By adding your yacht to our charter fleet, you benefit from paying zero sales tax, getting prime moorage, and receiving 60% of your vessel's charter fees-allowing you to use that income to cover maintenance, insurance, moorage fees, or financing costs. Skipper a private yacht along the stunning shores of the Alaskan wilderness with our exclusive flotilla.
Get a front-row seat to the towering glaciers of the Inside Passage, experience rare Alaskan culture and wildlife, and above all: enjoy pure, unadulterated freedom.
Get a front-row seat to the towering glaciers of the Inside Passage, experience rare Alaskan culture and wildlife, and above all: enjoy pure, unadulterated freedom.
Services
At NW Explorations, you can be pretty sure that if we're not in the office, we're on the water. Our team of technicians, brokers, captains, and naturalists have more than 25 years' experience in the boating industry and a lifetime of experience loving the sea.
You'll see this dedication to our values through our maintenance department's superior customer service, our brokerage firm's expertise in finding you the perfect yacht, and our ongoing dedication to offering the highest maintenance standards of any yacht company.Located in beautiful Bellingham, WA we are a full-service, adventure yacht company.
You'll see this dedication to our values through our maintenance department's superior customer service, our brokerage firm's expertise in finding you the perfect yacht, and our ongoing dedication to offering the highest maintenance standards of any yacht company.Located in beautiful Bellingham, WA we are a full-service, adventure yacht company.
We love yachts! That's the simple truth. And it's why our devotion runs high for every vessel we service. At NW Explorations, we pride ourselves on performing meticulous maintenance and repairs, detailing, installations and commissions. You can be assured you're receiving all the expertise and premier customer service we're known for.
At NW Explorations in Bellingham, 25 years of expertise means you're guaranteed an exceptional voyage! Choose from some of the best maintained yachts in the region. Have a read through our bareboat charter checklists so you're properly equipped. And we'll even share our 'must-see' spots! Whether you'd like to book your first charter, or your tenth, we look forward to hearing from you!
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.
Training with NW Explorations gives you more than expert instruction. We're talking full immersion! You'll learn all aspects of a charter, and gain plenty of hands-on practice. From engine room basics to navigational skills, our expert instructors guide you through it all! Take a 1-day, 3-day or women-only course.
Reviews (12)
Peggy K.
Aug 24, 2021
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If you are looking for a unique experience with beautiful scenery every day, and the opportunity to travel safely and confidently while navigating your own beautiful boat, this company has everything you need.
Their boats are clean and very comfortable and they travel to new and gorgeous locations every day. You have a guide, a mechanic and a naturalist, and an all around helper, as well as the company of a small number of other travelers.
Beautiful mornings, fun evenings, short travels each day through stunning scenery, wildlife, hikes, fishing, sunsets, this kind of trip has it all.
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Their boats are clean and very comfortable and they travel to new and gorgeous locations every day. You have a guide, a mechanic and a naturalist, and an all around helper, as well as the company of a small number of other travelers.
Beautiful mornings, fun evenings, short travels each day through stunning scenery, wildlife, hikes, fishing, sunsets, this kind of trip has it all.
You
Scott Renne
Jul 18, 2021
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Don Anderson
Dec 10, 2018
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NWE has done an excellent job of marketing our boat for summer charters and keeping her in tip top shape. The staff there are very engaged, friendly and knowledgeable. And most important, they do what they say they are going to do. I would highly recommend them to anyone considering putting their boat in a charter fleet.
Matthew W.
Nov 11, 2018
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Sandy Henderson
Nov 02, 2018
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Best Charter company EVER! My husband and I are looking forward to our 5th charter with NWExplorations. We will be joining their Alaska flotilla this summer. We previously enjoyed their flotilla to Prince William Sound (trip of a lifetime for us). Their fleet is extremely well maintained and if there should be an issue (ours have all been minor and corrected quickly by phone) while chartering they are always prompt in their assistance, On one of our bare boat charters we found ourselves trying to get back to Bellingham and encountered a fog bank on our way in. We called NWE for some guidance which
Brad W.
Oct 31, 2018
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NWX puts together great cruising progress. The Alaska flotillas are my favorites. Amazing views. Amazing guides. Amazing other guests!
The service team at NWX also has taken care of my yacht over the years. They've done exceptional work and also communicated what needs repair/replacement before doing anything beyond what we'd already chatted about.
Fully recommend!
The service team at NWX also has taken care of my yacht over the years. They've done exceptional work and also communicated what needs repair/replacement before doing anything beyond what we'd already chatted about.
Fully recommend!
Lorraine Rimson
Oct 30, 2018
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I have been fortunate to participate in the Desolation Sound guided flotilla and one of the legs of the Mother Goose Alaska flotilla. Those trips turned us into lovers of the Salish Sea, Grand Banks trawlers, and NW Explorations. Without exception, every individual affiliated with this wonderful company is terrific. Their motto appears to be -- we will exceed your expectation each and every time you encounter us. No matter what the reason for your involvement with NWE, you'll be treated like a VIP. But I must warn you -- you may also end up with some dear, dear friends. These are special people
Paulette Bergh
Sep 28, 2018
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Arnold Korbmacher
Sep 14, 2018
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This is the place to charter a boat in the Salish Sea. The Grand Banks fleet is large and the boats a meticulously maintained by a large crew of marine mechanics. I would rather leave on my cruise from Bellingham rather than Anacortes or Seattle. Bellingham has everything to offer except the traffic.
Bob M.
Sep 06, 2018
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Mike Gleason
Aug 10, 2018
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Bob Lichtenberg
Jul 30, 2018
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