Explorer Yachts Summit
Damen Yachting was honoured to return as the title sponsor for the Explorer Yachts Summit 2025, a crucial event for the explorer yacht sector. The event, hosted by Boat International at the Yacht Club de Monaco, was a day of strategic dialogue and insights.
As the only international summit dedicated exclusively to the explorer yacht sector, it gathers Owners, captains, and industry leaders to explore trends, challenges, and innovations shaping this fast-growing market.
This global summit is the premier forum for exploring the unique challenges and opportunities of expedition yachting. As leaders in building robust and luxurious explorer yachts, Damen Yachting is committed to fostering collaboration and driving innovation in this dynamic sector. Expect in-depth discussions on the latest advancements in remote travel capabilities, essential strategies for crew development to ensure safe and successful expeditions, and critical conversations on ocean conservation to protect the environments we explore.
The Explorer Yachts Summit is where industry leaders converge to shape the future of adventure yachting.
Sarah Flavell, Marketing Manager at Damen Yachting said, “Damen Yachting continues to support the Explorer Yachts Summit, because we recognise the importance of ensuring that there is an event dedicated to discussing all things to do with the explorer yacht market. That’s not just about the yachts that are available, capable, and able to push the boundaries and go further, it is also about all the components, the suppliers and the people that make it possible for exploration to take place. That includes those with the expert knowledge of how yachts should be built, and what features and functions are necessary to go further afield into remote destinations, but also includes those with the expertise to educate regarding how we protect the areas once yachts do visit, the responsibilities that we have for these destinations, what else can be done whilst there and thinking about explorer yachting as a whole”.
For more details on attending in 2026, visit the Boat International website. Let's shape the future of exploration together.
What is the Explorer Yachts Summit?
The Explorer Yachts Summit is a packed programme of panels and presentations, which will address various topics facing the explorer yacht industry in the form of interactive presentations, panels and fireside chats with Owners.
Where does the Explorer Yachts Summit take place?
The Explorer Yachts Summit 2026 will take place at the Yacht Club de Monaco.
When does it take place?
The Explorer Yachts Summit will take place in November 2026.
Where can I purchase tickets?
Ticketing information for the Explorer Yachts Summit 2026 can be found at the Boat International website: https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-events/explorer-yachts-summit
Unique platform
“The explorer yacht sector continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments of the superyacht industry, with demand increasing year on year,” agreed BOAT International’s global editor-in-chief Stewart Campbell. “Now firmly established as the only summit dedicated exclusively to this exciting and dynamic sector, the Explorer Yachts Summit offers a unique platform to explore its full potential. We’re thrilled to once again welcome Damen Yachting - one of our most valued and forward-thinking partners - as title sponsor for this year’s event.”
Explorer Yachts Summit 2025
For Damen Yachting, the Explorer Yachts Summit serves as a platform to help guide conversations around exploration, offering the chance to share our expertise and underline our leadership within the explorer yacht sector.
Enrique Tintoré, Product Manager Xplorer and Yacht Support at Damen Yachting, shared how every explorer yacht begins with the Owner’s mission. Clarity of purpose determines the entire design path, from helicopter landing platforms and medical facilities to labs, specialist storage and the systems needed to keep guests safe and comfortable in remote areas.
Guests were invited to experience exploration in a more tactile way with Damen Yachting scale model showcases of the Xplorer 105, Xplorer 80 and Yacht Support 75 which drew steady attention and sparked detailed conversations about design philosophy, capability and purpose. An immersive AR Experience allowed guests to explore the Xplorer 80 in three-dimensional detail, moving virtually through its deck layouts and interior spaces.
Other sessions highlighted new frontiers, including space as a future explorer destination, and the potential role of explorer yachts in supporting scientific missions. Market data confirmed that explorer yachts are becoming a philosophy of travel rather than a niche, with more than one hundred vessels expected to be in build by 2026.
By the end of the Explorer Yachts Summit, the message was clear. Exploration is not about reaching the furthest point, but about engaging with the unknown. As horizons continue to shift, Damen Yachting remains part of the conversations shaping where exploration leads next.
Xplorer Portfolio
Discover more about our portfolio of Xplorer Expedition Yachts. Download brochures to explore detailed specifications and deck layouts. For any questions, please contact us at team@damenyachting.com.