BROKERAGE | NW Explorations

YACHTS FOR SALE

NW Explorations is Bellingham’s premier yacht broker. Why? Because we are a long-trusted and experienced company. We know our yachts, and we take the time to know our customers. Whether conducting a yacht survey or price assessment, handling a tricky negotiation, or spearheading a marketing campaign, our expert brokers will always keep your best interests as their compass. With our yacht sales exceeding $28 million in the past six years, consider making NW Explorations your first port-of-call.

Looking to purchase a yacht? We can help there too!

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1996 – 67′ Nordlund Cockpit Motor Yacht
United States
Te Natura
Location: Blaine, WA $695,000 USD
Te Natura Yatch Details
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2001 – 46′ Grand Banks Classic - SALE PENDING
United States
MOJO
Location: Bellingham, WA $549,000 USD
MOJO Yatch Details
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1965 – 65′ Trumpy
Canada
Dawn Patrol
Location: Sidney, BC $399,000 USD
Dawn Patrol Yatch Details
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2005 – 52′ Westcoast Cruiser
Canada
Memories
Location: Powell River. BC $260,837 USD
Memories Yatch Details
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2008 – 28′ Zodiac Pro 20 Man
United States
Location: Bellingham, WA $79,000 USD
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1987 – 42′ Canoe Cove Tri Cabin - SALE PENDING
Canada
Something Special III
Location: Powell River. BC $75,000 USD
Something Special III Yatch Details
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1982 – 43′ Spindrift Pilothouse 43
United States
Poobah
Location: Bellingham, WA $74,900 USD
Poobah Yatch Details
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2017 – 12′ Novurania 360DL
United States
Location: Bellingham, WA $17,500 USD
 Yatch Details
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2000 – 30′ Norstar Flybridge
United States
Nevermind
Location: Bellingham, WA $99,000 USD
Nevermind Yatch Details
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1985 – 49′ Grand Banks Classic
United States
Dream Catcher
Location: Bellingham, WA $225,000 USD

SOLD

Dream Catcher Yatch Details
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2003 – 42’ GRAND BANKS CLASSIC
United States
Navigator
Location: Bellingham, WA

SOLD

Navigator Yatch Details
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1987 – 42′ Grand Banks Classic
Canada
Solander
Location: Sidney, BC

SOLD

Solander Yatch Details
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1990 – 36′ Grand Banks Classic
United States
Pandion
Location: Bellingham, WA

SOLD

Pandion Yatch Details
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2003 30′ Norstar 302 Flybridge
United States
Rice Bucket
Location: Everett, WA

SOLD

Rice Bucket Yatch Details
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1992 – Catalina 34′
United States
Classy Cat
Location: Bellingham, WA

SOLD

Classy Cat Yatch Details
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1988 – 44′ DeFever 44 Trawler
United States
Cloud 9
Bellingham, WA $169,500 USD

SOLD

Cloud 9 Yatch Details
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1980 – Ocean Alexander 55′
United States
Name: Blind Date
Location: Bellingham, WA

SOLD

Name: Blind Date Yatch Details
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2007 – 39′ Grand Banks Eastbay SX
United States
Name: Ranger
Location: La Conner, WA

SOLD

Name: Ranger Yatch Details
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2005 – 36′ Norstar 360 Flybridge
United States
Name: Test Drive
Location: Bellingham, WA Price: $299,900 USD

SOLD

Name: Test Drive Yatch Details
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2004 – Catalina 31′
United States
Name: Chimera
Location: Bellingham, WA Price: $68,000

SOLD

Name: Chimera Yatch Details
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2007 – 47′ Grand Banks Europa
United States
Name: Eldean
Location: Bellingham, WA $749,000 USD

SOLD

Name: Eldean Yatch Details

BROKERS

Canada
Rob Bombardir
Broker 2022 - present T: (604) 483-6905
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FUN FACT: I like to sing country music and do a mean Donald Duck.

BIO: I have always loved boats and people, I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world and on the door step to Desolation sound. Buying my first boat at 18 yrs old and always being on the water it was a very easy decision for me to come and work with NW explorations.

United States
Scott Blake
Broker 1991 - present T: (360) 961-7028
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FUN FACT: Scott bought his first GB at 27, a 36 Sedan that he lived aboard, then being afflicted so young, bought five more of various sizes and models over the last 30 years. It's an incurable disease but fortunately not terminal.. :-

BIO: Scott has been with our company for 31 years, has been to the Grand Banks factory many times, has run boats and enjoyed our flotillas from San Diego to Prince William Sound and has helped hundreds of customers buy and sell Grand Banks and other cruising yachts. He has enjoyed cruising both his boats, RV's and motorcycles and has traveled the world a bit, with some fun warm water diving in some lovely spots...everyday is an adventure in life.

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Ken Bowles
Broker 2010 - present T: (206) 554-1642
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FUN FACT: Ken entered the boating life at the age of 5 on east coast lakes aboard his family’s Catalina 30 houseboat—basically a tiny mobile home on an aluminum hull with a Johnson 40hp outboard stuck on the stern.

BIO: Growing up around boats, Ken has cruised the Intracoastal Waterway, sailed the Bahamas and Virgin Islands and spent that last 20 years enjoying the amazing cruising grounds of the Salish Sea. He and his wife have raised three daughters on the two Grand Banks they have owned since arriving in the PNW and have their sights set on The Great Loop one of these days. Ken holds a Coast Guard OUPV license.

United States
Steve Nordtvedt
Broker 2019 - present T: (360) 223-2399
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FUN FACT: Born during the Battle of Midway, Steve is convinced his arrival on this earth was the key factor in turning the tide of war in the Pacific.

BIO: Steve first worked at Uniflite, rising to division GM. He was CEO of Nordic Yachts, builder of sailing & power yachts. He was PM at Dakota Creek Ind., building high-speed ferries. Steve joined Titan Corp as Program Manager, building X-Craft, an advanced technology ship for the US Navy, 272-ft 50-knot catamaran. Currently, he supports the owners of the many vessels he has enjoyed building.

United States
Randy Nulle
Broker 2019 - present T: (360) 920-3178
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FUN FACT: Randy was part of a team that delivered the first ever charter boats to the kingdom of Tonga. The trip from Tampa, FL to Tonga was over 8,000 miles.

BIO: BIO: Randy has worked as a delivery skipper, a sailing instructor and is one of our current Power Boat instructors. He has raced twice from Los Angeles to Hawaii as well as many races & deliveries up and down the Pacific coast from Mexico to BC. He has transited the Panama Canal, sailed the south Pacific and is currently a USCG licensed captain. He's a 40 year veteran of the boating industry and has spent equal time in both the power and sail industries.

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WHY CHOOSE
NW EXPLORATIONS

"Nearly all of our customers are repeat customers because they know we offer exceptional service and expertise. Our charter fleet yachts must pass a rigorous 18-page checklist that ensures they're in near-perfect condition. Here at NW Explorations, we don't just understand yachting—we live and breathe it."
– Ross & Evelyn Tennant, NW Explorations