2027 Ocean Explorer Catamarans 72 for Sale – 77 ft – Jakobstad, Finland

The new OE72 is made for adventurers. It combines high performance with elegant comfort and innovative design. Built for both comfortable world cruising and offshore racing at 25+ knots, it offers a customizable layout optimised for operation by just two crew. The spacious interior balances luxury with performance focused hull design for stability and speed.

Owners can tailor the OE72 for anything from eco-friendly long-range cruising to high tech racing. Layout options include three, four, or five cabins to suit different lifestyles. This is a yacht designed to match your ambitions wherever they take you.

HIGHLIGHTS:

•    A powerful yet refined catamaran, balancing offshore racing capability with true world cruising comfort at sustained high speeds.

•    Designed to also support extended time at sea, with intelligent space planning that enhances comfort, functionality, and ease.

•    Engineered for efficiency and effortless operation by a small crew, combining advanced composite construction with elegant, light interiors.

MANUFACTURER’S BACKGROUND:

“Founded in the Jakobstad-Pietarsaari region, in Finland, Ocean Explorer comes from a long history of luxury international boat builders coming together to form OQS ‘Ocean Quality Systems’. The same craftsmen who build the high-performance, luxury yachts of the same region, use their skills and close attention to detail to create the Ocean Explorer catamaran.  

Internationally acclaimed Naval Architect, Germán Frers, known for his beautiful and efficient designs, along with the knowledgeable Ocean Explorer team design and build every yacht with you at the very heart of it, creating a platform to enable you to take the next step, your next adventure. All from the comfort and safety of your expertly designed yacht, so you can sail the world without compromise. 

The Ocean Explorer is your high performance, luxury yacht, custom designed for pure sailing pleasure and built to navigate and explore unchartered territory.

GRABAU INTERNATIONAL SERVICES:

 

Project Management through-out the new build. The services from project management includes but is not limited to following:

•    Progress reporting

•    Quality reporting, reporting of findings and non-findings during the build

•    Customer care, keeping the customer up to date on bi-weekly bases with decisions needed to be taken and critical items to be decided on

•    Customer visits and meetings

•    Testing and sea-trials of the boat. When the boat is ready and launched OQS will together with the customer make all necessary tests for the boat according to agreed program. 

•    This program includes a minimum of 5 sea-trials of which one is overnight sea-trial in the archipelago of Finland.

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:

•    Categorised CE-Ocean A Classification

Hull Construction:

•    Epoxy + e-glass, foam core, vacuum infused in female molds

•    Bulkheads and stringers carbon fiber pre preg laminated

•    Daggerboard cassettes in carbon fiber

•    Shroud chain plates made in carbon fiber integrated into the hull

•    Each hull is divided into 3 watertight sections

•    Crash box in bows for collision protection

Hull Finish:

•    Hull, Awlgrip 9016 white standard paint color

•    Hull stripe at waterine stripe in Awlgrip Flag blue

•    Hull side stripe at windows Awlgrip Dark grey

•    Antifouling option to be determined

Deck & Deckhouse Roof:

•    Main deck, Carbon , vacuum infused

•    Deckhouse framing structure made of carbon fiber

•    Deckhouse roof, Epoxy + Carbon reinforced, vacuum infused

•    Forward crossbeam carbon infused with integrated trampoline net track

•    Longeron Carbon infused with integrated anchor system and trampoline net track

•    Davits with hydraulic lifting, made in carbon max weight 600kg.

•    Windows laminated/tempered glass. Grey STL-42 film between the layers

•    Awlcraft Matterhorn white standard non-skid deck paint

Aft Cockpit 

•    Aft cockpit fixed furniture as base layout with L-Shape sofa port and starboard

•    Lockers and storage in aft coaming

•    Non-skid painted floor in aft cockpit area and steps

•    Drop-down windows between aft cockpit and saloon

•    Different options for aft coaming available, including sofa, barbeque etc.

Daggerboards, Rudders & Steering:

•    Straight carbon daggerboards

•    Daggerboards hydraulic lifting system with indicators and backup system

•    Rudders made in e-glass with a foam core, attached to stainless steel stocks

•    A seaweed deflector forward of the rudder

•    Mechanical steering system

•    Carbon steering wheels

•    Twin rudder, twin wheel sprocket with chain system and rods.

MACHINERY

Engines:

•    Twin Yanmar diesel 110hp

•    Fuel capacity 1600 L (422 Gals)

•    Gori propellers

•    Auxiliary generator Fisher Panda 19 kw

•    Propulsion V-drive and Shaft

Electrial Systems:

•    The main electrical system is based on 24V

•    Engines have separate start batteries in each engine room

•    Option for Solar Energy area of 20 m² (200ft²)

Navigation Equipment:

•    B&G SR 16” 2pcs one on each side at outside helm station

•    B&G Zeus 3S 24” Glass helm, 1pcs at navigation desk

•    B&G H5000 Autopilot Controller on both sides SB side and at inside navigation desk, with double autopilot units.

•    B&G V100 VHF at port and STB helm + one at navigation desk spare outlet at aft pole

•    SIMRAD NAIS500 B&G V3100 AIS 

•    Radar B&G Halo 24 4 G Located on first spreader

•    B&G Hercules H5000 CPU with 3 B&G graphic display

Monitoring & Control:

•    Siemens PLC

•    Touch screen

•    Tank monitoring

•    Bilge pump monitoring

•    Light control system for navigation lights 

•    Sailing functions on pedestal and automatic quick release system 

Electrical Outlets:

•    At chart table 230V 

•    Galley, salon and aft cockpit 230V

•    Each cabin and each toilet 230V

•    Engine room 230V

•    Each cabin have reading lights at the head end of the beds. In the roof separate illumination lights.

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

HVAC:

•    Through hull fittings & seacocks in engine spaces AISI 316 stainless, seawater resistant brass

•    Hull through fittings of composite

•    Toilets, 24V Tecma 

•    Water tank approx (2) x 700L in each hull transfer between hulls with electrical pump

•    Hot water tanks

•    Black water tank 

•    Overboard and deck discharge

•    Water outlets in galley, showers and heads

•    Deck hose in locker at mast area

•    Forced ventilation

Freshwater:

•    Freshwater capacity 1400 L (195 Gals) total     

•    Heated water in 2 x 75 L (2 x 19.8 Gals) tanks

Sewage, Grey and Black water     

•    Black water tanks 2 x 300 L (80 Gals) 

•    Grey water tanks  2 x 300 L (80 Gals)

Bilge Pumps 

•    Bilge pumps Rule 24V in each watertight section

  

Example of layout with 6 cabins.

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

•    Hull accommodation in four cabin version.

•    Option to up to 6 cabins.

•    Owners cabin, 2 guest cabins and crew cabin.

•    Wood veneer Oak interior finish

•    Light interior with foam core at appropriate areas

•    Carbon structures

•    Doors are Oak glued on a Divinycell core

•    Walls and roof surface panels with Silvertex material

Saloon:

•    Kitchen island

•    Dining table / Lounge area

•    Chart table

•    Bar area

•    Fridge 190 DR Inox - (2) Pull-Out Drawers

•    Gas stove, 4 burner and oven

•    Double stainless steel sink with Franke water tap

•    Hidden TV

•    Corean worktops in galley

Owners Suite (Sb Aft):

•    Large walk around Queen size bed with bedside tables

•    Double large hull windows

•    Storage outboard and inboard 

•    Comfort seat inboard 

•    Hanging and shelf lockers forward inboard

•    Large enclosed shower and head

Crew Cabin (Sb Forward):

•    Double bed fw with bedside table

•    Storage under bed and inboard in cabin

•    Large hull window

•    Place for storage, washer drier, extra fridges and freezer aft in fw cabin

•    Large enclosed shower and head

Guest Cabins (Port Side):

•    Double beds fw and aft with bedside tables 

•    Storage under bed and outboard

•    Hanging lockers 

•    Large enclosed showers and head

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

•    Sails and running rigging including sail handling not permanently attached to deck, owner supplied.

•    Mast and boom carbon (Lorima) 

•    White painted mast with one set of shrouds and diamonds

•    Bracket for radar antenna

•    White painted fishbone boom

•    Composite standing rigging

Winches:

•    2 x Mainsheet winch Harken B990.3 (3) speed, self-tailing alu-electric, 

•    accessible at the helm station

•    2 x Trimming winch Harken B990.2 (2) speed, self-tailing alu-electric,

•    accessible at the helm station

•    2 x Secondary trimming winch Harken B990.3 (3) speed, self-tailing alu-electric, 

•    Aft of the helm station on deck level

General:

•    Aft of the helm station on deck level

•    Deck hardware – according to deck plan.  

•    Mainsheet system Harken hydraulic traveller

•    Boom support (vang) and traveller 

•    Quick release system 

•    Recessed hydraulic genoa furler by Reckmann

•    Tackline winch Harken ST80 (2) speed, self-tailing alu-electric

•    Removable helmsman chairs with backrest 

•    Windlass Lofrans Falcon

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

•    Fire extinguishers 2kg located in each sleeping cabin and 6kg extinguisher in the deckhouse.

•    FirePro – Semi-automatic extinguisher system

•    2 rescue system containing 40 m floating rope

•    2 Liferafts six person

•    1 EPIRB

•    12 inflatable life jackets

•    10 tethers with lifelines

•    2 horseshoes

•    2 life buoy light

•    Flare pack

•    First Aid Kit