YACHT BROKERAGE - NW Explorations

BOATS FOR SALE

For nearly 50 years, our brokerage team has been a trusted partner for buying and selling yachts in the Pacific Northwest. Our speciality is in trawler-style yachts, with over 75 percent of our sales involving trawlers such as Grand Banks. With a team of brokers to help you buy or sell, along with our Charter Ownership Program, you’ll enjoy benefits like prime moorage, professional maintenance, offset ownership costs, and tax savings on your purchase.* Whether selling your yacht or finding your next one, our decades of experience ensure smooth sailing every step of the way.

*For specific tax implications, please contact us for details.

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2022 Ranger Tugs R-43 CB Qualia Location: Bellingham, WA $849,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Qualia Yatch Details
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2000 – 52’ Grand Banks Motoryacht Bonum Vitae Location: Bellingham, WA $649,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Bonum Vitae Yatch Details
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2008 – 47’ Grand Banks 47 Heritage CL - SALE PENDING Sea Stock Location: Bellingham, WA $599,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Sea Stock Yatch Details
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2001 – 46′ Grand Banks Classic - SALE PENDING MOJO Location: Bellingham, WA $549,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

MOJO Yatch Details
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2002 – 46’ Grand Banks Classic Arctic Star Location: Bellingham, WA $479,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Arctic Star Yatch Details
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2003 – 42′ Grand Banks Classic - SALE PENDING No Agenda Location: Bellingham, WA $349,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

No Agenda Yatch Details
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1996 – 42’ Grand Banks Classic - SALE PENDING Misty Fjords Location: Bellingham, WA $269,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Misty Fjords Yatch Details
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1984 – 49′ Grand Banks Classic - SALE PENDING Deception Location: Bellingham, WA $250,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Deception Yatch Details
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1996 – 42’ Grand Banks Classic Eloise Location: Bellingham, WA $229,000

CHARTER OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Eloise Yatch Details
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1977 42’ Uniflite Sedan Woolley Girl Location: Bellingham, WA $129,000
Woolley Girl Yatch Details
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1992 – 32’ Grand Banks Endeavor Location: Bellingham, WA $119,000
Endeavor Yatch Details
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1981 – 42′ Grand Banks Classic Gilead Location: Bellingham, WA $115,000
Gilead Yatch Details
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2004 – 34′ Nordic Tug 32 Bernardi Location: Bellingham, WA

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Bernardi Yatch Details
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1993 – 49′ Grand Banks Classic Tortuga Location: Bellingham, WA

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Tortuga Yatch Details
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2013 – 34’ Back Cove Kate Location: Bellingham, WA

SOLD

Kate Yatch Details
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2003 – 42′ Catalina MkII Raven Location: Bellingham, WA

SOLD

Raven Yatch Details
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2000 – 36’ Grand Banks 36 Classic Hattie C Location: Bellingham, WA

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Hattie C Yatch Details
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1990 – 46′ Grand Banks Classic Patos Location: Bellingham, WA

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Patos Yatch Details
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1998 – 52′ Grand Banks Europa Lady Anne Location: Bellingham, WA

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Lady Anne Yatch Details
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1980 – 60′ Willard Pilothouse Julie K Location: Bellingham, WA

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Julie K Yatch Details
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1995 – 42′ Grand Banks Motoryacht Rhumba Girl Location: Bellingham, WA

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Rhumba Girl Yatch Details
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1981 43′ Hans Christian Ketch Argonaut Location: Anacortes, WA

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Argonaut Yatch Details

OUR YACHT BROKERS

Tim Hoving
Broker 2014 - present T: 360-961-0228
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FUN FACT: When I was born, my dad built a Glen L design ski boat named "Playpen." My love of boating began as soon as I was born. I learned to waterski behind that boat on Lake Oswego, Oregon. He owned it until I went to college.

BIO: Tim spends on average over 100 days a year on the water including power instruction, yacht brokering and leading flotillas. His passion is to share his skills and insights with new people that cross his path. In 2008, he was certified by the CPYB (Certified Yacht Broker Association) He has travelled to Alaska, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Tim joined the NW Explorations team in 2014.

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.

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.

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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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

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