The Ron Holland 45 Metre Transocean Explore
This new 45 metre Transocean Explorer of the Marco Polo series was intended to live up to her name. Exploring the far reaches of the globe is the reasoning behind this concept.This new approach to a motoryacht combines the reliability and savings of commercial shipbuilding with the fascination and freedom of yachting.
The Marco Polo series presents an interior arrangement for 10 guests and 8 crew that has very positive charter potential. Also, a low operation cost due to 35% fuel saving of the single engine configuration, plus construction details aimed at low maintenance, ensure a real commercial advantage.
Ron Holland
Naval Architect and Interior Designer ~ Transocean Explorer
45 metre Transocean Explorer
My response to this knowledgeable design brief of a very experienced yachtsman lead me to look beyond proven commercial hull types with naval architectural principles that had followed an evolutionary road influenced by wide ranging operational requirements. Although I wanted to incorporate the very best sea keeping characteristics of those vessels, I also wanted my personal experience of sailing thousands of ocean miles in a wide variety of sailing yachts to have an influence.
Ron Holland comments on the Hull Design
My goal was to marry this experience with proven commercial naval architecture. This would place operational efficiency and sea keeping ability in the most extreme geographic regions at a higher priority than achieving the maximum accommodation. So often en accommodation volume seems to be the primary influence in many existing motor yachts. Aesthetic principles would also have an important influence on the new design.
The Marco Polo Series hull lines feature fine forward water lines fairing into a low volume bulbous bow that drew on the recent experience of the latest military vessels. This approach maximises the ability of the hull to penetrate rough water conditions with reduced resistance and pitching moments, yet retains the advantages of increased range that the bulbous bow will produce. Soft mid sections and clean aft exit lines work together to ease the hull through sea conditions, no matter how extreme.
