Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

The company has its new project Oceanco carries out in cooperation with naval architects Lateral Naval Architects & Engineering, exterior designers Timur Bozca Design, interior designer Gina Brennan, and Pelorus - a leading travel company specializing in yacht expeditions.

Superyacht Esquel with a displacement hull is designed for long cruises to distant regions of the planet, stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole and everywhere in between. Naturally, the yacht offers all the aesthetics, amenities, interior and exterior finishes and attention to engineering detail that can be seen on all yachts. Oceanco.

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Esquel is the perfect combination between an expedition vessel and a luxury superyacht. There is a 230 square meter garage on board for quick tenders, various water toys and diving equipment. The large, uncluttered main deck of the yacht, with an area of 200 square meters, has a glass superstructure aft deck with an indoor pool inside and a wellness area with panoramic views.

Deck Esquel also offers a lot of space to accommodate locked containers of any kind, as well as additional tenders and off-road vehicles. For those interested in marine biology and ocean conservation, Esquel could serve as a platform for any number of scientific research, such as coral aquaculture - creating reef farms on board to help restore the dying reefs of our oceans.

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Esquel has a very flexible layout and can be adapted to accommodate additional multi-purpose cabins and other work space for seminars and research offices. Insofar as Esquel not your average expedition yacht, it will look equally good in the ocean and at the Cannes Film Festival to - perhaps - raise awareness of ocean conservation.

Design bureau Timur Bozca Design, which was chosen for the project, is based in London and Antalya. For the last few year s Timur Bozka has received several design awards including "Young Designer of the Year" Is a recognized international competition that Oceanco sponsors annually.

“Our vision is to create solutions that take into account the human factor, technology and aesthetics. We develop projects with a purpose, not just for the sake of design. We believe that we should create projects for the future, ”the designers explain their philosophy.

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Esquel equipped with a modern compact diesel-electric system, ensuring environmental sustainability and uncompromising autonomous operation anywhere in the world. With a reinforced hull and "polar" classification, the superyacht has a cruising range of 7,000 nautical miles and a top speed of 16.5 knots.

To truly fulfill your expeditionary potential, the design Esquel has been designed to provide maximum redundancy for the lowest possible maintenance.

Surprisingly, while the exterior of the yacht is very masculine and super modern, like a spaceship, the interior is very stylish and warm to create the feeling of home away from home. Ambitions of interior designers Esquel were aimed at creating a dwelling for the young explorer, taking into account an eclectic mixture of antiques and artifacts that will be collected on future travels.

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Expeditionary superyacht Oceanco Esquel with diesel-electric drive

Working with the team Pelorus, the designers wanted to fully understand the true nature of adventures in remote locations such as Greenland and Patagonia... Therefore, the yacht was designed to carry and launch two submarines, a ground vehicle and motorcycles, as well as to accommodate a helicopter on a helipad. As we wrote earlier, the yacht can also be equipped with laboratories for scientific experiments and research.

Specifications:

• Length: 105 meters / 345 feet
• Width: 17.5 meters / 57 feet
• Draft: 4.3 meters / 14 feet

Capable of sailing in any hemisphere, the Esquel Expeditionary Superyacht is truly another one-of-a-kind vessel with the unique and innovative DNA of the yacht builder Oceanco.

30.05.2019