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Motor yacht · range and stability

Cover more water, arrive rested.

A crewed motor yacht trades sail for range and stabilisers — more dive sites in a week, and a hull that stays level while you sleep.

The explorer motor yacht Kudanil Explorer at sea

In short

A motor yacht reaches more of Raja Ampat in the same week: 12–16 knots under power, active fin stabilisers, and no waiting on wind.

  • 12–16 knots cruising, with 1,500–2,000 nautical miles of range
  • Active fin stabilisers — a level hull at anchor and under way
  • Ensuite, air-conditioned cabins across the fleet
  • Reaches remote sites a sailing rig would need another day for

Choosing a hull

Motor yacht or sailing phinisi

Speed

Motor yacht
12–16 knots, on schedule
Sailing phinisi
Slower, and weather-dependent

Range

Motor yacht
1,500–2,000 nm — reaches the far south
Sailing phinisi
Shorter legs between anchorages

Motion

Motor yacht
Active stabilisers, level at anchor
Sailing phinisi
More roll in open water

Character

Motor yacht
Modern, quiet, expedition-built
Sailing phinisi
Teak, sail and tradition

Best for

Motor yacht
Divers covering ground in a short week
Sailing phinisi
Slow cruising and the romance of it

Neither is better. The right hull depends on how many nights you have and how far south you want to get.

On board

What the extra range buys

Speed is not the point on its own — it is what a faster hull lets you fit into the same week.

More sites per night

Repositioning happens overnight under power, so mornings start at the dive site rather than en route.

The remote south

Misool is comfortably in reach on a ten-night charter instead of a stretch.

Sleep through it

Stabilisers hold the hull level while the boat moves, which is the difference between resting and enduring.

On a four-night charter the difference is modest. From seven nights up, it decides how much of the archipelago you actually see.

Guests aboard an explorer motor yacht

Aboard

Built for distance

Seven to nine ensuite cabins, fully air-conditioned, with the deck space an expedition hull allows.

A tender for every dive, water toys stowed aft, and a crew that includes a chef and certified dive guides on every charter.

Before you ask

Good to know

Tell us how far you want to get.

Your nights and your dive list decide the hull. We shortlist the vessels that fit and quote per night, all-in.