02 specifications.

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