Ocean Star

An exceptional and highly versatile opportunity. Ocean Star is a proven ocean-going sailing vessel with an established operational history, robust commercial credentials and the potential to become something truly exceptional. Offered at a compelling price, she represents an outstanding opportunity for an owner seeking a ready-to-go sail training vessel, a capable expedition platform, or the foundation for an ocean-capable luxury sailing yacht.

Built in 1990 by Howdy Bailey Marine Metals in Norfolk, Virginia, to a design by Murry G. Peterson, Ocean Star was commissioned by the owners of Ocean Navigator Magazine and has been operated as a sail training vessel since 1999. Her long operational history is testament to the strength, reliability and seakeeping capabilities of her design.

Constructed in steel and purpose-built for life offshore, Ocean Star is a substantial and proven passage-making schooner. Her masts, standing rigging and running rigging were all renewed in 2018, providing a solid platform for continued commercial operation or future conversion. Currently MCA Red Ensign-flagged in the British Virgin Islands, Ocean Star holds a current Small Commercial Vessel Certificate valid through June 2031, permitting her to operate with 16 trainees (or 12 passengers) and four crew in Category 1 waters.

Her practical and robust layout is designed around extended offshore operation. She accommodates up to 20 people in individual berths and is equipped with the electrical generation, water-making capability, freezer storage and galley facilities required to support a full crew on extended passages.

A Platform for Adventure

Potential extends far beyond sail training. She offers an exceptional foundation for a new owner to develop a distinctive ocean-going programme, including:

With proven global credentials, robust steel construction and genuine ocean-going capability, Ocean Star is a rare platform for adventure, equally compelling as a ready-to-operate commercial vessel or as the foundation for an exceptional private expedition yacht. A truly unique opportunity, offered at a compelling price.

• A fully operational offshore and passage-making sail training vessel
• A private sailing yacht, with scope for a comprehensive luxury conversion
• An ocean-going expedition or adventure vessel
• A liveaboard SCUBA, diving or watersports platform
• A commercial day-sailing operation in the British Virgin Islands
• A unique long-range sailing yacht for private exploration

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