Selene 72 Ocean Explorer For Sale

Selene / Selene 72 Ocean Explorer

The Selene 72 Ocean Explorer is a masterpiece of maritime engineering, designed for those who desire a perfect blend of luxury and performance on the open sea. This yacht is crafted with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure, ensuring both durability and stability in various sea conditions. With a length of approximately 22 meters, the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer offers a spacious layout, featuring expansive living areas and state-of-the-art amenities. The interior is meticulously designed by the in-house team, focusing on elegance and comfort, making it ideal for long voyages. The yacht can comfortably accommodate up to 8 guests across 4 lavish cabins, each equipped with en-suite facilities, ensuring privacy and relaxation. The exterior spaces are equally impressive, with ample deck space for outdoor dining and lounging, along with a flybridge that provides breathtaking panoramic views. Powered by twin John Deere 6090SFM85 engines, the Selene 72 offers a cruising speed of 9 knots and a maximum speed of 12 knots, with an impressive range that enables extended exploration. The yacht is equipped with advanced navigational and safety systems, making it a reliable choice for adventurous seafarers. Built by the renowned Selene shipyard, known for their expertise in long-range exploration yachts, the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer stands as a testament to quality craftsmanship and innovative design. Whether cruising coastal waters or embarking on transoceanic journeys, this yacht promises an unparalleled experience on the water.

Length

22M

Beam

5.8M

Draft

1.8M

Day Guests

Sleeping

Cabin

Crew

Cruise Speed

9KT

Max Speed

12KT

Fuel

12000L

Range

3000NM

Engine

2 x John Deere 6090SFM85

Option 1

2 x Caterpillar C9.3

Option 2

2 x Cummins QSB6.7

Naval

Howard Chen

Exterior

Howard Chen

Interior

Selene Design Team

Selene 72 Ocean Explorer Price

New Starting From

€2,750,000

High Price Brokerage

€2,500,000

Low Price Brokerage

€2,100,000

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Some explorer yachts stretch their range. The Selene 72 Ocean Explorer stretches everything else too. At 22 metres, she is built on a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure rather than the fibreglass construction more common at this size, and the difference shows in how she carries herself at sea. A 3,000 nautical mile range sits behind twin John Deere engines running at a settled 9 knot cruise, with Cummins or Caterpillar power available for owners who prefer a different engine room. Four cabins sleep eight guests without crowding the layout or the crew. A Portuguese bridge and wide, uninterrupted side decks keep movement around the yacht safer in a way that matters more the further she travels from help. For an owner planning genuinely long passages, ocean crossings rather than coastal hops, the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer carries enough structure and enough range to make the distance feel incidental.

Performance

Nine knots is the number that matters here, not twelve.

Twin John Deere 6090SFM85 engines carry the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer to a 9 knot cruise and a 12 knot maximum, modest figures that trade outright pace for the efficiency a genuine explorer needs. Owners who want a different engine room can specify twin Caterpillar C9.3 or Cummins QSB6.7 units instead, without changing the yacht’s character. A 1.8 metre draught keeps access open to anchorages that deeper draught yachts cannot reach, and 12,000 litres of fuel underwrite a cruise built around weeks at sea rather than single legs between marinas.

Engineering

Steel below the waterline, aluminium above it. That combination is the whole point.

A steel hull gives the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer the mass and resilience to absorb genuinely rough water, while an aluminium superstructure keeps weight out of the top of the boat, where it affects stability most. Howard Chen’s naval architecture and Selene’s own engineering team have built the systems around long, unattended running, with straightforward access for maintenance underway and a Portuguese bridge that lets crew move forward in protected conditions rather than exposed on open deck. It is a quietly serious platform, built for distance rather than display.

Interior & Accommodation

Four cabins, eight guests, and a layout that never feels stretched to get there.

The owner’s cabin takes the full beam, the most stable position on the hull, with three further guest cabins finished by Selene’s design team in materials chosen for durability as much as comfort. Each cabin carries its own en suite, and wide side deck windows bring natural light below without compromising the structure around them. Two crew live in their own quarters, separate from guest spaces, keeping the working rhythm of a long passage away from the owner’s time entirely. It is accommodation built for weeks aboard, not a long weekend.

Living Spaces

Wide decks matter more on a 22 metre explorer than almost anywhere else.

Side decks run uninterrupted from bow to stern, wide enough to move around safely in a sea state that would make a narrower yacht feel hazardous. The flybridge offers open air lounging with real sightlines over the bow, while the aft deck and swim platform extend the living space down to the water whenever conditions allow. Twelve guests can gather by day across these spaces, well beyond the eight who sleep aboard, making her as suited to entertaining at anchor as she is to carrying family on a genuine ocean crossing.

Range & Autonomy

Three thousand nautical miles is not a marketing number. It is a cruising plan.

At her 9 knot cruise, the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer’s 12,000 litre fuel capacity delivers the longest range in her family, enough to cross an ocean section without revisiting the question of where the next fuel dock might be. That autonomy, combined with a 1.8 metre draught and a steel hull built for resilience rather than speed, is what defines her role. She is not competing with faster motor yachts on a sprint between ports. She is built for owners whose cruising plans do not end at the edge of the Mediterranean or the Caribbean.

The right yacht is about more than specifications. Compare the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer side by side with related models, from same-range siblings to its closest rivals, and see length, beam, guests, cabins and speed line up at a glance. A clearer view of where the Selene 72 Ocean Explorer stands, and a faster path to the yacht that fits.