The Exploration 52 upholds the key characteristics that continue to contribute to the success of its younger brother, the Exploration 45, such as the pilothouse and the deck saloon with its peripheral views. The Exploration 52 also provides for a very well protected watch position with 360\u00b0 vision at the front of the cockpit. A boat designed to sail and live aboard both in high latitudes and tropical waters.<\/p>\n
Key specifications:<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Integral aluminum centerboard<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Deck saloon with 270\u00b0 visibility and internal steering position<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Watertight companionway door<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Watertight forward aluminum bulkhead<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Watertight aft aluminum bulkhead with watertight hatches to access the stern compartments from the aft cabins<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 All through-hull fittings made of welded aluminum – all valves positioned above waterline<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Double glazed saloon windows, one opening above the galley – coach roof extends beyond the windows and acts as a sun-awning<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Thermal and acoustic insulation above waterline of automotive-grade polyethylene foam panels<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Insulated floor (thick foam core)<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Chain locker centrally positioned at the foot of the mast \u2013 electric windlass located in locker below deck just ahead of the mast<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Centrally located large capacity tanks – Water and fuel tanks can be ballasted port \/ starboard<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Centrally located service battery set<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Generous storage space available throughout the boat<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Forefoot chain plate for towing and ice breaking<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Integrated aft arch for electronics, wind generator, solar panels and use as davits<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Twin aluminum rudder configuration to ensure optimal control in heavy seas with protective skeg and JEFA self-aligning bearings<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Large aft platform with easy access to\/from the water<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 Life raft stowage in locker accessed from aft platform<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0 All essential lines controlled from the cockpit<\/p>\n
Read More<\/a> and watch Garcia Yachting’s creative promotional videos, Mission Part 1<\/a>, Mission Part 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Exploration 52 upholds the key characteristics that continue to contribute to the success of its younger brother, the Exploration 45, such as the pilothouse and the deck saloon with its peripheral views. The Exploration 52 also provides for a very well protected watch position with 360\u00b0 vision at the front of the cockpit. A boat designed to sail and live aboard both in high latitudes and tropical waters. Key specifications: –\u00a0\u00a0 Integral aluminum centerboard –\u00a0\u00a0 Deck saloon with 270\u00b0 visibility and internal steering position –\u00a0\u00a0 Watertight companionway door –\u00a0\u00a0 Watertight forward aluminum bulkhead –\u00a0\u00a0 Watertight aft aluminum bulkhead with watertight hatches to access the stern compartments from the aft cabins –\u00a0\u00a0 All through-hull fittings made of welded aluminum – all valves positioned above waterline –\u00a0\u00a0 Double glazed saloon windows, one opening above the galley – coach roof extends beyond the windows and acts as a sun-awning –\u00a0\u00a0 Thermal and acoustic insulation above waterline of automotive-grade polyethylene foam panels –\u00a0\u00a0 Insulated floor (thick foam core) –\u00a0\u00a0 Chain locker centrally positioned at the foot of the mast \u2013 electric windlass located in locker below deck just ahead of the mast –\u00a0\u00a0 Centrally located large capacity tanks – Water and fuel tanks …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[865],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24611,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24609\/revisions\/24611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}