The Explorer 62 is a expedition yacht of about 18,5 meters length out everything, with a glare that is located just above the five meters, a fishing around the meter and forty and a displacement that, depending on the fittings, stands between thirty and thirty-four tons. The typical motorization includes two Volvo Penta D8 with IPS 800 pod transmissions, for a power of six hundred horses each. In correct order to reach maximum speeds around the twenty-four knots, while the effective cruise is attested on the sixteen knots; the autonomy, in economic regime at ten knots, is around the six hundred nautical miles. The fuel tanks range between 2,400 and 2,800 liters, with fresh water reserves close to the nine hundred liters plus services; the design category is CE A.
Technical introduction to the model
THEExplorer 62 born to combine the protective and substantial soul of the world “explorer” with the daily operation of a boat designed for the Mediterranean. The high bow setting, advanced rudder and generous volume hull aim to ensure dryness and predictability on short waves typical of many European basins.
The usability of spaces is one of the guiding themes: wide and protected passageways, solid walls, interior illuminated by extended stained glass surfaces and a main deck configured as a continuous environment that opens towards aft. The shipowner can opt for several undercover installations, usually with three more crewed cabins, so as to cover the spectrum ranging from family cruise to premium charter with reduced crew.
Profile of shipyard
Origin, construction philosophy and organization
Explorer Yacht is an Italian brand that enhances design and local manufacturing with a selected supply chain of technical partners. The company's philosophy is focused on four cornerstones: generous inhabitable volumes, adequate autonomy for long permanences on board, protection of external environments and industrialised customization. Each hull is finished according to the needs of the shipowner, with particular care towards soundproofing, perceptive quality of joints and couplings, and above all accessibility and maintenance of plants, aspects that affect concretely the cost of ownership and the hold of value over time.
Reputation and market presence
With 62, the brand is placed in a extremely competitive segment between 60 and 64 feet, populated by modern trawlers, fast trawlers and Mediterranean explorers. The commercial strategy leverages targeted presences in major European trade fairs and a network of specialised brokers in Europe and the United States. Demo boats and boats stock boats contribute to consolidate the perception of quality and to accelerate the test cycles at sea for the shipowners concerned.
In-depth technical analysis
Dimensions and naval architecture
The proportions of the Explorer 62 reflect a precise choice: maximizing shape stability and habitability without penalizing the ability to cut the wave with softness. With a length of about eighteen and a half meters and a beam in the order of five and twenty, the hull has a full bow, or “full bow”, which reduces the front impacts (slamming) on the short, while the poppiera section, wide and carrying, facilitates regular feeding of the IPS pods, with benefits on the propulsive performance and on the directional seal to the transfer trends. The fishing near the metro and forty contains the operating limits in shallow waters, expanding the range of bays and marine accessible without sacrificing a sufficient lever on the keel to limit the roll to the anchor, possibly assisted by stabilizers.
Construction materials
The structure is made of GRP with scaffolding aimed at ensuring torsion rigidity and resistance, providing localized reinforcements at plant bases, ma'ams and cross-section links. The superstructure, also in composite, is characterized by large glass surfaces that bring natural light and visual continuity, enhancing the main hall. The interiors use lightened sandwich panelling, with finishes ranging from natural wood to fine veneers, while the worktops can adopt high-strength composites or sintered stones.
Engines, propulsion and transmission
The most common combination provides two Volvo Penta D8 paired with pod IPS 800 with joystick. The choice of pods meets three key needs. The first is efficiency, since the “pulling” propellers work on relatively clean flow and ensure effective conversion of power into useful push in the typical cruising speeds. The second concerns maneuverability: the adjustable units, integrated with systems such as the Skyhook, simplify moorings and movements in narrow spaces, reducing the dependence on thrusters and the fatigue of the helmsman in windy conditions. The third is comfort, thanks to lower vibrations and sound levels contained compared to traditional axis lines, with an immediate return to the viability of the salon on the main bridge.
The reverse of the medal is that the pods, having different immersion than propellers on axis, require greater fineness in the management of the set with very short sea and tense wind, adopting prudences on the attack angle to the fringente and on the exit from the wave. In the prevailing context of use — Mediterranean transfers, protected radius, articulated coasts — the balance remains favourable.
Performance: speed, cruise, autonomy and consumption
In standard configuration and realistic loads, the Explorer 62 achieves maximum speed that is approximately between 21 and 24 knots. The most exploited cruise speed is around the sixteen knots, where the boat expresses a good compromise between travel time, noise and consumption. If the goal is to maximise autonomy, it is best to set economic transfers between nine and ten knots, a regime in which the consumption curve for mile improves considerably: in this framework, the autonomy around the six hundred nautical miles becomes persecutable with adequate security margins. On the intermediate cruise, around the fourteen-six knots, you can count on routes around the four hundred and fifty miles, variable depending on load, propellers, state of the sea and calibration of the set.
Onboard systems: electronics, energy and home automation
The navigation electronics typically supports complete Garmin or Raymarine integrations, with double plank screens, radar, autopilot and NMEA interfaces for the sensor network. On-board energy is managed by dimensional generators to support full load air conditioning, with AGM batteries or, on request, LiFePO4 to increase capacity and enable logic to quiet ship prolonged. Chargers, inverters and distributors are coordinated by power stations that modulate loads, favoring essential services and limiting peaks. Domotics covers dimmable lighting, scenario management, entertainment and connectivity, with maneuver cameras and remote monitoring to benefit from port safety and preventive diagnostics.
Design and architecture of spaces
The Explorer 62 style embraces a language deliberately “essential explorer”: stretched lines, vertical stained glass, sculpted superstructure and windscreen with protective inclination. The ergonomics of the large and repaired passers, facilitates circulation even with sea size, while the sliding door at full opening allows a natural integration between living room and well. The galley-up, placed as a hinge between inside and outside, is designed for daily use of the boat, from fast breakfast to informal dinners on board.
Interiors: layout, finishes and acoustics
The advanced rudder free surface useful for the main salon, which houses opposite sofas, a dining area for six–eight people and open kitchen. The owner can choose between light or dark essences, with scratch-resistant tops and temperatures, hardware soft-close and a furniture setting that prefers functionality and maintenance. The shipowning cabin, located half-ship and developed at all glare, benefits from the point of minimal vertical acceleration, resulting more stable and silent during navigation. The bow VIP and the guest cabin complete the sleeping area, while the crew cabin, safely accessible from the technical area, allows professional or semi-professional management of the boat without interfering with the privacy of guests.
Innovation and applied research
Three are the elements that qualify the design approach. The first is the layout forward helm, which improves visibility and reduces reaction times in maneuver, allowing, in combination with pods and joysticks, a more intuitive government for reduced crews. The second is the extensive use of IPS pods, not only for agility but also for rationalization of the machine room, which gains useful volume and accessibility to service points. The third is the predisposition to a “soft” electrification of services: increased battery packs, continuous current bus for distribution, solar panels dedicated to auxiliary and logical loads of intelligent charging, so as to extend the ray times by reducing the use of the generator.
Life on board and comfort
The Explorer 62 is designed for long stays, with three main outdoor environments — cockpit, bow and upper deck — and a living room that acts as a climatic hinge between indoor and outdoor. The well becomes a real central lounge in satin, supported, on request, by wet-bar, ice machine and grill; the bathing platform facilitates the launch of the tender and activities in the water. The multilingual air conditioning keeps the comfort also in warm and humid climates, while insulating and quality seals reduce thermal dispersions and noises in navigation. Finally, the plant is set in order to be inspected, with useful steps for daily controls and scheduled maintenance.
Navigation performance: field feedback
The tests at sea and the public walkthroughs confirm a behavior consistent with the mission: dry bow, balanced trim between fourteen and eighteen knots and progressive response to the rudder. Although it is not a pure ocean trawler designed for transocean crossings at eight–nine knots and three thousand miles of autonomy, the Explorer 62 offers that “Mediterranean” profile that so many shipowners seek: rapid transfers when they serve, high comfort in protected shades and intelligent exploitation of internal volumes.
Market, competition and positioning
In terms of price, market sources place Explorer 62 in a range that, depending on option and equipment, can push just below three million euros a little over three and a half. In this competitive perimeter they coexist boats as Azimut Magellano 60, Sirena 58, Absolute Navetta 64 and, on a different philosophical plane, Nordhavn 60. The Azimut focuses on speed and finishing of print yacht-like, with a less “explorer” aesthetic and very well orchestrated interior volumes; Sirena offers an extremely versatile “fast trawler”, capable of higher speed peaks and similar ranges in economics; Absolute, in size 64, offers an additional step for volumes and available powers, with a typically higher price positioning; Nordhavn instead embodies the ocean trawler par excellence, with heavy axle lines, more demanding and autonomous fishing of order much greater, but with maximum speed attested on values to a figure.
Compared to these references, the Explorer 62 is configured as a virtuous hybrid: more protective and “sea” than many fly planants, less extreme than a pure trawler for autonomy and gait. It is the boat of those who live the sea intensely — ray, transfers, conviviality — and desires a reassuring naval architecture without sacrificing the flexibility of use and at predictable operating costs.
Equipment, equipment and typical packages
The most requested facilities are often combined in three families. The cruise-oriented package concentrates generators with adequate powers to fully air conditioning, aelectronics suite integrated with radar and automatic piloting and a series of accessories for shaving life as wet-bar, icemaker and grill. The comfort package focuses on complete covers for bow and cockpit, modular furnishings and anti-UV technical fabrics, with custom color and texture combinations. The technology package enriches the dashboard with long-range radar arrays, perimeter vision, thermocamere night vision, remote home automation and predictive engine diagnostic functions, useful to prevent unexpected stops and to plan maintenance.
Maintenance and accessibility plants
The setting with free pod space in the machine room, which is ordered and available for daily checks. High-mounted diesel filters, water separators and travase circuits facilitate inspections; air conditioning units, dissalators and generators are placed to minimize disassembly in scheduled operations. Behind inspectable furnishings, pass electric and hydraulic backbones with numbered cablings, so as to simplify diagnostics and retrofits in the life cycle, reducing construction times and costs.
Security and redundancy
Passive safety comes from high walls, continuous tientibene and protected paths. The active one is based on the redundancy of critical systems: bilge pumps distributed on multiple compartments with separate feeds, 24 V and 230 V squares with bypass, fuel system with double filtration and contamination indicators. The stabilization, offered with gyroscope or fins depending on the profile of use, increases comfort and safety margin in shady and at low speeds, when the roll becomes more perceptible.
User experiences: three representative scenarios
Summer Family Cruise
On twenty-five–sixty miles, the boat works well at fourteen–sixteen knots, with a walk directly connected to the cockpit and swimming useful to the tender. The multi-zone air conditioning maintains comfort even in the warmest radius.
Shoulder Seasons with Sea Size
By reducing the progress between nine and twelve knots, advanced rudder and protected passers-by help maintain control and safety. In satin, the adoption of gyroscopic or fin stabilization makes the nights more comfortable.
Premium charter with reduced crew
The three most equipped cabins and complete electronic integration allow efficient operation. Domotic management and remote control provide useful tools for professional management and guest experience protection.
Awards, results and awards
The maturity of the project also takes place in the commercial feedback on markets to high sensitivity for “explorer” aesthetics and technical substance: French Riviera, Balearics and Florida are natural scenarios for a product that favors protection, autonomy and modularity. The presence at international exhibitions has helped to consolidate image and relational network; the interest recorded at specialized brokers confirms a competitive positioning for those looking for a “pocket explorer” under twenty meters with larger yacht solutions.
Prospects of the model and the construction site
THEExplorer 62 intercepts a structural trend: boats under twenty meters with internal volumes above the average, predisposition to prolonged permanence and ability to manage both fast transfer days and slow shaving life. The most credible evolutionary perspectives concern the further energy optimization of the services — increased batteries, integrated photovoltaic, intelligent handling of the loads — and, in perspective, “mild-hybrid” packages dedicated to the hotel load to reduce cycles of the generator. The site, focusing on perceived quality, repeatable setup processes and selective service network, has margins to consolidate the presence in the Mediterranean and expand that in areas with strong culture of the evolved day-boating.
Data sheet Explorer 62
- Model: Explorer 62
- Shipyard / Country: Explorer Yacht — Italy
- Design category: EC A (oceanic)
- Naval architecture: generous volume hull with bow “full bow” and supporting stern; advanced rudder
- Material: hull and superstructure in GRP (vetroresina) with local reinforcements; soft sandwich interior
- Length outside everything (LOA): ~18,50–18,54 m
- Maximum garlic: ~5,20–5,24 m
- Fishing: ~1,40 m
- Full load dislocation: ~30–34 t (according to setups)
- Typical motorization: 2 × Volvo Penta D8 IPS 800 (600 hp each)
- Transmission: adjustable IPS pod with joystick (assisted mooring / station-keeping)
- Maximum speed: ~21–24 kn (variable for cargo, propellers and sea status)
- Cruise speed: ~16 kn (comfort/consumption)
- Indicative autonomy: ~600 NM @ 10 kn; ~450 NM @ 16 kn
- Fuel: ~2.400–2.800 l (depending on tank layout)
- Stabilization (opz.): gyroscopic or stabilizing fins
- Layout typical cabins: 3 cabins + 1 cabin crew
- Beds: 6 guests + 1–2 crew
- Outdoor spaces: modular cockpit, sun/earth, upper deck with second rudder (if provided)
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Reasoned synthesis of positioning
The Explorer 62 is indicated for private owners and families who live the boat many weeks a year, as well as for premium charter operators who want a product capable of combining comfort, autonomy and ease of management. The choice of IPS pods offers manoeuvrability and acoustic comfort, while the naval architecture — full bow, poppiera section carrying, protective passers — adds perceived and real safety. The reverse of the medal is a lower autonomy than pure ocean trawlers and a sensitivity to manage, with very short sea, through a short use of trim and mantle. In return, the owner gets volumes and usability difficult to match on this size, with predictable operating costs and a simplified maintenance.