M/Y ROCK – The Spirit of Exploration
M/Y ROCK is a 26-meter, 150-GT steel and aluminum explorer yacht, purpose-built for extended voyages and demanding seas. Designed for autonomy, efficiency, and safety, she combines proven shipyard engineering with the practicality of a working vessel.
Twin main engines, active stabilizers, and redundant systems provide reliability in all conditions — from calm coastal waters to open-ocean passages. Her construction emphasizes strength and endurance over speed or display. Below deck, ROCK offers a functional, comfortable environment for crew and guests alike — solid materials, clear layouts, and a focus on life at sea.
ROCK is not a party yacht. She is a sea-going platform for exploration, built for those who value seamanship, range, and independence. A private vessel, operated by her owner and crew, shared here with family and friends who understand the meaning of true passage making.
Designed by Vripack (NL)
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Efficient
Propulsion System
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Cruising
2019-2023
LOG 16'700 NM
From the Black Sea to the Atlantic
It began where Europe meets Asia — in the deep, dark waters of the Black Sea. From the Turkish coast, M/Y ROCK slipped past ancient harbors and fishing villages, tracing a route once sailed by merchant galleys and empires long gone.
Through the Marmara Sea and the narrow throat of the Dardanelles, she entered history itself — the same passage where Troy once stood guard, and the Aegean winds begin to breathe salt and freedom.
The Greek Islands welcomed her with sunlit bays, whitewashed villages, and turquoise anchorages. Each stop felt timeless — a blend of myth, stone, and sea. Crossing into the Eastern Mediterranean, ROCK pointed her bow toward Cyprus, where East and West still meet on shifting horizons.
From there, she turned westward, riding the long blue swells of the open Med — through the Ionian and up into the Adriatic Sea, where limestone cliffs rise steep from emerald depths and Venetian echoes still drift over the harbors.
Then came the call of the South — across the Red Sea winds, passing the Canal of Suez along the coast of North Africa, past deserts that glow at sunset and the scent of spice and dust carried over the sea. Every port told a story, every mile added a memory.
Finally, through the Strait of Gibraltar, M/Y ROCK left the cradle of civilization and entered the wild rhythm of the Atlantic. Following the Spanish Atlantic coast, she met the great ocean swells — the same sea that would soon carry her west, across the horizon, toward new adventures.
Cruising
2024-2025
LOG 24'000 NM
Cadiz, Marocc, CanarianIslands, Cape Verde Islands, Grenada (WI)
Atlantic crossing to Grenada
After 13.5 days and 2,400 nautical miles, M/Y ROCK has crossed the Atlantic!
The ocean gave us everything — from gentle 10-knot breezes to howling 40-knot squalls, from calm rolling seas to wild 5-meter waves that made ROCK climb and surf like a living creature. The crew stood their watches with focus and spirit, day after day, as the horizon changed from the endless blue of the open Atlantic to the first warm glow of the Caribbean dawn. It was a true ocean passage — demanding, humbling, and unforgettable. Lady ROCK proved herself once again: strong, steady, and ready for any sea.
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(C) M/Y ROCK, 2025
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