NW Explorations offers bareboat and crewed yacht charters, yacht brokerage sales, boating training, and full-service maintenance out of Bellingham, Washington. The business gives clients multiple ways to get on the water, from chartering a yacht for a week-long cruise to buying a boat outright or joining a guided flotilla adventure.
The charter fleet includes trawler yachts like Tranquillus, a 42′ Grand Banks Classic sleeping 5, starting at $5,195 a week; Vaquita, another 42′ Grand Banks Classic sleeping 4, starting at $5,981 a week; Sea Stock, a 47′ Grand Banks Classic sleeping 4, starting at $7,875 a week; and Starweather, a 57′ Nordhavn sleeping 6, starting at $11,175 a week. The newest addition to the fleet, Bear Paw, is a 90-foot fully crewed charter reserved entirely for one group at a time, featuring three VIP king staterooms, chef-prepared meals, full beverage service, and gear for fishing, crabbing, shrimping, and kayaking, cruising both Alaska and the San Juan Islands.
For those wanting a guided group experience, NW Explorations runs its signature Mother Goose Flotillas, celebrating over 20 years of helping boaters explore the Pacific Northwest, with upcoming trips to Vancouver Island, the Inside Passage, Alaska, and Desolation Sound. Boat owners considering chartering their own vessel can join the Charter Ownership Program to offset costs, and the brokerage side lists yachts for sale ranging from a $269,000 1996 Grand Banks Classic up to an $875,000 2022 Ranger Tugs R-43.
Beyond charters and sales, NW Explorations offers powerboat training courses for those wanting to build skills, along with a full menu of yacht services including yacht management, maintenance, repairs, detailing, commissioning, and installations.
For anyone looking to charter, buy, learn to operate, or maintain a yacht in the Pacific Northwest, NW Explorations offers a well-rounded, one-stop operation out of Bellingham covering everything from bareboat trawler charters to fully crewed luxury expeditions.
