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Specializing in Expedition Yachts, including the conversion of commercial and government vessels

Paul Madden runs Ocean Xplorer Yachts, LLC which is a boutique brokerage specializing in expedition yachts. He has extensive experience as a shipyard representative, working directly for such shipyards as Blohm+Voss and CRN/Ferretti on new builds up to the $200 million-level. He has developed a global network of relationships within the top echelon of the yacht business. Paul Madden received his MBA from Boston University School of Management in Brussels, and a Masters degree from England’s National Film and Television School. He is a member of The Royal Thames Yacht Club and is a former member of the NYYC. He has served as Vice President of the International Superyacht Society; and also has served on the Board of the American Sail Training Association (ASTA).

10/30/2026

Most “ice-class” yachts will never see real ice. Ice-class means the hull survives 'cocktail' ice. An ice-breaker makes the channel.

If Antarctica or the Northwest Passage is on your list, that difference decides where you can go and whether you come home.

Case in point: a 221 ft Canadian Lloyd’s Class 1 SAR vessel, 7,200 hp, now available for conversion into a true polar expedition yacht.

More expedition yacht breakdowns on The Yacht Channel on YouTube.

10/30/2026

Ice-class or ice-breaker? There is a big difference.

A 221 ft Canadian SAR ice-breaker — Lloyd's Class 1, 7,200 hp, rams a metre of ice — ready for conversion into a true polar expedition yacht.

Full video: "Ice-Breaker vs. Ice-Class" on The Yacht Channel, YouTube. Project details: Project Polaris on the Xplorer Yachts website.

10/27/2026

10/26/2026

50 meter Axe Bow patrol boat for conversion as an expedition yacht or for yacht support. www.xploreryachts.com/project-cutlass.html

10/25/2026

JP Morgan's Yacht, CORSAIR II, was put into service by the US Navy. In it's first engagement it sank two new high speed destroyers in 20 minutes. United States Naval Academy Naval History & Heritage Command The Morgan Library & Museum York Yacht See full video here: https://youtu.be/RzH8S7o8JwI. #1898

09/18/2026

In 1954 Aristotle Onassis bought a war-surplus Canadian Navy frigate for $34,000 and spent $4 million turning her into a yacht. That ratio — cheap war-proven tonnage, money spent above the waterline — is the arithmetic every commercial-hull conversion still runs today. CHRISTINA O is where it started, and she is now on the market at €52 million.

In 1954 Aristotle Onassis bought a war-surplus Canadian Navy frigat...

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