Garcia Exploration 60 for sale

Garcia Exploration 60

Exceptionally equipped aluminium expedition yacht with centreboard | Built 2022

The Garcia Exploration 60 is one of the few large cruising yachts where range, safety and sailing performance were considered together from the outset. FIORE goes a significant step further.

This yacht was consistently equipped for long voyages with a small crew. Many details of her equipment only truly make sense once you are travelling independently for extended periods, sailing long distances and do not want to rely on the next harbour being just around the corner.

FIORE was delivered in 2022 and has since covered around 15,500 nautical miles. These include voyages from the Mediterranean across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, on towards New York and finally back to Europe. She is therefore not a practically unused yacht whose systems still have to be tested on the first major voyage. She has already shown what she was built for.

The aluminium hull, the variable keel concept and the protected deckhouse construction form the foundation. What makes this vessel especially interesting, however, is its exceptionally extensive technical equipment.

Carbon rig, hydraulic headsail furling, two independent autopilots, SEA.AI, satellite communications, large lithium battery bank, almost 1.8 kW solar power, hydrogenerator, 19 kW generator, watermaker and hydraulic bow and stern thrusters make FIORE a distinctly self-sufficient offshore yacht.

Despite her size, she is designed to be sailed with a small crew.

## Hull, Deck and Cockpit

* Aluminium hull and aluminium deck
* Variable keel for different waters and depths
* Marine deck covering
* Hull insulated
* Insulated sail locker in the forepeak
* High-quality stainless steel work on deck
* Hydraulic cockpit winches
* Harken Performa winches
* Carbonautica steering wheels in carbon look
* Integrated, welded-in attachment points for Jordan Series Drogue
* Hydraulic bow thruster, approx. 240 kg thrust
* Hydraulic, retractable stern thruster, approx. 240 kg thrust
* Hydraulically extendable Opacmare gangway
* Two-part cockpit tent
* Bimini

## Rig and Sails

One of the special features of FIORE is her rig, which is upgraded compared with the standard version. The taller carbon mast increases the sail area and gives the yacht additional performance, particularly in lighter conditions.

* Axxon carbon mast
* Axxon carbon boom
* Raised rig with increased sail area
* Carbon spinnaker pole
* Hydraulic roller furling for genoa
* Hydraulic roller furling for staysail
* Harken T-track system with sliders for the mainsail
* Three reefs in the mainsail
* Additional deep-set third reef

### Sail Wardrobe

* DFi mainsail, black
* DFi genoa, black
* DFi staysail, black
* Roller gennaker
* Code 0 with furler
* Oxley spinnaker with sock

This gives a sail wardrobe that offers a sensible range of sails from light trade-wind conditions up to strong winds.

## Anchoring Equipment

The anchoring gear was not sized sparingly either.

* Hydraulic Lewmar V6 anchor windlass
* Ultramarine bow anchor, 80 kg
* Ultra Anchor retrieval ring
* 100 m anchor chain, 14 mm
* Electronic chain counter
* Hydraulic warping capstan
* Separate stern anchor
* Spade stern anchor
* Dedicated anchor windlass for the stern anchor
* 2 x 100 m Dyneema for additional safety and mooring applications

## Navigation and Communication

The navigation and communication equipment is designed for genuine long-distance cruising. The redundancy of the autopilot system is particularly noteworthy.

* Comprehensive B&G navigation system
* Enlarged B&G multifunction displays
* Two independent B&G autopilot systems
* B&G ForwardScan
* SEA.AI Offshore 320 thermal imaging and object detection system on the mast
* Iridium / Thales Certus 700 satellite antenna
* Starlink Marine
* 4G/5G router and external antenna
* Prepared emergency VHF antenna
* Focal audio / hi-fi system

Especially on long passages, the combination of two autopilots, satellite communications and SEA.AI represents a considerable gain in safety and comfort.

## Power Supply and Self-Sufficiency

FIORE has an energy system that goes well beyond what is usual on many cruising yachts of this size.

* Lithium service battery bank 24 V / 1,000 Ah
* Approx. 24 kWh nominal battery capacity in total
* Approx. 1,125 W solar power on the radar arch
* A further approx. 628 W solar power on the deckhouse
* Approx. 1,750 W installed solar power in total
* Watt&Sea hydrogenerator
* Cummins ONAN diesel generator, 19 kW
* Generator approx. 322 operating hours

This combination makes it possible to cover a considerable part of the daily energy demand from renewable sources at sea and at anchor, and to use the generator selectively.

## Engine and Fuel System

* Volvo Penta D4-230 diesel engine
* 230 hp
* Approx. 1,100 operating hours
* Integrated oil change pump
* Approx. 2,300 litres of diesel tank capacity in total
* Twin, switchable fuel filters
* Racor fuel polishing system
* Spurs cutter on the propeller shaft
* Folding propeller
* Fixed spare propeller

The large tank capacity and especially the option of fuel treatment are important details on a yacht of this kind. Anyone travelling away from the usual European supply infrastructure will appreciate the value of a clean, redundantly designed fuel system.

## Water and Sanitation

* Dessalator DUO 110 Navigator watermaker
* Production capacity approx. 110 litres/hour
* Two grey water tanks
* Two electric toilets
* One additional manual day toilet
* Hot water supply
* Quooker boiling water system in the galley

## Heating and Air Conditioning

FIORE is not equipped only for warm waters.

* Webasto diesel-powered central heating
* Radiators throughout the yacht
* Air conditioning in the owner cabin
* Extensive insulation of the yacht

This makes the yacht suitable both for northern waters and for longer stays in tropical regions.

## Galley

The galley is designed for extended living aboard and is correspondingly well equipped.

* GN Espace Ocean Chef XL electric oven
* Microwave
* Dishwasher
* Quooker
* Additional 70-litre freezer
* Approx. 145-litre refrigerator
* Further switchable refrigerator/freezer
* Generous provision and storage space

## Tender and Other Equipment

* Bombard C3 tender
* 15 hp outboard motor
* Two life rafts
* Extensive safety equipment
* Complete mooring and fender equipment
* Numerous Dyneema lines and low-friction rings
* Extensive spare and additional equipment for long-distance cruising

## Maintenance and Technical Condition

After her first major voyage, FIORE was not simply put up for sale. The yacht was thoroughly overhauled at Atlantic Shipyard in Harlingen.

Among other things, the rig, engine, generator, watermaker, sails and underwater hull were checked and serviced.

In addition, various experiences from the first 15,500 nautical miles were used to further improve technical details. These include, among other things, the ventilation of the technical room, the drainage of the showers, changes to the Starlink wiring and the consistent separation of the two B&G autopilot systems.

## A Garcia That Has Already Been Sailed

Perhaps the most important point about FIORE does not appear on any equipment list.

This yacht has already completed her first major voyage.

She has completed Atlantic crossings, has been to the Caribbean and the American east coast, and has then returned to Europe under her own power. Many of the minor issues that inevitably arise on a new and complex yacht during the first ten thousand nautical miles have already been identified and dealt with.

For a new owner, this means: you are not taking on a Garcia Exploration 60 that still has to prove whether its overall concept works.

You are taking on an exceptionally extensively equipped offshore yacht that has already proven that it can do exactly what it was built for: sail long distances safely, quickly and with a high degree of self-sufficiency.

Blue Yachting is the official GARCIA dealer for Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. We have 14 years of experience with the shipyard and have sold many GARCIAs in the past. We would be happy to help you find your dream boat.