The yacht
The yacht
One-of-a-kind
sailing boat
sailing boat
Totally refitted and equipped
for autonomous expeditions for more
than a month, ready to safely accommodate crew of 10 to the world’s most remote waters.
- Full length 50ft
- The draft 2.0 meters
- Main set of 4 sails plus the gennaker
- Cruising speed 7 knots
- 5 cabins for 2 persons each
- 2 WC with shower
- Fully equipped kitchen
Equipped by radar, watermaker, AIS, heating system, Starlink, washing machine.
But our project isn't just about those on the boat. The team on land is an equally important part of our story. All the organizational processes, external communication, partner interactions, and much more - that's what the invisible part of the Xploration team does.
Interior
The boat was engineered by a yacht designer Dudley Dix as a steel 2-masts schooner with Marconi rig, and built in 1990's in South Africa by
an entrepreneur Alan O'Gorman. She was named Perola do Mar and never changed her name since her first launch.
After several years of sailing in the area of Durban port and Cape Town, she travelled extensively from Cape Horn to Caribbean and up to Greenland. Being owned by Greeks and then Italians, she moved to the Mediterranean, and ended up her first big chapter near Rome, where she was staying in the river to Tiber while desperately needing major repairment.
Now she acts as a true expedition boat, equipped by radar, watermaker, AIS, heating system, Starlink, washing machine, and many more. She has 5 cabins for 2 persons each, and can be autonomous for more than a month while accomodating a crew of 10. She flies the Italian ensign flag. Her hull lenght is 50ft, displacement is 30 tons, and the draft is 2.0 meters. She has a main
set of 4 sails plus the gennaker. Her cruising speed is 7 knots.