Van der Valk Explorer 28M

Two 1650 hp MAN V12 engines, 1213 kW each, set the tone for the Van der Valk Explorer 28M: an oceangoing motor yacht built to cross rather than potter. The yard finished her in 2025 on a round-bilged monohull designed for genuine seakeeping, not just a rounded look.

Build and provenance

Guido de Groot drew the Explorer line, working a round-bilged hull that gives the range its sea manners: a shape chosen for how a yacht handles a swell, not for how it looks at the dock. At 29 metres length and 7.2 metres beam with a 1.8 metre draught, she is built for long ocean passages rather than shallow coastal hopping, with the fuel capacity to match. As a 2025 stock build, she carries no history to account for beyond delivery.

Layout and accommodation

Ten guests sleep across five cabins, with a crew of three. On an explorer-style yacht built for passages, that crew ratio matters more than on a coastal cruiser: three people can stand watches and handle systems on a multi-day run in a way a smaller crew cannot.

Performance and engineering

Her two MAN V12 engines, each 1650 hp and 1213 kW, give a 17-knot cruise and 20 knots at full throttle, modest figures next to a planing sports yacht but exactly what a monohull is built to deliver efficiently over distance. The same round bilge that steadies her at speed also keeps her comfortable at anchor, without trading cruising range for a taller top speed.

Where she lies and how to see her

The Van der Valk Explorer 28M is built and sold in the Netherlands. Boatcrowd represents her to buyers and arranges every viewing in person; once an offer is accepted, the survey and sea trial follow before handover.