Garcia Yachting Yachts
French builder of aluminium bluewater cruising and exploration sailing yachts.
Garcia Yachts is a French shipyard that describes itself on its official site as a builder of aluminium bluewater-cruising and exploration sailing yachts. The company’s materials state that the yard was founded in 1974 and present a current range of three Exploration monohulls — 45, 52 and 60 — plus the Explocat 52 catamaran. The site says these four yachts are aluminium, giving the page a clear model-family and material context.
Garcia describes its yachts through long-distance cruising, integral-centreboard sailing, autonomy and access to shallow anchorages. The centreboard arrangement, autonomy and shallow-water access must be understood on the selected yacht and its equipment.
Garcia's aluminium Exploration 45, 52 and 60 monohulls sit alongside the Explocat 52 catamaran. The shared long-distance brief leaves a fundamental choice between single- and multihull life, as well as different demands on crew and space.
An owner planning extended voyages should compare route, shallow-water intentions, storage and the regular sailing crew before settling on a platform. The construction material is a common point; sail handling, accommodation and systems accessibility of each Garcia model decide how it serves the actual expedition. The Explocat 52 further changes the beam and living-space comparison, so it should be weighed separately from the Exploration monohulls.
Take a closer look at Garcia Yachting models in the LYRA catalogue: Explocat 52, Exploration 45, Exploration 52 and Exploration 60.