Wind Voyage
Wind-assisted Ocean-going Vessels
Xplorer Yachts has selected Norse Shipyard to build the first edition of its VPLP-designed “Wind Voyage” Global Expedition Yachts, the 106m “Project MG”
Paul Madden of Xplorer Yachts and Mustafa Süngü of Norse Shipyards have signed an agreement at The Monaco Yacht Show today to build the 106-meter “Project MG”, which is the World’s first wind-assisted hybrid diesel-electric expedition yacht.
For each project, we assemble a Team that includes:
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Vessel Designers
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Interior Designers
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Naval Engineers
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Project Managers
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Maritime Attorneys
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Project Specific Consultants & Advisors
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We bid projects to multiple shipyards and interior fabricators
Why clients choose Xplorer Yachts:
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We handle a project from 'the idea' and 'the mission', through design and construction to delivery and setting up ongoing vessel management program.
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We deal direct with principals and shipyards, avoiding 'brokers' and middlemen.
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We know what we are talking about.
Paul Madden served as the American rep for Blohm+Voss (Hamburg) during the construction of the 92-meter MAYAN QUEEN and the 162-meter ECLIPSE. Recent projects include the conversions of a 62-meter Ulstein Stand-By vessel and a 67 meter Offshore Supply Vessel into Global Expedition Yachts.
He is the former Vice-President of the International Superyacht Society and is a member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.
A New England native, Paul Madden grew up racing Sparkman & Stephens-designed yachts to Bermuda and trans-Atlantic. After earning an MBA at Boston University’s program in Brussels, and a film degree in England, he entered the yacht business with Camper & Nicholsons in Monaco.