An entire deck is dedicated to controlling YE's machinery, hydraulics & electronics. From here, twenty different ballast tanks can be filled or...
An example of the guest accommodations, this double is set up with bunk beds plus a pair of easy chairs and a writing desk. It sports a closed...
Adjacent to the media room, Yacht Express’ full size dining room accommodates the entire crew as well as guests, in utilitarian seating....
Set up for staff business conferences as well as after-hours entertainment viewing, the 50-seat theater offers commodious, padded comfort. A...
The fitness gym is accessible for all crew and passengers to stay ship-shape. The fully mechanized, though modest in size facility, boasts a...
Amenities continue to manifest as we clamber through the sky-high vessel. The Lounge is comfortably set with easy chairs and long, upholstered...
Van der Werf explained that prior to Yacht Express’ maiden run; the company has previously transported more than 9,000 motor and sailing vessels...
Giving new meaning to the word "Skylounge", Yacht Express' Command Bridge is 28-meters above the waterline. That's nearly 100 feet folks! As...
Elevated on one of her upper floors, a fine-art decorated atrium offers a fully enclosed serving bar with padded leather stools. Framed by...
A Tour of the Ship: The Sundeck surrounds and overlooks a 12’ deep swimming pool, 14’ square. Lining the perimeter, a bevy of comfortable sun...
After the deck is raised, the dry-docked yachts undergo two more procedures; the first is placing precisely measured stands under the hull,...
And there you have it. The float-on process is complete and this trans-Atlantic marina can hang-out its no vacancy sign. The loading process may...
The loading team coaxes each craft to its exact position, then the “seafastening” procedure begins with underwater bracing. At that point, DYT...
How it’s done: At the Captain’s command, the twice-football-field length submersible deck slides underwater as the yachts line up, prepped and...
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While the yachts it carries are sleek, stylish, high-gloss fiberglass and sculpted aluminum, the Express’ steel tower construct is undeniably...
DYT – Dockwise Yacht Transport President, Clemens Van der Werf guided us on an all-inclusive, sometimes arduous, walking-climbing voyage up and...
This exceptional craft was built at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard, in China, with an aim to provide the fastest transoceanic yacht delivery service...
What is so different about her? Her trick is she “stoops to conquer”. While other transporters employ giant (sometimes risky) cranes to lift...
Dockwise Yacht Transport 685' "Yacht Express"The Mothership Arrives! Review by Capt. Chuck Gnaegy Crossing the Atlantic on her maiden voyage; the...