@ABC gang Hype man? Nobody grounds boats, hits objects at sea? Just 2 weeks ago that boat Raindancer hit a whale in the Pacific on the way from Panama to the South Pacific. The keel pushed up, put a giant hole in the boat and it sank in 15 minutes.
@ABC gang Raindancer sank like a rock. It suffered the fate that Dick said would happen if you hit something at sea. So he was proven right again. If you hot a container or whale, you're farked
You might have to join the loto winning que because we are first and then you can come for a sail on our 60 while you are waiting for yours to be built;)
With plenty research, your chances are a lot higher in the stock market! You're still spending money either way, but at least you're not wasting it in the stock market.
I still love Amel but every sailboat has its own ability for what it’s built for, this Garcia 60 is hard core go anywhere, and I know Amel can but would you want to with all there refinement. It would be nice to test both for a year each just to make your mind up;)
J’adore quand nous te voyons à l’écran. Car ta passion contagieuse rayonne à travers ta beauté. Voilà, compliment bien mérité! Salutations du Saint Laurent !
I come here often to review this boat, I have no idea how to sail but I'm learning. Interestingly, it isn't the finances, The problem is convincing my wife to do this.
Don't forget that the Amel (a great boat, don't get me wrong) is made of composite materials (polyester, plastic, etc) where as the Garcia yachts are 100% aluminium and that is why they can sail everywhere and anywhere around the globe. They are safe and solid !
That's quite a ship! I have always loved heavy winds and big surf, since my first time crewing when I was 12. Going threw crazy weather back as a kid, I just assumed that is how sailing goes. Going thru survival training when I was 12, I was never afraid of working the foredeck! I raced on a 40 footer, and soloed it when I was 14! These new boats are incredible. Racing a boat, gives you a different perspective on when you consider the weather is to bad to go out! Racers, don't pull in a shelter. We reef the sails, and keep the boat speed up no matter what! Thanks for the great video. I did just subscribe!
Oh you may have found my favourite monohull sailing yacht. That is a great design and so liveable for a circumnavigation. Like the style of your reports. You show stuff other channels gloss over, so thank you for making them.
Really loving the hard bimini/dodger on the 60, would really like to see this configuration on the 45 and 50. Thank goodness Garcia had the sense to keep the lifting centerboard. Damn shame the 60 can't be single-handed.
You should consider laying off the quick moving close ups and do more panoramas. Really appreciate your knowledgable comments, humor, and presentation here and in other videos. Just trying to be constructive with this comment as someone who is currently watching many of these tour videos from quite a few folks. I suppose this one was particularly microscopically photographed, and I came away with very little idea of what the boat looked like. Appreciate you!
Beautiful boat! Can a couple sail this boat or is it too big? I was looking at the 45 because it was big enough to circumnavigate but small enough for a couple to manage. But this boat looks so much more substantive.
Garcia have built an amazing blue water sailboat with this 60 , I think raising the bar high for other manufacturers to try and compete. Thank you for watching and commenting.
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I hate that people are so rude and entitled that they think nothing of telling an adult what they should do when it comes to smoking. You wouldn't say a word to this person about anything else she might choose to do with her body or life. She's trying to build a following so is nice about it. But I'm sure she would like to tell you what she really thinks about your "advice". How about if you don't like what she chooses to do you can get F'd up the A 👍
that is a great explorer sailboat! I think the mast height of the 60', would potentially preclude using that for much of anything in the US ICW - East and SE/Coast. I could be wrong, though ... I know S/V Delos had some challenges vs the ICW, though she took a beating comign down the Eastern seaboard US. S/V Delos, FYI - is a 2000 Super Marmu (IIRC) - 53', bulb keel, ketch (iirc) rig.
Got a suggestion for ya? Can you include heating on boats bcs the reality is we’re not goin to spend the majority of time in amazin warm hot environments.😮 Once out in the blue or black squalls it gets cold out there an northerly Lats too. Great job girls, always look forward to the educational vids, great speed little anacdotes an common sense. Awsome job.❤❤❤🙏🙏🪬🪬💎💎🥃🇬🇧🇬🇧⛵️⛵️⛵️
Hello, there is a brand new Exploration 60 from Garcia. The name is "Albius IV". Any plan to make a full review of this new copy ? I am curious to see it in details, especially the layout inside the boat.
Two things,a great boat plus a great video. The way to sell a boat, action shots superb, especially liked idea of showing contrast between noise levels. The calm saloon and the exhilaration of sailing. Curious about lifting keel , increase in speed obvious but how does it affect handling ? Presume Garcia give suggestions . Guess a dinghy racer will know lol. So many innovations . A complete yacht for all seasons.
Thanks Mike it is an amazing sailboat and I am sure we will have plenty to discuss when I am back from this Lagoon 51 test and delivery. Thanks for watching.
Not so Garcia have a sailing school and development plan so if you are a competent skipper you might have to opportunity to skipper one around the world with the owner’s. Thank you for watching.
Thanks! I was curious about this boat. The engine access is where? I feel the forward cabins is the main one, it looked more spacious and there's that desk to work. Well, I'd stay there :) If while you're at Garcia you find an Explocat, steal it for a sailing! That's onr of their best kept secrets, I don't know why... My best!
There are two areas for engine access, those videos will be going up on our new Patreon page in a few weeks. And I have some bits on the Explocat coming in the Future. Thanks for watching.
@@SOLDOZER let's see. At first I thought it was inside that hidden "engine room" and was very happy about it. But it seems they forgot ot place it there. Amels are hard to beat on this. I don't understand why others don't follow the idea
It would be possible, but not something I would recommend. A boat of this size really should be a minimum of two. Garcia does have a new 52ft that can be single-handed, or the Allures 45.9,/ 51.9. I hope that helps.
It makes me want to buy a new boat full stop, I an doing my last sailboat delivery as we speak, and then we will start looking with earnest which boat will meet our tiny budget ready to take us out exploring. Thank you for watching
Me next 60 footer.. That is quite a jump from a 31 footer ( sailed it in 1951)... now some 72 years later ,am still dreaming to add some 30 foot to me dreams.
Hi guys, you made a good job, thank you! About Garcia they are in the group of Grand Large including Outremer, Gun Boats, and Allures yachting, they don't play ball and have an excellent reputation. I sailed High latitudes and I do think this kind of boat is for an extremely limited target. The true war is on the 44 To 55 feet and this is absolutely interesting for many reasons, to see the evolutions, and also to (for some of us) make our dream true. In the same company, Allures 40 & 44 Are Confident for high latitudes. My dream is the 44.2 Boreal another French sorry Britton (my lovely country). Kind regards, I subscribe and thumb.
Hi Patrick, yes you are absolutely right Garcia is part of the Grand Large group, and yes they do have an excellent reputation. I like the Allures range to, they are just as capable but fitted out a little different, if we had the budget then an Allures would be our preferred sailboat or an Amel. I would like the opportunity to look around a Boreal sometime as they also have a great reputation. Thank you for watching and Subscribing.
I have always wondered about the lifting/swing keels on large boats vis-a-vis maintenance, and how barnacles and weed etc might clog or jam the keel box (or whatever arrangement they have)...and how easy it would be to clean out this gunk, (or apply anti-foul) either in-water or once the boat is out. Can anybody comment on this aspect of large boat, lifting/swing keel designs.
I was looking at a 159ft Steel yacht coupla yrs ago. 12ft 6 in blade up. 24ft 3in Down. Vertical not swing They had metal blades with rubber/plastic? backing on them adjustable to board dia. Up/Down. Most cleaned off. but they did say not more than 24 months between lifts and paint. (in tropics) We got some "Submarine " Antifoul paint 25/30 yrs ago when they building those Collins down in Adelaide. It kept my 32ft Steel bottom smooth as for over 5 yrs at a time. THAT paint should be on the market hey. Decades ago, Dutch superyachts put a layer of Copper/bronze over hull underwater. Just a wipe with a brush shifted all. Some actually PLATED the below water of vessels with it.Super exxy though, even in those days.
Hello there, coming back to the formidable and beautiful Garcia Exploration 60, I read a full article about this very unit on Yacht Class Monaco #33 and they talked about a sofa in the owner's cabin (full width aft of the boat), but of all the videos I have seen (six videos so far) , there is no mention or footage of a sofa shown inside the main cabin of that boat. As a matter of fact, that was specifically a draw back for me that there is no sofa inside the main cabin on such a large yacht, only an island queen size bed. Can you shed some light on this for us, please ?
Those front windows mounted slanted inwards, they make sense to me. Reduce saloon thermal exposure and resisting Sun glare. Anyone have a reason why they are a bad idea? Besides aerodynamic wind load and esthetics?
Looks like a boat for the arctic where your expecting stuff to break. Brutal and functional similar to a luxury fishing boat. Don’t think you’d fit in on the med though….
@@SVTONICBoatWives Which bit would you store full size bikes in? You could take then through into the workshop or laundry area of course. I was thinking you could have a slightly smaller owners cabin and have a designated toys garage accessible from the swimming platform but perhaps having a door on the back wouldnt be safe...
You can lift the floor if need be but I understand what you mean though it would be a bit of a hassle still such an amazing sailboat. Thank you for watching.
Engine access and ability to swap a new one in is probably the most important thing on a boat. All these boat makers make it an afterthought. Kraken finally got it..
At 20:41 the graphic says "Twin Rudders | protective skegs"... I'm pretty sure the Exploration 60 doesn't have skegs... The Exploration 45 and 52 definitely don't have skegs, and it doesn't mention skegs on the Garcia site... Can you confirm this?
They are semi-protective skegs, the rudders themselves have a sacrificial zone built into the top of them in case of impact (crumple zone) so they don't pierce the hull. hope that helps.
Incidentally, one thing I did not see on the Garcia 60, which was part of the 52 as well as the 45, is a cup holder on the helm consoles (both starboard and port). That may seem like a minute detail for some, but I think it's a nice feature to have : you are at the helm and you can sip your drink at will and place your cup back in its holder within reach.
When I get back to the office I will have a look at the footage to see, I know where you are coming from I like to have a hot tea or coffee at the helm too.
Can anyone comment on how easy/difficult it is to maintain the lifting/swing keels on large boats, e.g. do barnacles and weed clog or jam the mechanism?, how easy is it to remove gunk from the keel box either in-water or on the hard? how easy is it to apply anti-foul to areas of the keel box?
Shouldn't be a problem that Crops up. Even 50ft boats struggle to find vacant Marina Berths. Still not as badly as Catamarans and Trimarans struggle though. Hence my boat length limit range for my next boat is between 43ft and 46ft OAL. with a decent Beam to have reasonable internal volume to help ease the potential below deck temperature problems in Tropical places, which is exacerbated generally with most centre Cockpit designs, and raised deck Saloon "glasshouses" and the like. There is a surprisingly good, and very affordable 60ft Sailboat for those addicted to acquiring boat length problems . Frankly I was so shocked at how good it is, I started to look through what they are building under 50ft in length, but couldn't find anything sensible . It's the New Beneteau Oceanis 60. For under 1 million euros. Aquaholic did a nice walk around tour of it. frankly, if that wealthy to have a Waterfront house with a Private jetty to Dock it, and not have to worry about Marina berthing, I'd buy one. But if like me, you are Cruising for the journeys as much as the destinations, and realistically are going to need Marina Berthing when you do really need it, then Pass. Best Wishes. Bob.
@@SVTONICBoatWives Which works for heat output only above + 6 degrees C ish. so the Heat exchanger really needs to be passive and keel mounted and in water above that temperature to get any heat output (normally seawater stays warm enough longer than the Air temperature does. My Heat exchanger equipped Air Conditioning Unit was only useful for Dehumidifying and air filtration when it got under 6 degrees C, no Heat at all when you really need it. The same issue affects Grpund Heat Pumps that can inly work sustainably in Volcanic areas, where there is constant warming to keep the ground from freezing, otherwise all you are creating is Permafrost, which is why already there are so many complaints of ground Heatpumps ceasing to work. There are some really crazy promises being made about what expensive installations are able to deliver. It is Pssible to Create an underground Heat Store, so that heat a Home through the Winter, but doing it properly isn't cheap and has to be done as part of a new Build, which .I designed into an Octagonal Timber Framed House I planned to Build, which also had all around insulation up to ground floor insulation on the Foundation Walls and active Heat exchanging ventilation, so incoming air would be warned by the outgoing air, but I wasn't prepared to Bribe the Local Government to get planning, so they rejected it. A friend had what was probably the highest quality Timber Frane Construction business in the World, and I designed a system of Construction for him, that would deliver at keast 95% of the energy economies of the Canadian R2000 Standard, for 5% of the price. Sadly three local Authority Councillors had New Homes built for them, then Just didn't Pay him, which finished his business. Too many Timber frame Homes today, are nothing but poorly built cheap glorified Sheds, and they just aren't put together in structurally sound ways, for example, using Sterling board, which has no structural strength at all, and panels are just skew nailed to each other, and the wall plate. The only thing holding them up, is the exterior walls. Give me a GRP Boat any day. Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob (also an ex Civil and Structural Engineer QS/Surveyor for my sins ). 👍⛵️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
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The best blue water sailboat I've seen. Can someone suggest something better?
Now that is the question?
There is NOTHING better !
Kraken is way better.
@ABC gang Hype man? Nobody grounds boats, hits objects at sea? Just 2 weeks ago that boat Raindancer hit a whale in the Pacific on the way from Panama to the South Pacific. The keel pushed up, put a giant hole in the boat and it sank in 15 minutes.
@ABC gang Raindancer sank like a rock. It suffered the fate that Dick said would happen if you hit something at sea. So he was proven right again. If you hot a container or whale, you're farked
Wow, I'm blown away. The Garcia Exploration 60 has just gone #1 in my fantasy lottery win shopping list.
You might have to join the loto winning que because we are first and then you can come for a sail on our 60 while you are waiting for yours to be built;)
With plenty research, your chances are a lot higher in the stock market! You're still spending money either way, but at least you're not wasting it in the stock market.
Finally, video of Garcia Explorer 60 in the water!
I feel very privileged to be one of the fist to do a review of theGarcia 60 what an amazing sailboat. Thank you for watching
Fantastic sailing boat. A Garcia all the way, with all its intelligent features that make a Garcia boat unique. Great presentation !
Thank you. They have done a great job with all the systems That I think my five year old would be able to handle this boat.
Best boat tours regarding attention to all the details. Please keep going on. Excellent work.
Thank you for your kind words. Thank you for watching
What an incredibly stunning sailboat. I've always loved Amel 60. It looks like my affections have been replaced.
I still love Amel but every sailboat has its own ability for what it’s built for, this Garcia 60 is hard core go anywhere, and I know Amel can but would you want to with all there refinement. It would be nice to test both for a year each just to make your mind up;)
Nice color combinations inside
What an amazing sailboat Garcia is the dream.
She certainly is an awesome sailboat, thank you for watching.
What a well thought out boat. Really like the design, visibility, etc.
What a great yacht. An excellent video showing off at its best.
Thank you Mandy,
Really good, detailed and slow tour. Excellent!
Thank you, and thank you for watching.
J’adore quand nous te voyons à l’écran. Car ta passion contagieuse rayonne à travers ta beauté.
Voilà, compliment bien mérité!
Salutations du Saint Laurent !
Merci
Great video. Straight to the points.
Thank you
Love. Love. Love.
Yep right with you thank you for watching.
Nice looking boat
It is a super, cool yacht
She is something isn’t she well done Garcia.
Excelent! Been waiting two years for this review.
Glad you like it The Garcia 60 really is a game changer. Thank you for watching
Me too
Top notch , detailed reporting. Many thanks.
Thank you;)
I support all of his videos. He is amazing.
Yes please. My ultimate retirement boat. And very good value for what you get.
Quite a review. Stunning boat. Thank you for skilfully showing it with the proper amount of detail.
Cheers.
No problem, Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. One of my favorite sailboats to date.
I come here often to review this boat, I have no idea how to sail but I'm learning. Interestingly, it isn't the finances, The problem is convincing my wife to do this.
New wife, there problem solved. Only joking that would be way too expensive. Does the wife like sailing? and if yes, baby steps.
You are truly the best boat reviewer since Chris Beeson stopped for Yachting Monthly!❤
Thank you.
Beautiful boat. So capable and safe. Buen viaje
Great job! What a beautiful boat.
Thank you for watching,she is something else isn’t she.
Breathtaking. I wish I still could.
Nossa! Lindo veleiro!
First time I have seen a monohull that's has made me re-think about an Amel... this is stunning
She is an awesome sailboat, and I loved every single minute on board’ can’t wait to go back and test more of what Garcia have on offer.
Don't forget that the Amel (a great boat, don't get me wrong) is made of composite materials (polyester, plastic, etc) where as the Garcia yachts are 100% aluminium and that is why they can sail everywhere and anywhere around the globe. They are safe and solid !
@@jeanlouisgerdes4148 Great, but you you're in a 3rd world country and need an aluminum repair........GOOD LUCK!!!
I love your explanation. brilliant work.
Now this ship can cross any ocean!
She certainly can, in comfort and style. Thank you for watching
in safety, I believe she has a Jordan Series Drogue
When software and electronics really help.
Great work engineers!
Garcia have done a great job with integration of systems I believe my five year old would be able to bring this boat into port. Thank you for watching
Great video! One suggestion; it would have been good to see the engine! 😊
What a cool boat. It's even better than the Amel 60.
I don’t know about that maybe just different as they are built for different jobs, but I wouldn’t say no to either one.
Garcias are like proper boats designed and built by sailors not like most other boats by interior designers
Awesome review as usual. Keep it up ladies!
Thank you and thank you for watching ;)
Wow... what a boat. I would live on that thing
So would I
That's sailing! Not a worry about sea conditions, very steady, covering ground.
My thoughts exactly, less worry and more enjoying the journey. Thank you for watching ;)
this freaking garcia is way better than my home, AND it's a sailing boeat.
That makes two of us, and yes she is a beast on the water, Thank you for watching
Thank you for a very comprehensive review. Excellent job.
I am happy that you liked it and thank you for watching.
That's quite a ship! I have always loved heavy winds and big surf, since my first time crewing when I was 12. Going threw crazy weather back as a kid, I just assumed that is how sailing goes. Going thru survival training when I was 12, I was never afraid of working the foredeck! I raced on a 40 footer, and soloed it when I was 14! These new boats are incredible. Racing a boat, gives you a different perspective on when you consider the weather is to bad to go out! Racers, don't pull in a shelter. We reef the sails, and keep the boat speed up no matter what! Thanks for the great video. I did just subscribe!
Thank you for subscribing, I am glad you enjoyed the video and you have a different perspective on sailing compared to us cruiser,
Oh you may have found my favourite monohull sailing yacht. That is a great design and so liveable for a circumnavigation.
Like the style of your reports. You show stuff other channels gloss over, so thank you for making them.
Thank you, I agree this is probably one of the best sailboat out there for circumnavigation at the moment.
Really loving the hard bimini/dodger on the 60, would really like to see this configuration on the 45 and 50. Thank goodness Garcia had the sense to keep the lifting centerboard. Damn shame the 60 can't be single-handed.
bom tarde prós amante do mar! eu também amo o mar que Deus abençoe o casal, bons vento e bons tempo valeu.
almost near perfection
What a Beautiful Sailboat love how She made ,if you ever need a deckhand just Call I would love to wash the Deck and learn how to Sail on her. 👍🏻
We all would she is magnificent. Thank you for watching
Your such a techno geek❤it...explain it all very well
Fanstastic Boat.
Wow!🙏👍👏🇸🇪
Such a beast 😎
You should consider laying off the quick moving close ups and do more panoramas. Really appreciate your knowledgable comments, humor, and presentation here and in other videos. Just trying to be constructive with this comment as someone who is currently watching many of these tour videos from quite a few folks. I suppose this one was particularly microscopically photographed, and I came away with very little idea of what the boat looked like. Appreciate you!
Beautiful boat! Can a couple sail this boat or is it too big? I was looking at the 45 because it was big enough to circumnavigate but small enough for a couple to manage. But this boat looks so much more substantive.
Sorry for the late response but yes a couple would be able to manage this boat but the 45/52 are also great boats
es un barco increible todo lo que se puede pedir para vivir en el mar y sin horizontes en cualquier estado de mar
Nice girl to go for a far trip
What an incredible sailboat, the type that we can call blue water and sail around the world without fear of being happy!
P.s. Nice review.
Garcia have built an amazing blue water sailboat with this 60 , I think raising the bar high for other manufacturers to try and compete. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Would not catch me offshore in anything with a swing keel.
@@SVTONICBoatWives Kraken frog stomps this boat.
@@SOLDOZER good comment considering this boat doesn't have a swing keel.
@@SOLDOZERit doesn't have a swing keel you mong 😂
Wow. Nice boat.
She is quite something isn’t she.
Got to stop smoking girl, panting like a steam engine. Watched some of your stuff in the past, just subscribed and rang the bell 👍
Thanks for subscribing, I am three months in on quitting smoking and about 5kg heavier.
Keep it up!
I stopped using tobacco three years ago, but I haven’t given up on using nicotine I did lose 18 pounds in the last two years by increasing the time between meals and the quantity of each meal. Intermittent fasting and eat until you are 80% full then stop.
@@01dumbfrog Intermittent Fasting - me to 50lbs in 4 years and still losing weight...
I hate that people are so rude and entitled that they think nothing of telling an adult what they should do when it comes to smoking. You wouldn't say a word to this person about anything else she might choose to do with her body or life. She's trying to build a following so is nice about it. But I'm sure she would like to tell you what she really thinks about your "advice". How about if you don't like what she chooses to do you can get F'd up the A 👍
Very nice. But I wonder below what wind you have to start the engine? 33t is something
Nice
You clearly know your stuff. Great video. I will now look at other ones you have done. Hopefully, you have done one on the Oyster 885 SII or SIIGT.
I have the Oyster 595 coming up soon, have done the Southern Wind 96 and coming soon the Garcia 52 test sail
Yes, the Oyster 885 SII is amazing.
that is a great explorer sailboat!
I think the mast height of the 60', would potentially preclude using that for much of anything in the US ICW - East and SE/Coast.
I could be wrong, though ... I know S/V Delos had some challenges vs the ICW, though she took a beating comign down the Eastern seaboard US. S/V Delos, FYI - is a 2000 Super Marmu (IIRC) - 53', bulb keel, ketch (iirc) rig.
Супер Крейсер!🔥🔥🔥
14:12 I bet Gordon Ramsey has a non-stick deck 😄
Good one
Got a suggestion for ya? Can you include heating on boats bcs the reality is we’re not goin to spend the majority of time in amazin warm hot environments.😮
Once out in the blue or black squalls it gets cold out there an northerly Lats too.
Great job girls, always look forward to the educational vids, great speed little anacdotes an common sense. Awsome job.❤❤❤🙏🙏🪬🪬💎💎🥃🇬🇧🇬🇧⛵️⛵️⛵️
Hello, there is a brand new Exploration 60 from Garcia. The name is "Albius IV". Any plan to make a full review of this new copy ? I am curious to see it in details, especially the layout inside the boat.
Only if i am invited to.
Two things,a great boat plus a great video. The way to sell a boat, action shots superb, especially liked idea of showing contrast between noise levels. The calm saloon and the exhilaration of sailing. Curious about lifting keel , increase in speed obvious but how does it affect handling ? Presume Garcia give suggestions . Guess a dinghy racer will know lol. So many innovations . A complete yacht for all seasons.
Thanks Mike it is an amazing sailboat and I am sure we will have plenty to discuss when I am back from this Lagoon 51 test and delivery. Thanks for watching.
6 knot is quite a good speed👍👍👍
Yes not bad for a heavy lady, Thank you for watching
15 knot breeze beam reach 60 footer 6 knot speed.......what you dragging ?
Классная лодка! Сколько человек нужно, чтобы управляться с ней? В одиночку можно перейти океан?
It's a pitty that only the rich can play with these toyz ,Nice review gr8 work !!
Not so Garcia have a sailing school and development plan so if you are a competent skipper you might have to opportunity to skipper one around the world with the owner’s. Thank you for watching.
Thanks! I was curious about this boat. The engine access is where? I feel the forward cabins is the main one, it looked more spacious and there's that desk to work. Well, I'd stay there :) If while you're at Garcia you find an Explocat, steal it for a sailing! That's onr of their best kept secrets, I don't know why... My best!
There are two areas for engine access, those videos will be going up on our new Patreon page in a few weeks. And I have some bits on the Explocat coming in the Future. Thanks for watching.
Engine access is terrible.
@@SVTONICBoatWives Nice!
@@SOLDOZER let's see. At first I thought it was inside that hidden "engine room" and was very happy about it. But it seems they forgot ot place it there. Amels are hard to beat on this. I don't understand why others don't follow the idea
You are right about Amels engine access it is probably one of the best out there (by the way we have a video coming up all about that).
The boat is great, but the video is a really chaotic... hard to watch at times
Best boat ever, you couldn’t make a better vid?
Thank you, I am glad you liked it;)
Hey! How are you? Do you think it would be possible for a person to travel alone on this sailboat with its configuration?
It would be possible, but not something I would recommend. A boat of this size really should be a minimum of two. Garcia does have a new 52ft that can be single-handed, or the Allures 45.9,/ 51.9. I hope that helps.
Clearly not a racer but looks comfy and sturdy!
She is, just what you need for exploring the world. Thank you for watching
The great thing about this 60, it makes you consider buying a 52 as a compromise- instead of "settling" for the Garcia 45.
It makes me want to buy a new boat full stop, I an doing my last sailboat delivery as we speak, and then we will start looking with earnest which boat will meet our tiny budget ready to take us out exploring. Thank you for watching
Allures 51 rules....
Me next 60 footer.. That is quite a jump from a 31 footer ( sailed it in 1951)... now some 72 years later ,am still dreaming to add some 30 foot to me dreams.
Hi guys, you made a good job, thank you! About Garcia they are in the group of Grand Large including Outremer, Gun Boats, and Allures yachting, they don't play ball and have an excellent reputation.
I sailed High latitudes and I do think this kind of boat is for an extremely limited target.
The true war is on the 44 To 55 feet and this is absolutely interesting for many reasons, to see the evolutions, and also to (for some of us) make our dream true. In the same company, Allures 40 & 44 Are Confident for high latitudes.
My dream is the 44.2 Boreal another French sorry Britton (my lovely country). Kind regards, I subscribe and thumb.
Hi Patrick, yes you are absolutely right Garcia is part of the Grand Large group, and yes they do have an excellent reputation. I like the Allures range to, they are just as capable but fitted out a little different, if we had the budget then an Allures would be our preferred sailboat or an Amel. I would like the opportunity to look around a Boreal sometime as they also have a great reputation. Thank you for watching and Subscribing.
Boreal great at high longitudes, but your going to need AC at low longitudes. The doghouse is going to cook you.
Ohhh my goodness
Oh yes the Garcia 60 goddess of the sea. Thank you for watching
I have always wondered about the lifting/swing keels on large boats vis-a-vis maintenance, and how barnacles and weed etc might clog or jam the keel box (or whatever arrangement they have)...and how easy it would be to clean out this gunk, (or apply anti-foul) either in-water or once the boat is out. Can anybody comment on this aspect of large boat, lifting/swing keel designs.
I will speak with my friend at Garcia/Allures to see what they recommend as you have brought up a very valid point.
I was looking at a 159ft Steel yacht coupla yrs ago. 12ft 6 in blade up. 24ft 3in Down. Vertical not swing They had metal blades with rubber/plastic? backing on them adjustable to board dia.
Up/Down. Most cleaned off. but they did say not more than 24 months between lifts and paint. (in tropics)
We got some "Submarine " Antifoul paint 25/30 yrs ago when they building those Collins down in Adelaide. It kept my 32ft Steel bottom smooth as for over 5 yrs at a time. THAT paint should be on the market hey.
Decades ago, Dutch superyachts put a layer of Copper/bronze over hull underwater. Just a wipe with a brush shifted all. Some actually PLATED the below water of vessels with it.Super exxy though, even in those days.
Phenomenal
garcia exploration 60 or Amel 60 which is better for a round-the-world trip?
Love it
She is an amazing sailboat:)
Hello there, coming back to the formidable and beautiful Garcia Exploration 60, I read a full article about this very unit on Yacht Class Monaco #33 and they talked about a sofa in the owner's cabin (full width aft of the boat), but of all the videos I have seen (six videos so far) , there is no mention or footage of a sofa shown inside the main cabin of that boat. As a matter of fact, that was specifically a draw back for me that there is no sofa inside the main cabin on such a large yacht, only an island queen size bed. Can you shed some light on this for us, please ?
I love your channel and sorry for the rude comments because you are beautiful, says me a happy married family guy. Cheers
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Those front windows mounted slanted inwards, they make sense to me. Reduce saloon thermal exposure and resisting Sun glare. Anyone have a reason why they are a bad idea? Besides aerodynamic wind load and esthetics?
I am right with you with the windows. Thank you for watching.
Looks like a boat for the arctic where your expecting stuff to break. Brutal and functional similar to a luxury fishing boat. Don’t think you’d fit in on the med though….
Nice boat - Does Garcia make a catamaran?
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I'm in fantasy land heaven! But where would you keep the mountain bikes? ;)
There is plenty of storage for bikes, paddle boards and dive tanks etc. Thank you for watching
@@SVTONICBoatWives Which bit would you store full size bikes in? You could take then through into the workshop or laundry area of course. I was thinking you could have a slightly smaller owners cabin and have a designated toys garage accessible from the swimming platform but perhaps having a door on the back wouldnt be safe...
Yes in the workshop
If you've got 3 mil just buy a new bike wherever you are and give it to the local kids when you leave.
Two words;
Want it 😉
Awesome….hopefully you never need to change that engine or Gen set out.
You can lift the floor if need be but I understand what you mean though it would be a bit of a hassle still such an amazing sailboat. Thank you for watching.
Engine access and ability to swap a new one in is probably the most important thing on a boat. All these boat makers make it an afterthought. Kraken finally got it..
At 20:41 the graphic says "Twin Rudders | protective skegs"... I'm pretty sure the Exploration 60 doesn't have skegs... The Exploration 45 and 52 definitely don't have skegs, and it doesn't mention skegs on the Garcia site... Can you confirm this?
They are semi-protective skegs, the rudders themselves have a sacrificial zone built into the top of them in case of impact (crumple zone) so they don't pierce the hull. hope that helps.
Hot tub?? Cash deal bu no hot tub? No deal!! One must maintain certain standards!!
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Great detail, but feeling seasick from the camera work!
Incidentally, one thing I did not see on the Garcia 60, which was part of the 52 as well as the 45, is a cup holder on the helm consoles (both starboard and port). That may seem like a minute detail for some, but I think it's a nice feature to have : you are at the helm and you can sip your drink at will and place your cup back in its holder within reach.
When I get back to the office I will have a look at the footage to see, I know where you are coming from I like to have a hot tea or coffee at the helm too.
Can anyone comment on how easy/difficult it is to maintain the lifting/swing keels on large boats, e.g. do barnacles and weed clog or jam the mechanism?, how easy is it to remove gunk from the keel box either in-water or on the hard? how easy is it to apply anti-foul to areas of the keel box?
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Do they have an electric heater for when you are plugged into shore power?
Shouldn't be a problem that Crops up. Even 50ft boats struggle to find vacant Marina Berths. Still not as badly as Catamarans and Trimarans struggle though. Hence my boat length limit range for my next boat is between 43ft and 46ft OAL. with a decent Beam to have reasonable internal volume to help ease the potential below deck temperature problems in Tropical places, which is exacerbated generally with most centre Cockpit designs, and raised deck Saloon "glasshouses" and the like. There is a surprisingly good, and very affordable 60ft Sailboat for those addicted to acquiring boat length problems . Frankly I was so shocked at how good it is, I started to look through what they are building under 50ft in length, but couldn't find anything sensible . It's the New Beneteau Oceanis 60. For under 1 million euros. Aquaholic did a nice walk around tour of it. frankly, if that wealthy to have a Waterfront house with a Private jetty to Dock it, and not have to worry about Marina berthing, I'd buy one. But if like me, you are Cruising for the journeys as much as the destinations, and realistically are going to need Marina Berthing when you do really need it, then Pass. Best Wishes. Bob.
Yes you can reverse the air con or you wish.
@@SVTONICBoatWives Which works for heat output only above + 6 degrees C ish. so the Heat exchanger really needs to be passive and keel mounted and in water above that temperature to get any heat output (normally seawater stays warm enough longer than the Air temperature does. My Heat exchanger equipped Air Conditioning Unit was only useful for Dehumidifying and air filtration when it got under 6 degrees C, no Heat at all when you really need it. The same issue affects Grpund Heat Pumps that can inly work sustainably in Volcanic areas, where there is constant warming to keep the ground from freezing, otherwise all you are creating is Permafrost, which is why already there are so many complaints of ground Heatpumps ceasing to work. There are some really crazy promises being made about what expensive installations are able to deliver. It is Pssible to Create an underground Heat Store, so that heat a Home through the Winter, but doing it properly isn't cheap and has to be done as part of a new Build, which .I designed into an Octagonal Timber Framed House I planned to Build, which also had all around insulation up to ground floor insulation on the Foundation Walls and active Heat exchanging ventilation, so incoming air would be warned by the outgoing air, but I wasn't prepared to Bribe the Local Government to get planning, so they rejected it. A friend had what was probably the highest quality Timber Frane Construction business in the World, and I designed a system of Construction for him, that would deliver at keast 95% of the energy economies of the Canadian R2000 Standard, for 5% of the price. Sadly three local Authority Councillors had New Homes built for them, then Just didn't Pay him, which finished his business. Too many Timber frame Homes today, are nothing but poorly built cheap glorified Sheds, and they just aren't put together in structurally sound ways, for example, using Sterling board, which has no structural strength at all, and panels are just skew nailed to each other, and the wall plate. The only thing holding them up, is the exterior walls. Give me a GRP Boat any day. Best Wishes and Fair Winds. Bob (also an ex Civil and Structural Engineer QS/Surveyor for my sins ). 👍⛵️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
AND a Diesel reflex when stacked in the pack ice! In this range of price, the client is.....THE KING!
Please help me understand the use of a centre board for a boat likw this. Is there no keel then, or is there still one?
What is price range of this beauty ?
If you have to ask, it is not for you.
2.6m euro
This is a gorgeous boat but needs crew. I will take Hallberg Rassy 44.
Garcia exploration 45