A true exploration sailboat
In a superb owner’s configuration, this Garcia Exploration 52 offers three cabins and two heads. The port aft cabin is fitted out as an office with a berth, and the technical space under the saloon can accommodate an additional berth. The owner’s cabin has its own en-suite head.
Garcias are exceptional all-aluminum integral centerboarders, designed for bluewater cruising on every sea in the world, warm or cold. With minimal draft, she takes you wherever you wish, right to the edge of the most idyllic anchorages. Inside, the panoramic deck saloon and a warm interior ensure optimal comfort.
The protected watch station (doghouse type), with excellent forward visibility, lets you hold your course even in difficult seas. Extremely well equipped, this boat was prepared for Antarctica, where she sailed for several months in complete self-sufficiency and safety. A true exploration sailboat in the spirit of the model conceived with Jimmy Cornell.
Why this boat stands out
- All-aluminum integral centerboarder for serious exploration, twin JEFA rudders on self-aligning bearings, rigid guardrail
- B&G electronics: two 12″ Zeus3 touchscreens, backup autopilot, Oscar video system (obstacle detection), Starlink
- Simplified deck layout: lines led to two electric Andersen winches at the back of the cockpit + a third electric winch
- Full sail wardrobe: Hydranet mainsail, solent and staysail, Oxley symmetric spinnaker, Stormlite gennaker, code 0, canoe boom and carbon pole
- Volvo Penta 150 hp engine with an additional 400 L tank, bow and stern thrusters, reinforced soundproofing
- Comfort and self-sufficiency: watermaker, 75 L water heater, hydronic radiator heating, air conditioning in the saloon and the 3 cabins, 220 V washer/dryer
- 1,080 W of solar panels on the arch, Fischer Panda 8000i generator
- Ground tackle: 35 kg galvanized Spade anchor, 100 m of chain, electric windlass · F-Rib 330 dinghy + Mercury 6 hp outboard
- Safety: 8-person liferaft, EPIRB, 4 AIS MOB beacons · technology extras: SEA.AI system, ROV, unsinkable drone, ultrasonic antifouling
Minimum 15-day onboarding. Photos not contractual.
