Every service we offer is built on the same standard: independent advocacy for the principal, contractual rigour with the yard, and the willingness to walk away from a deal that does not serve the client.
We work both sides — representing buyers in private negotiations on listed vessels, and accepting central listings where we believe the seller has priced realistically and is ready to transact.
Borrowed from the classic-car world — restore the proven hull, modify for modern expedition service. The work is technical, contractual, and unforgiving — done well, it delivers a vessel at twenty to forty percent of new-build replacement cost, with engineering pedigree no production yacht can match.
Paul's background was built representing Europe's most demanding shipyards. That perspective — knowing how a yard reads a contract, where the variation orders come from, and what the project manager is not telling you — is what we bring to the owner's side of the table.
Through the WindVoyage joint venture with VPLP Design and Norse Shipyard, we deliver 80- to 120-metre wind-powered expedition yachts — the first superyacht-class vessels engineered around Oceanwings® propulsion. WindVoyage is the new-build arm; Xplorer is the advisor and owner's representative on each project.
We facilitate yacht donations to The International SeaKeepers Society — a structure that places the vessel into ocean-science use and delivers a substantial tax-deductible position to the donor. We handle the mechanics: appraisal, IRS-grade documentation, vessel transition, and ongoing relationship with SeaKeepers.
A fixed retainer covers the first phase of qualifying, technical review, and travel. The retainer credits against any commission earned on a transaction. Without that step, we do not commit yard visits, surveyor coordination, or in-depth specification work.
“The retainer tells me the principal is serious, it pays for the work that has to happen before either of us knows whether there's a deal, and it puts the engagement on a businesslike footing from day one.”
Acquisition, Restomod, new build, or donation. Direct contact.