Finding an optimum yacht for challenging high-latitude environments is easier said than done given the needs for seaworthiness, self-sufficiency, safety and reliability. The ever-tougher standards and regulations make retrofitting existing yachts difficult and expensive.

After countless hours of assessing requirements and researching options, a brand-new design was commissioned from Owen-Clarke Design who have produced many fast and seaworthy boats and have extensive high-latitude experience. Many more refinements were added during the build of the first unit.

The result is the compact go-anywhere yacht Lynx 48.

Due to the overwhelming interest by other sailors who had been looking for such a yacht but didn’t want to go through the intense, long and costly design and build process Lynx 48 is now offered as a semi-custom series. The choice is between

• the standard version identical to the first unit
• a custom build-out as agreed by buyer and the build-out yard
• a semi-finished version ready for build-out by the buyer