Hello this is Paul Madden from the yacht channel today i'm very excited to introduce
the Ocean Explorer 71 this is a conversion that is specifically designed and outfitted for operation
in ice class conditions in extreme weather in any part of the globe and unlike most yachts it's not
principally set up for operating in the tropics it's actually set up for operating in extreme
weather cold weather in particular and it's a unique vessel in many ways when people come
looking for expedition yachts and for conversions they almost always want to have ice class but
they also want to have stabilizers and if you're going into the ice you have to have retractable
stabilizers they like the bulbous bow that also is something that you can't really retrofit on a
serious ice class vessel and a lot of yachtsmen want speed what we found for this conversion is
a new 71 meter search and rescue vessel that was built for Scandinavian government it was designed
and built specifically to be able to go out in any weather conditions in any time of year in the ice
to rescue other vessels it has some great features that make it ideal for this purpose first of all
it's a diesel electric 19 knot vessel this vessel was built to DNV class it is ice class it comes
with a shipyard warranty there are only 400 hours on the engines it has ocean crossing range its
main engines are three man diesel electrics the motors are Rolls-Royce it not only has helicopter
capabilities but it also is fitted out for cold weather operation in the layout here you'll see
it's got sauna hot tub treatment rooms and then it's got a platform here so after taking a sauna
you can jump into the ice water there's a ski room and dive equipment room here so you would have a
a bunch of deep powder demo skis and snowboards and that's also where your underwater gear will be
so if you want to have the capability to dive under the ice or dive in the ice
that is a special kind of technical diving and that equipment will be kept in there the vessel
can also be equipped with an ROV that will deliver video images back to all the screens on the vessel
up here we've got a tender that i will show it's actually got a front loading platform
so that you can take ski-doos ashore or atvs or snow motorcycles or whatever you'd like all
of the guest quarters are above the water line on the main deck so they've all got great views
the master stateroom has an owner's office and basically has the privacy of its own deck
there's an elevator that accesses all decks and forward here there's a wonderful uh viewing lounge
and also a gym so that you've got a great view when you're working out another hot tub on the
top deck and these are these are all areas that we will be fitting out during the conversion so the
new owner can specify what sort of interior look and style that they would like to have installed
Richard Leibowitz by the way uh not only did the exterior styling on this
but he also has done some interior renderings and is standing by to do a custom interior for a new
vessel it's a search and rescue vessel so it goes out uh 19 knots in the middle of the winter in the
ice to rescue other vessels we actually have a Matterport 3d image of the existing vessel
on the explorer yachts.com website so you can get into the guts of this boat and have a tour of the
existing boat this is uh not the converted vessel but it it you can take a trip into the engine room
and see the crew quarters and uh go onto the bridge here it has all the modern equipment
that you'd expect to find in a vessel with this sort of mission here you can see the construction
in the bow it's ice class so it's got a lot more ribs and a lot more strength than you would see
in a typical hull there's a complete commercial galley and here's the crew mess so all the crew
quarters and all of the guts of the vessel are there they're state of the art and they're new so
there's room to bring along all kinds of toys and equipment and for an example there are these new
skidoo expedition extreme which can be used to explore icy environs the vessel is capable of
handling a number of different helicopter options so there again it's up to the clients or their
pilots preference on what kind of equipment that they want to blow off we have designs that are
ready to be adjusted for a new owner and we can go ahead and do a pretty speedy conversion on this
this is bound to become one of the most exciting expedition yachts in the world it's easy to
arrange to go and have a look at the search and rescue vessel in spain we have brokers standing by
in spain to assist and we are ready to rumble here so give us a call and you'll see links here for
more details on the vessel and the project so check it out and stand by for more news