The Exploration 45 is pleasing the Americans, as after being awarded the title of "2015 Sail Best Boat" last month by the American magazine Sail Magazine in the monohull cruiser category, it has now won another distinction. She was voted "2015 Best Boat of the Year" by American Cruising World magazine in the "Best Full-Size Cruiser Under 50 Feet" category
It is also in the running for the 2015 European Sailboat title in the "Blue Water Cruiser" category
With this blue water yacht, Garcia Yachting has demonstrated its expertise in the quality of design and construction of its yachts.
The Exploration 45, a long distance cruising yacht
Built in collaboration with Jimmy Cornell, the Exploration 45 is a blue water cruiser designed to sail in tropical and polar latitudes. This long distance cruiser was designed by its owner to be comfortable and fast but also spacious thanks to a deck saloon and numerous windows that allow a 270° visibility. This 13.50 meter aluminum yacht was designed to allow Jimmy Cornell, navigator and traveler but also author and organizer of oceanic rallies, to face the North-West passage.
The Exploration 45 is offered in three versions: the standard version, the Jimmy Cornell version and the Comfort version. In the standard version in the cockpit, there is an owner's cabin with private bathroom, a double cabin at the rear with a bathroom on the port side and a technical room on the starboard side. A deck saloon with a 270° panoramic view, a chart table facing the road with an interior wheelhouse, a galley and storage space in the forward passageway complete the layout.
In the jimmy Cornell version two bunk beds replace the technical room on the starboard side. The storage space in the forward passageway is transformed into two bunk beds. Finally, in the comfort version the bathroom is delivered with a separate shower and the technical room is located on the starboard side. At the front, the lower storage space (in the gangway) is transformed into a berth.
| Overall length | 14,88 m |
| Hull length | 14,21 m |
| Length at waterline | 12,57 m |
| Hull width | 4,44 m |
| Draft (drift down) | 2,90 m |
| Draught (raised drift) | 1,14 m |
| Air draught outside the antenna | 19,80 m |
| Moving | 14 612 |
| Lest | 4 540 |
| Diesel capacity | 700 |
| Water capacity | 500 |
| Black water tank | 110 |
| Number of cabins | 2-3-4 |
| Number of beds | 4-6-8 |
| Naval architect | Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design |
| Designer | Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design |
