La Datcha

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La Datcha is a 77-metre Damen SeaXplorer delivered in 2020, a true expedition yacht built to take twelve guests to the ends of the earth in comfort. Ice-classed and Polar Code compliant, she is designed for Antarctica, the Arctic and the remote corners most yachts never reach, yet she retains the finish of a luxury charter yacht. She represents the serious end of adventure charter, where capability, not amenity alone, defines the experience.

On board

Her six cabins are robust and warm rather than gilded, suited to guests who will spend their days ashore or on the water in extreme places. Interiors carry a spa, gym and a Russian banya, alongside comfortable lounges for the long evenings that high-latitude cruising brings. A crew of twenty-five, including expedition specialists, run the yacht and its programme. The overall tone is capable and considered, a base camp with the polish of a superyacht rather than the austerity of a research vessel.

On deck & in the water

Her defining kit is her exploration inventory: optional Triton three-person submarine and helicopter packages, snowmobiles, dive gear and expedition tenders, backed by fuel and stores for up to forty days at sea. The ice-class hull lets her push into pack ice and remote fjords, and her toys turn a charter into a genuine expedition, diving beneath the surface, flying over glaciers, or landing on untouched shores. Few yachts open the planet so completely.

Why she books

La Datcha books because she delivers real adventure, submarine dives, polar landings and true autonomy, without sacrificing comfort. Guests chasing bucket-list expeditions to Antarctica, the Arctic or Kamchatka, and those who want a Caribbean winter with expedition capability, seek her out. Her rarity as a purpose-built luxury explorer, and a growing appetite for adventure travel, keep her among the most distinctive charter yachts afloat.

Aboard

• Triton submarine and helicopter packages
• Ice-class Polar Code hull
• Russian banya and spa
• Snowmobiles and expedition toys
• Forty days of autonomy

Cruising grounds

• Worldwide
• Norway/High Latitudes
• Caribbean
• West Mediterranean

The waters, charted

Where she earns her keep, in depth: Greenland & Disko Bay · The Antarctic Peninsula · Tahiti & French Polynesia · The Maldives. The full atlas of 44 waters — and the glossary for the terms.

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