We're very proud to be the builders of Pelagic 77. Thank you and Tony for this great video!

Absolutely amazing. You're a lucky guy Nicolas to get to crawl around such a wonderful piece of kit like that.

Simply amazing. An interesting principal. Nothing here that doesn’t need to be. Function over form. One of my all time favorites.

OMG that has to be the most fascinating video you have ever produced, what an amazing boat tour, I could have watched hours of that, thank you so much for sharing that Nick, absolutely brilliant.

WOW, this is awesome! I started working on the yard that built the Pelagic in April last year, as they just started to work on the internals. My co-worker and I did all the electrics and Nav equiment. Great learning experience, and super proud of the final product. Since it was my first, this will be forever 'my boat'. Amazing to see it on your channel, thank you Nick!

Tony is of the ilk that built the world without a word of complaint or fuss. Kudos to him and you Nick for bringing such wonders to our living rooms.

That's not a little ship feel. That's an absolute no messing around BIG ship. Respect....

and this is why Aquaholic is my favorite channel. it's interesting to see the luxury pleasure yachts passing by on this channel But the expedition yachts like these inspire to look beyond the horizon for yourself. Ships like this make the story that no one can tell you if you haven't been part of the story

Loved this. This is "my" sort of boat. No frills. Safety is a priority. Well designed. Comfortable. The ideal boat for extreme conditions.

Wow, that was totally amazing but as aquaholic deals with everything connected with water, it was only fair that an expedition yacht got on to it! A brilliant experience and full tour of an amazing expedition (hand-built) yacht, well done nick!

Damn wonderful! at 70 this is as close to adventure anyone will let get any more.. Truly fascinating stuff. I am very glad you did this one.. Makes me wish it had it all over to do again.. Oh, the fun of adventuring around the world.. It has been a good life my friend.. Cheers!

It’s great to see how an explorer boat is fit for purpose just like you said, nothing is there if it doesn’t need to be there and it’s very different from the princess’ or the sunseeker’s which is a great thing to see! Absolutely love this Nick!

Very interesting watch. I could listen to Tony talk about the boat all day. Well done, Nick. Some great questions and very well filmed.

A gift. A rare treat. A "Come look at this" moment. Nick, to get a personal tour, on such a yacht demonstrates your depth in the "community". As to he boat - at times on the tour I'd think "but what about this or that" then there it would be. The boat has everything - not just safety, but comfort as well. Lots of different places to "tuck yourself away". Thank you Nick. Thank you for sharing. And yes - STUNNING BOAT. The dreams ARE being nurtured.

Tony Castro, your design element requiring regular visits to the engine room to operate a few basic, daily systems is a brilliant idea. Nothing like eyes on to spot what's wrong. The Pelagic 77 is a wonderful expedition sailing ship!

25:59 I can see a man of culture as well, with the mate game going strong in that boat!

Wow! I think that's the most impressive boat you've had on the channel. Function, simplicity and redundancy, without being completely spartan. The design quirk that forces people into the engine room is quite clever. No fear leaving that in the marina, anything hitting that is coming off second best

Why would people downvote this video? It was great. Very interesting to see the thought that goes into something this unique. What a great build.

If you design and build a boat for Skip Novak you know that you better don't mess up! Whatever nature has will be thrown against it for sure. Fantastic result!

I’ve never been much for sailing vessels, but this one is exceptional! Really dig the simplicity and ruggedness. Great find Nick!!!

KM Yachtbuilders where magic happens. Love those yachts.

I like seeing a boat built for a purpose. Everything is there for a reason. No useless fluff.

You may be proud being the builders and thanks for the presenters talking moderate and informative without erratic music !!!

It's a great refreshment to finally see a boat which was not designed for leisure!

I've watched you for years, and you have always delivered amazing content - but this is my favourite so far! I am more impressed with this boat than any of the multimillion dollar yachts. Nice work :) And your guide was perfect.

This boat is so utilitarian, it makes a Nordhaven look like a gold plated palace!

Well done! Tony is a pleasure to listen to and obviously proud of the work he and his team did. Thanks for getting this interview.

What an incredible boat. I love the ultimate level of practicality they designed into it. No luxury anywhere, yet it still looks very comfortable and livable. Thank you for showing this.

This was a fantastic watch. Thanks for putting this out. Speaking to the designer Tony brings a whole new and intuitive perspective of explorer yachts. Bravo!

A marvel of engineering. I would feel blessed to be able to even step onto this vessel.

Outstanding tour and vessel! Every word and action makes perfect sense! Purpose designed with premier safety in mind to start with! Thank you for this, I'll be sharing with my sailing friends!

Just to say that watching this is a far superior experience to watching football.

What a boat. I like the fact that you can go everywhere.

An absolutely amazing boat and tour Nick, great to see a true exploration sailing yacht and the explanations as to why things were done in such a way, really enjoyed this one

this is one of the very few Sailing Boats tours Ive watched. Usually I ignore the sailing ones - not my type of boats, i love Bering and Nordhavn style boats.

Been a subscriber to KM yatcht for a long time their yachts are the best

Just brilliant! Thank you for the tour. Would love to see you add more unusual boats like this to your mix of pleasure yachts. Not that I mind the pleasure yachts and luxury, I look forward to watch more of those too… but your tours are so thorough and informative that getting perspective on some of these working boats would be absolutely fascinating.

Stunning boat. Built on experience with no experimentation. Failsafe systems with no redundancy anywhere. Loved all the cabins. Very comfy and the communal area was fastantic. Galley looked pretty good too. With only 4 crew, they must all have multiple jobs. How do you find people with those skills? Someone who can cook a 3-course meal and plot a course to Antarctica! Those watertight doors were fantastic. I would feel really safe on this boat and I can't wait to see what new science she is able to facilitate.

Thanks Nick, that's a great tour of this fantastic vessel, great to see around this wonderful yacht with Tony Castro and your follow up interview with Skip Novak, what a great vessel made for exploration. Great job...

wonderfully crafted boat "fit for purpose". Every inch designed to function without compromise. The Yanmar engines say it all with cable control & reliability. Cracking video.

I wasn’t aware that Tony was Portuguese. As soon as I heard his accent it put a smile on my face

That’s really an incredible ship. I love your conversations with the owners and designers. So much insight is gleaned by hearing what they have to say. Thank you, Nick!

This is a FANTASTIC boat! Absolutely solid, practical, great performance, and used in a brilliant way. Love it!

What a wonderful yacht. Thanks Nick

I love the quote that “ stability is like money. You never have enough of it

Amazing boat, looking forward for the next 25 minutes!

This is my kind of boat. Absolutely no fluff or frills, beauty through function. Really, really nice yacht.

i like the simplicity of this kind of boats more than the luxury yacht look :)

I've never clicked on a video so fast. I've been following this boat for a long time and its awesome to see you do a tour

What a fantastic machine. Superb. What it must be like to design and operate a vessel like this. Amazing. That's the human need to explore.

Amazing design and sailing philosophies. Great video and tour. I could watch and listen to Tony for hours

Thank You for covering the gambit of yachting, you really do get around, " Brilliant," as you would say.

Fascinating video, just like a documentary. So much thought went into the design of this ship - having an on/off switch only in the engine room to force people to go there - genius! Great to see Nick managed to open a locker...... Just by looking at the ship from the pontoon - you know it is going to encounter some tough conditions. Great video - thanks again Nick!

I salute the designers.and builders of this wonderful ship.Bon Voyage to all who sail upon her.

My favourite video so far period!!!! Wow wow wow

amazing piece of kit and what a pleasure to have the designer there to explain the thought process behind the details. Chapeau!

I really found this very interesting to watch. Very nice to see a tour of a different type of boat than what I’ve seen from your videos so far. Really enjoyed this one!

Talk about 'fit for purpose'! That's an astonishing design and beautifully constructed. I'd happily go to the ends of the earth for that one (or should that be 'ON' that one). The first view of those massive winches in the cockpit set the scene so well. You found something quite remarkable. Lucky you.

Now this is an incredibly interesting boat to show us. Nothing compared to the yatchs you have used to. Thanks Nick and Tony!

A truly excellent presentation to capture the intent of this yacht. It is nice to see a functional yacht, still capturing quality of life on board, yet built for a purpose. Tony is a true gentleman. Great video.

Definitely a very well equipped & designed for serious blue water sailing. What a boat. Wow! Thanks for having shared it.

Now that’s a serious bit of kit.

Thank you for showing a proper walk through and showing what the boat looks like I watched a previous video claiming to show the ship but all the channel showed was the hallway and a tiny view of the cabin from the hallway it was a horrible video. Thanks again for doing it properly 👍🏻

Love Tony known him for years very honest knowledgable guy with a great outlook for design, well done top job again 👍👍

So interesting how this modern boat is using centuries old tech like a deck prism

!!outstanding👍👍 see Sophie & Chris aswell👍❣

Absolutely amazing tour, I've been watching videos of Skip's voyages wherever I could find them. This has to be just the most perfect boat I've seen on your channel!

What a beautiful vessel! It’s amazing how thoroughly you have integrated the ship’s technology and the crew needs. I wish I could be one of the scientists you hope to host!

What an amazing piece of kit. Also the fact that he said he would rather not use the anchor to not disturb whats happening on the sea-floor is absolutely Incredible. Would have not even crossed my mind that it is disruptive (ignorance from my side). Just shows that some people actually care. In the words of Nick: "thats fantastic" =)

Hope you come Across a Garcia Exploration yacht someday, owner operated thing in comparison to this, also sailing! But with style & luxury, also with a aluminium hull

Wow,Nick it just gets better and better, thanks to Tony also, everything very get-attable, superlative , very practical to have form over function, Everytime you show us your know your subject matter, splendid, keep up the good work, I think we are all aquaholics now.

Amazing vessel. True masterpiece from Tony Castro & KM Yachtbuilders

Lunch in the garden and a 30 min aquaholic video.... If only it was a Friday upload and this would be perfect. Just noticed 313k subs now! Is that accelerating?

What a ship! So much redundancy built in to make anyone feel safe crossing any part of the worlds seas and oceans. I love that the engines get the full beam master space! Thanks Nick 👍

This boat is incredible and the guys managing it are on a different level. Wouldn't mind seeing a flatearther scratching his head when he reaches the end of the world on a boat like this and the guys coming from below saying we told you so:)

Surprising tour !!! Really impressed with the simplification of all hardware and the size of the living space.

Wow - amazing! To me, this is luxury. Functional and built to last 👌

I think Tony Castro in the past designed many sailing yachts for Jongert, excellent designer.

Just about the best video yet, thoroughly enjoyable and educational. Big thank to you and Mr. Castro. One thing I really would have loved to see is the how the mast is fixtured to the hull but boy, what a fantastic boat.

Watched Skip’s quick tour a number of years ago. Still wow!

This is the kind of boats that we like to see

Oh, a REAL boat! 😉 Great video as usual Nick.

What a very well built expedition boat. I love the pilot house for cold weather navigation. plan on sailing up the west coast from San Diego to explore B.C.s inner passage and hopefully Alaska. I’m still 2-3 years away but am looking at a 50ft pilot house next week.

Nicolas, much appreciated for this tour, been following Pelagic & KM Yachtbuilders and this has been most informative, look forward to your interview with Skip!

Beautiful and capable vessel!!! I don't believe I've ever seen a Sailing Explorer Ship. It's a bit too spartan and utilitarian for my taste but if I ever needed to sail to Antarctica then this vessel would do nicely.

That was really cool! What a wonderful BEAST of a vessel!

wow, what a machine. Thanks to Tony for explaning the build and the boat.

What an amazing vessel! Hats off to Tony for designing it! Of course thanks to Nick for getting us a proper tour!

Could easily watch a few hours of going through all the features of this boat’s design.

Now this is a serious, global vessel! Form follows function perfectly! Another great change of pace and tour! I love the diversity of uploads on this channel. Thank you so much! What a treat! Can’t wait for the interview with Skip.

Amazing yacht, the thought that has went into this can only be achieved through a life long experience of sailing in the worlds most dangerous palaces, what I wouldn't give to be allowed to sail her. Awesome video, thank you.

This is by far the most fascinating boat I’ve ever seen! Never mind the super yachts or mega yachts, I’d want to take this boat for an adventure of a lifetime!

Mr. Castro, a quite interesting character to listen to. It must have been a dream day for you to film another superb interview, tour. Thank You yet again Sir!

This is just as a ship should be: no frills, fit to purpose and kept simple.

this was fantastic thanks for this one nick this really is next level stuff & Tony's knowledge is just fascinating definitely my favourite yacht tour on the channel keep up the great work 👏🛥🚤⚓👍

Brilliant video Nick keep this type of video coming thanks cheers

What a beast! The most amazing thing I heard was the setup that forces a makeshift rotation through the mechanical space. That's thinking that comes from decades of experience. As Nick would say...Brilliant!

What a brilliant vessel and great tour, I’m not googling how much an Antarctic trip costs! P.s. Still waiting for a Hunton yacht tour Nick! :)

Awesome Nick! Thanks for giving some love to the beautiful sailing yachts out there. You're channel is the best

From the epitome of luxury on Blue Moon (with your vlog playing on a TV screen) to the personification of safety on Vinson. Great viewing this morning by you and David.