Expedition Conversion Candidate
Project Sentinel
68-Metre Fast Ice-Class Expedition Yacht — Conversion
225 ft (68.7 m) · Francisco Cardama, Vigo · DNV Ice 1C · 2011
68-Metre Fast Ice-Class Expedition Yacht — Conversion
225 ft (68.7 m) · Francisco Cardama, Vigo · DNV Ice 1C · 2011
Government-built speed and seakeeping — a turn of pace rare in an expedition platform.
A DNV +1A1 Ice 1C hull, built for Baltic and North Sea winters — a genuine all-weather platform.
Long legs between anchorages and fast repositioning across oceans.
Helideck aft in the conversion concept — twin-turbine touch-and-go capability.
A fast, ice-class, government-built steel hull — the hard part is already done to a naval standard.
Standard capability is built into the hull today; optional systems are engineered in during conversion.
The Yacht Channel · Project Sentinel — the platform and the conversion brief
A conversion is far more than a technical upgrade. It is the transformation of a proven, ocean-tested hull into a yacht with new purpose, new value and a life of its own — and it rewards the owner who can see what others cannot.
The hull, machinery and class are proven. The conversion re-imagines everything above and around them for owner-standard global expedition service — from the tropics to the poles. In outline, the scope includes:
Detailed specifications, the general arrangement, conversion pricing and the complete gallery are released to registered principals. Register your mission brief — it goes straight to Paul M. Madden.
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| Builder | Francisco Cardama, Vigo, Spain (hull C-242) |
|---|---|
| Type | Fast fisheries-inspection / patrol vessel |
| Built | 2011 |
| LOA / LBP | 68.7 m (225 ft) · 61.4 m |
| Beam (moulded) | 11.2 m (37 ft) |
| Depth / Draft | 6.3 m · 3.8 m (max) |
| Gross Tonnage | ≈ 1,437 GT |
| Classification | DNV +1A1 Ice 1C |
| Propulsion Power | 3,600 kW (4,890 hp) |
| Speed (trials) | 18.2 kn |
| Fuel (MGO) / Fresh Water | 168.8 m³ · 31.2 m³ |
| Accommodation | Owner, guest & crew cabins (conversion concept) |
| Flag / Service | Denmark — government fisheries inspection |
| Hull | Steel, ice-strengthened |
Principal particulars per builder's general-arrangement and class records; engines, tankage and accommodation to be confirmed at pre-purchase survey.
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Safe, comfortable expedition ops
Full owner-standard build
Vessel pricing is provided on application. Commercial-vessel prices move with charter and market conditions, so we do not publish them — contact Xplorer Yachts or register at XplorerYachts.com for current pricing. Conversion scope, and therefore cost, ranges from a yacht-support refit to a full global expedition yacht; a comparable new build is 36+ months.
