From April 7 to 12, 2025, in Lorient, Garcia Yachts brought together an international community of owners for the very first edition of the Owners’ Week – Master The Adventure. This exclusive and immersive seminar was dedicated to offshore cruising training and knowledge sharing among owners. 🧭 A Full Week to Boost Offshore Autonomy Over six days, participants enhanced their practical skills through hands-on workshops led by experts from Grand Large Yachting’s professional training school — Escale Formation Technique (EFT): • Marine diesel engine mechanics • Onboard electrical systems • Safety at sea & survival skills • Offshore weather routing (with guest speaker Christian Dumard) • Watermaker operation & maintenance British sailor Pete Goss, an offshore sailing legend, joined the group — reconnecting with some of the owners he had already met at the Owners’ Seminar just six months earlier. This week was designed for those who want to cast off well-prepared, confident, and self-reliant. ▶️ Learn more: 🌐 Garcia Yachts article: https://www.garciayachts.com/en/news/owners-week-2025 🌐 Escale Formation Technique: https://www.escale-formation.fr 📩 Stay informed — subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.garciayachts.com/en/contact#salon 🔔 Subscribe to Garcia Yachts on YouTube: ⁨@GarciaYachts_official⁩ 📱 Follow us on social media: 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garciayachts_official/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarciaYachts/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/garcia-yachts/?viewAsMember=true ------------------------------ Du 7 au 12 avril 2025 à Lorient, Garcia Yachts a réuni une communauté internationale de propriétaires pour la toute première édition de la Owners’ Week – Master The Adventure -, un séminaire immersif et exclusif dédié à la formation à la grande croisière et à l’échange entre propriétaires. Une semaine de formation au service de l’autonomie en grande croisière Pendant six jours, les participants ont pu renforcer leurs compétences techniques à travers des ateliers concrets animés par des experts formateurs de l’école de formation du groupe Grand Large Yachting – Escale Formation Technique (EFT) : • Mécanique moteur diesel marin • Électricité à bord • Sécurité en mer et survie • Météo offshore, avec l’intervention de Christian Dumard • Dessalinisateur Le navigateur britannique Pete Goss, légende du large, a honoré cette première édition de sa présence, retrouvant ainsi des propriétaires déjà rencontrés 6 mois auparavant lors du Owners’ Seminar. Cette semaine est conçue pour celles et ceux qui souhaitent partir bien préparés, en toute autonomie. En savoir plus : 🌐 Garcia Yachts - https://www.garciayachts.com/actus/owners-week-2025-une-semaine-de-formations-a-la-grande-croisiere-pour-les-proprietaires-garcia 🌐 Escale Formation Technique - https://www.escale-formation.fr 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garciayachts_official/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarciaYachts/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/garcia-yachts/?viewAsMember=true

🌊 Your bluewater journey starts here. Grand Large Yachting — the group behind Garcia Yachts — is launching a dedicated series of bluewater cruising webinars designed to support you at every stage of your long-distance sailing project. 📅 Episode 1: Preparing for Bluewater Cruising 🗓 Monday, May 27 🕐 1:00 PM (French time) – Webinar in French 🕡 6:30 PM (French time) – Webinar in English 👉 Register now (free): • French Webinar : https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a224b87a-754a-457a-90cc-34895f3de14e@2164a90c-352d-4f51-ac03-eb3fe8a30733 • English Webinar: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dca0573e-01cb-45a7-a7e2-462165f97cf4@2164a90c-352d-4f51-ac03-eb3fe8a30733 🎙 In this first session, you’ll hear directly from our experts and experienced owners who have already set sail. They’ll share their journeys, their advice, their doubts — and above all, what made their project a reality. 🌍 Whether you're dreaming, planning, or already preparing, this series is your opportunity to connect with a global community of committed bluewater sailors. 🚀 Dare to go further. Your world is waiting. #BluewaterCruising #SailingWebinar #GarciaYachts #GrandLargeYachting #OffshoreAdventure #NowhereYouCantGo -------------------------- 🌍 Votre aventure commence ici. Le Groupe Grand Large Yachting, auquel appartient Garcia Yachts, lance une série exclusive de webinaires Grande Croisière pour vous accompagner dans votre projet de vie en mer. Que vous en soyez aux premières réflexions ou déjà à l’étape de préparation, ces rendez-vous sont faits pour vous. 📅 Premier épisode : La préparation de votre projet de grande croisière 🗓 Lundi 27 mai 🕐 13h (heure française) – Webinaire en français 🕡 18h30 (heure française) – Webinar in English 👉 Inscription gratuite : • Webinaire en français : https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a224b87a-754a-457a-90cc-34895f3de14e@2164a90c-352d-4f51-ac03-eb3fe8a30733 • Webinar in English : https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/dca0573e-01cb-45a7-a7e2-462165f97cf4@2164a90c-352d-4f51-ac03-eb3fe8a30733 🎙 Ce premier épisode réunit nos experts et des propriétaires navigateurs ayant déjà franchi le cap. Ils partageront leur cheminement, leurs conseils pratiques, leurs doutes… et surtout ce qui a rendu leur aventure possible. Un échange authentique et inspirant pour faire de vos rêves de large une réalité. 🚀 Rejoignez la communauté des navigateurs qui ont osé prendre le large. #GrandeCroisière #WebinaireNautique #GarciaYachts #GrandLargeYachting #BluewaterSailing #NowhereYouCantGo

[Pete Goss] #3 Listen to Pete Goss share the benefits of the centerboard with the owners of an Exploration 45. Watch the full video here: https://www.garciayachts.com/.../an-impromptu-meeting.../ #garciayachts #exploration45 #aluminiumboat #centreboard #sailing #sail #bluewatercruising #Exploration #sailingadventure #aroundtheworld

While Pete Goss was visiting the Garcia Yachts shipyard a few months ago, Marisa and Adriano were also in Cherbourg, aboard VOYAGER, their newly delivered Exploration 45. It was a great opportunity to meet up again, and to receive an avalanche of advice from the legendary sailor.

Discover the magic of the Explocat 52 from Garcia Yachts in this captivating video! Three of these aluminum sailboats showcase their exceptional performance as they sail right into the heart of the action. In thrilling conditions, they tackle the waves with ease and confidence. To top it all off, dolphins join this journey, adding a touch of enchantment to the sea experience. Join us to understand why the Explocat 52 reign as masters of the oceans, offering both performance, comfort, and magical moments alongside marine life. Subscribe to delve into even more thrilling adventures with us! Credits: Jérôme Houyvet - Production: TIB’S Prod

Building aluminium blue water cruising boats at Garcia: an artisanal craftsmanship that harvests state-of-the-art technologies to make our boat owners' dreams become true.

RADICAL. ALL TERRAIN. SPACIOUS. Discover the world under sail, all while enjoying generous space. The Garcia Exploration 52 takes the fundamentals of the 45 — aluminium hull, centreboard, twin rudders, inverted coachroof, deck saloon, watertight door, double glazing thermal insulation—but adds volume and storage: three double cabins and a technical compartment. A board this model, that’s as versatile and safe as ever, the most remote places on the planet, from high latitudes to tropical regions, are now accessible to families or larger crews. Conceived without compromise, radical in its approach and design, the Garcia Exploration 52 will take you exploring in the most remote regions of the planet, in complete comfort. Designed to protect you, with independence in mind, total safety, and self-sufficiency.

With a particularly solid aluminum hull and deck, and a cutter rig that is easy to control, the Exploration 60 is an integral dinghy built for the high seas. Her generous dimensions allow for an unprecedented combination of refined living spaces, technical areas and storage volumes, making it possible to envisage going even further, even longer... with or without a crew.

Owners or future owners came from all over the world to participate in this seminar. On the program: conferences, workshops and visits. The result in pictures.

Building aluminium blue water cruising boats at Garcia: an artisanal craftsmanship that harvests state-of-the-art technologies to make our boat owners' dreams become true.

Discover the testimony of Peter and Regina, owners of Blue Way a Garcia Exploration 52.

Entrez dans le chantier à la rencontre de nos collaborateurs. Découvrez leur compétences, leur parcours et leur quotidien.

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Blue Water Sailing Webinars, proposed by Grand Large Yachting in association with Yachting World, are back! Discover the Live event that took place during Cannes Yachting Festival on Sept. 10th, 2021. In this video, a presentation of this 6 free webinars season is made by Xavier Desmarest (Grand Large Yachting Group CEO) and three of the sailing experts that will present one Webinar: LoÏc Helies, Nikki Henderson and Pete Goss.

The bare hull of the number 3 of Garcia Explocat 52, the ultimate aluminum exploration catamaran, arrives in Garcia Yacht’s facilities in Cherbourg (Normandy). ——— Arrivée à Cherbourg (Normandie) de la coque du n° 3 des Garcia Explocat 52, le catamaran d'exploration en aluminium par excellence, par Garcia Yachts.

The bare hull of the Garcia Exploration 60 was turned over in a highly spectacular lifting operation taking place at the end of March, 2021. A decisive step in the progress of the construction of this high quality unit made of aluminum by Garcia Yachts shipyard. ——— Fin mars 2021, la coque nue du Garcia Exploration 60 a été retournée au cours d’une opération de levage hautement spectaculaire. Une étape décisive dans l’avancement de la construction de cette unité de haute qualité en aluminium par le chantier Garcia Yachts.

Carolyn & Rick, from Australia, just had their new Garcia Exploration 45 "Snow Gum" aluminum centreboard sailyacht delivered at Garcia Yachts shipyard in Cherbourg (France). They present their "10 years plan around the world", and explain how far their Garcia Exploration 45 is the perfect boat for them to run this project, while taking an active part to Garcia owner's community. After Rick had sail to the Arctic Circle with @59NorthSailing and "looked at so many videos on Youtube" as he says, Carolyn & Rick now produce their own contents on the SnowGum YT channel you can visit here: http://bit.ly/SnowGum. Feel free to discover it and to follow them on their sailing adventures!

La construction de voiliers de grande croisière en aluminium au chantier Garcia Yachts : un savoir-faire artisanal faisant appel à des technologies de pointe, pour réaliser les rêves de nos propriétaires. Video de François Dourlen.

The famous British ocean racer, adventurer and author Pete Goss has sailed more than 250,000 nautical miles at sea. He and his wife Tracey also lived and sailed two years and a half aboard their Garcia Exploration 45 "Pearl of Penzance”, they finally sold in 2020 for family reasons. So, that’s with the connoisseur’s point of view that Pete shares his impression after a sailing session on board the Garcia Exploration 52.

First sailing impressions on board the Garcia Explocat 52, the ultimate aluminium exploration catamaran, by the famous British ocean racer and adventurer Pete Goss.