GARCIA Exploration 45, Ultimate Blue water Aluminium sailboat?
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- The Garcia Exploration 45 is one of if not the top blue water Aluminum sailboats out there. Is this the ultimate aluminium sailboat for the price range? Garcia is known for their go-anywhere blue water sailboats.
Tech Specs
Length 48.82 ft, Beam 14.57ft
Draft (centreboard down) 9.51ft (CB up) 3.74ft
Displacement 32.21lbs
fixed ballast 10lps
upwind sails 91m2
Gennaker/ spinnaker 90m2 / 160m2
Engine 75hp, Diesel 184 gal / 700l
Water 132gal, 500l
I abolutely love the Garcia boats and design, from the perspective of just straight up feeling safe. Looks like they are built like a tank!
Glad you enjoyed it, sorry for the late reply.
the pilot area too closed to the end . little scare about fall off to water if in rough sea
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Yes, more of everything and anything Garcia and related.
I thought the welding in the bow locker looked amateurish. It almost looked tacked on rather than full welds for the hull reinforcements.
Great overview, better than a lot of channels
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the informative review. I like to see the small things discussed.
Not a lifting keel. It’s a centreboard boat. The ballast is built into the hull. Raising the centreboard doesn’t affect the boats righting moment.
Or the rolling momentum at anchor. Lift a keel and anchor and see the rolling action change.
@@ianscott3180 100%
Tyvm great boat and presentation
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
That was a good walkthrough. Well thought out and clearly explained.
Thank you and thank you for watching;)
❤❤❤ Thanks for this video…. Good job… From New Caledonia
Sorry for the late reply, I am happy you liked it.
does it have air conditioning as an option? What about extra solar and battery banks?
I went to the Annapolis boat show this year and I think this was my favorite boat. Odd to say as it was docked, but it felt more stable than anything else I went on. Looking forward to your visit to Garcia
The visit will be sometime in the spring, we are arranging to do a see trial and they are fully aware it is for UA-cam. It would be nice if more boat manufactures were as open as Garci and Amel. Thank you for watching;)
I've been a fan of the Garcia exploration 45' for some years now, fantastic boats, twin (independent) skeg hung rudders and protected prop allow you to beach the boat and offer steering redundancy. I'd have one in an instant, or the Garcia exploration catamaran, explocat??
We only got a quick look at the exploration cat in Cannes but there will be more to come on that in the new year.
As far as I know the Garcia does NOT have a lifting keel, it is a centerboard... so that the righting moment does not change...DId they change this in 2022? Would not be great for the stability if they did.
Amazing boats!
Great Channel.Greetings from the Philippines
Thank you and thank you for taking the time to watch;)
If I was not seventy years old and had the money, I would have one of these in a heartbeat. I am and I don't, so back to the twenty five year old ex charter Beneteau. Nice to dream!
Nothing wrong with the older Beneteau's it's the newer ones that aren't so good;) I just had a great time sailing a Beneteau 45 very fast and a great boat for the med. Thank you for watching;)
Thank you for the excellent walk through!
She did get port and starboard mixed up as to where the engine controls were at the beginning.
How much ready to sail ?
is this boat appropriate for one person to sail?
Yes,
Impressive boar, lots of great design features. Have they sold many?
They are proving popular, I will find out the exact number :)
@@SVTONICBoatWives I think you were looking at Hull #36 or #37. There are about 6 Exploration 45's that are produced each year. Grand Large is doing a few different styles and sizes (Allures 40.9, 45.9, 50.9 as well as the Garcia 52, 60 and the Explocat 52), so they are not able to produce as many 45's.
@@SeanandKate It sounds like you're well informed fans of the brand. Perhaps one of these is in your future! If so, good choice. 🙂
The engine controls are actually on the Starboard side. Thanks for the video.
I thought I was the only one that noticed that. Not to mention about the lifting keel, it is lifting keel or lifting dagger board?
@@teeanahera8949 The Garcis Exploration 45 has a lifting keel. Cheers.
@@corujariousa not a lifting keel. It’s a centreboard. Ballast is built into the hull so raising the centreboard has no affect on the righting moment or rolling momentum at anchor.
The engine controls ARE on stbd even if they don't look it in the video! If you notice the writing in the video (name, home port on the transom, B&G on the covers) they're all back to front so the first part of the video has, for some reason, been flipped. It means that what appears to be stbd is actually port and vice versa.
D'oh! I meant to write the engine controls ARE on port!!
In terms of versatility and price range, is Boreal 44 well comparable to Garcia 45?
The "bones" are similar. They're both "all seas and all seasons" boats designed and built by those with the most personal experience doing such things (Frenchies).
Beyond that, the choices made, are ultimately very different. The Garcia is laid out for an experienced couple (Cornells and others), with the ability to carry guests and crew as needed/wanted. The Boreal for extended living aboard while raising children. Even if they can both be used outside of those niches, that ultimately makes for very different flows.
There are other differences as well. The Garcia is, and sails like, a more "normal" boat. The Boreal is its own tangent off of the tangent that is French centerboarders. Not better nor worse per se. But different.
Ultimately though: Whether you prefer one or the other; will likely come down to whether you want to stand watch in a segregated doghouse, or in the main accommodation. The inside watch station, are the USP of both these boats. For an experienced couple cruising by themselves; it may not make sense to spend their remaining sailing years only saying hi as they pass eachother on the way back and forth to a doghouse to stand watch. But if you, OTOH, have three kids doing homework and projects at the main table; that may not be the best place to steer the boat from, at night when light discipline is necessary.
@@paulnorman8274best analysis of the two concepts IMHO
Excellent review. You clearly do know your ropes. Liked, subscribed with all notifications bell activated.
More Garcia, if you please.
Cheers.
Thank you, there will be more on Garcia and Allures next year;) Thank you for watching and subscribing.
Hey lady, at 1:40 you pointed to the 'right side' helm and called it the PORT side. Are you adequately experienced to host a sailboat video?
Hi John, sometimes we make mistakes. It is what makes us human, and I am glad I keep learning every day because that is important to me. I am so happy you watched the video and were able to enjoy it ( I hope ). We try our best and will only get better from good feedback from our subscribers like you;) Thank you for watching have a great day;)
Hi John. Actually, the video was reversed for this segment showing the cockpit (Why? Who knows!). So, the lady was correct in referring to the engine throttle being on the port side (the Volvo Penta engine control panel is actually on the starboard side). But the reply to you from SV TONIC doesn't seem to have picked up on this. Oh well. No harm done. Are you thinking a Garcia might be on your shopping list? They're good boats. Regards, Rick.
I’m so happy I am not you….
How much headroom in that forward berth?
Hi there, I am 5ft8 and have plenty of headroom in the forward berth hope that helps?
That "port side" @ 1.42 is actually starboard, now call me old fashioned but really!!!!!!!!
As I have explained in many comments, we switched the camera view, which is the opposite. And spend my days switching from French to English and Spanish, sometimes a little German; you know I get a little Tied, SO call me old fashioned, but we are all allowed a slip-up from time to time.
Retired industrial field construction boilermaker, looking at those mig-welds,no go😢. Think for the price,could have decent tig-welders,pay them n keep them.😮fishbustin,totally concur.
How much is it?
rough numbers? about 1.2 M...but worth every penny
This particular boat was advertised at about 700.000€ exc. VAT from memory
@@SVTONICBoatWives I just finished ordering mine…and it came in at 1.2 M. The base price from the July’s 2021 list is 569 363 € w/o VAT
@@LocoCoyote $1.2m in what currency??
@@gregmorgan8900 euro
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Gorgeous boat. All that work and engineering and it has a wet head in the master….🤷♂️
but you do have the other heads as well, I don't mind a wet head. The other head and shower also make's a good space for putting all your wet gear. Thank you for watching;)
It is really nice to see an actual "blue water" boat, rather than the wanna bees....
well said she is a great-looking sailboat and we can't wait to get out on one next year;)
We ESPECIALLY " love" the tattooed fingers.
What??? No hot tub???
Nice one. However, if no higher latitudes or tropics are your sailing regions, Gunfleet 43 is much much better suited.
Not a bad boat good choice;)
No decent reason why you have to roll this in reverse view. When pointing on the right side of the pic saying "...on the port side" I can"t take it seriously anymore.
My camera decided to record the whole thing upside down, so I had to reverse the footage, Thanks for watching;)
@@SVTONICBoatWives that makes me feel better then, it does not only happen to me :)
Holy smokes the other ther guy wasn't kidding, those welds were terrible, maybe some QC issues?
you have done 2 times 5000 nautical miles ? I see two swallows !!
only one swallow for the moment the second is on it's way;)
сварные швы у предыдущих лодок были аккуратнее. качество Garcia упало:(
far too narrow windows for me in the cabin, especially looking fwd. With all that cabin in the way, you have to be standing up at the helm to see where you are going.
I would definately pass on this boat.
Centerboard, not lifting keel...
I think the name of the keel depends on what part of the world you are from :)
@@SVTONICBoatWives I disagree…a lifting keel is a very different thing than a centerboard. The lifting keel has the bulk of the ballast contained in it. When you raise the keel, the ballast moves up and that changes the righting moment of the vessel. The centerboard boat has the ballast in the hull and it remains there. Lifting the centerboard changes nothing in regards to the ballast.
B positive. Just enjoy the tour. It doesn't affect anything. If you're buying a boat you should know the difference, centerboards can be ballasted. Not a black or white thing. Boats and a compromise.
@@gps831coast I’ll take your word for it, but I have never seen a ballasted centerboard. Kind of defeats its purpose…
@@LocoCoyote Bestevaer S/Y 45 comes to mind.
But in general, I would agree with you definition. Just seems like not everyone else does.
I’m sorry, but those are some terrible aluminum welds!
Exactly what I was thinking, I thought maybe because there not seen
Everything visible is nicely finished but they don’t bother making them pretty when out of site. Much like fibreglass boats, look in the lockers and it’s very rough.
Terrible in looks, or terrible in strength?
true they could at least grind off those ugly looking bumps. 😂
Did you do them..or why are you sorry ?
Port is on the otherside, lol
The first couple of minutes from boarding are reversed. Look at the yacht’s name and port of registry, and compass card. Also the plotter screen changes side in the cockpit shelter!
@@David-qs5ii Thank you for spotting that:) your right my camera recorded upside down for some reason, all good fun though thank you for watching.
B&Q nav gear😅
Those messy workmanship in the bow with the aluminum work, weldings etc do not give much trust...
It's not messy at all, and all the weldings seems clean
the welds at 3:38 are probably a joke.
If you want to make good presentations, you have to bet in your self...you need a dentist urgently (Im not joking...its for your health). Best regards
Weird
Holy Cow, please tell me you drew those tattoos on your hands with a sharpie in the rain before filming. THEY ARE TERRIBLE.
IDK what this accent is but I never want to visit any part of the world where they talk like this. I wanted to see the boat but the accent was physically painful to bear.
My those tattoos on your hand are not a great sight.. I hope you do not encourage your daughter to wear them.. They are very polluting unfortunately, sorry to say..
A LOT of Millenial and Gen Z are lost. The men and women in different ways.
What an ugly to see boat!!!!
Do you really think so, do tell me what do dislike about it and why? do you have any comparison sailing boat that you prefer?