Scout explorer yacht: 63.7 m Hakvoort, LR Ice Class 1D, 4,800 nm at 12 kn

In short

Scout was built on a steel hull with a Lloyd's Register ice-classed bow that Royal Hakvoort had started for another project and then rebuilt for her owner, a job the yard put at 80,000 work-hours of metal reconstruction (Boat International). Her notation, Ice Class 1D, is the lighter end of the Lloyd's Register scale: it covers light first-year ice and strengthens only the forward region, rudder and steering (Lloyd's Register). The shipyard gives her a range of 4,800 nm at 12 knots, and a raised helideck sits at the bow, ahead of a foredeck bay for tenders and a knuckle-boom crane (Hakvoort, Boat International). Her documented voyages so far are two Atlantic crossings, a Caribbean winter and a 2023 tour of the British Isles rather than polar ice (Boat International).

Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2020: Judges' Commendation for Holistic Design — YachtBuyer, Scout (209 ft Hakvoort)
Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2020: finalist, Best Naval Architecture: Displacement Motor Yachts — YachtBuyer, Scout (209 ft Hakvoort)
Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2020: finalist, Best Interior Design Motor Yachts 500 GT and above — YachtBuyer, Scout (209 ft Hakvoort)
World Yachts Trophies 2019: finalist, Best Layout — YachtBuyer, Scout (209 ft Hakvoort)

Videos

Three tours from YouTube.

**SCOUT | 64m / 209' | Royal Hakvoort Shipyard - Yacht for Sale**Fraser YachtsWatch on YouTube

**Hakvoort launches 63.7 motor yacht Scout**Royal Hakvoort ShipyardWatch on YouTube

**Explorer superyacht SCOUT on the North Sea**SuperYacht TimesWatch on YouTube

Photos

Aerial view straight down on Scout under way, showing the raised helideck forward, the open sundeck with its spa pool and the teak aft decks — From above: helideck forward, sundeck aft

Port-side profile with the high bow

Scout turning at sea, leaving a long curved wake on dark water — Turning at sea

Scout head-on under way, with a bow wave and her mast and domes centred above the bridge — Head-on

Scout running towards the camera from the starboard bow with a white wake behind — Under way with a white wake

Scout from the port bow on a grey sea, the wake curving behind her — From the port bow

Close aerial view of Scout's foredeck with tenders stowed in the bay behind the raised helideck at the bow, the yacht's name on the superstructure and the radar domes on the mast — The foredeck tender bay behind the helideck

Port-side profile

Scout from the port quarter, showing the stepped aft decks and the beach club at the transom — The aft decks from the port quarter

Specifications

Length overall: 63.72 m
Beam: 11.6 m 11.2 m in Fraser and YachtBuyer
Draught: 3.36 m 3.25 m at launch (2018); 3.47 m maximum in Fraser
Gross tonnage: 1,416 1,412 in H2 Yacht Design
Displacement: 945 t
Builder: Royal Hakvoort, Monnickendam, the Netherlands; yard number 249. The largest yacht the yard had delivered by length and volume when she was completed in 2019
Design: Exterior and interior by H2 Yacht Design (Jonny Horsfield); naval architecture by Diana Yacht Design. The brief asked for a rugged explorer meant to look like a conversion from a commercial vessel, with the tenders left exposed on the bow
Build history: Built on a steel hull with an ice-classed bow that Hakvoort had started for another project, drawn by Diana Yacht Design. The owner signed a letter of intent at the Fort Lauderdale show in 2015; the yard removed the existing superstructure, reworked the transom for a beach club and dive store, changed the framing for larger windows and skylights, and strengthened the foredeck down to the keel for the crane and helicopter loads; the yard put the work at 80,000 work-hours of metal reconstruction. Known as Project Brio during the build
Build timeline: Left the shed in Monnickendam on 1 December 2018 and was towed to Amsterdam for completion of the mast, crow's nest, radars, stabilisers and propellers; delivered in April 2019. Lloyd's Register gives 10 April 2019 as her date of build
Hull and superstructure: Steel full-displacement hull, aluminium superstructure; six decks
Ice class: Lloyd's Register Ice Class 1D. Full class: ✠100A1 SSC Yacht G6 Mono, ✠LMC, UMS, Ice Class 1D, MCA LY3
What 1D means: Under the Lloyd's Register rules, 1D is for ships intended to navigate in light first-year ice; only the forward region, rudder and steering are strengthened, to the 1C FS standard. Finland's ice-class equivalence table of 2017 put LR 1D level with Finnish-Swedish class II; the current table (in force since January 2025) gives Finnish classes IA Super to IC only for Lloyd's Register's FS notations and puts a plain 100A1 ship in class II. The Finnish-Swedish rules describe class II as a seagoing steel ship without ice strengthening that can move through very light ice under its own power
In practice: The notation points to light first-year ice; Lloyd's Register's stricter first-year ice notations are 1C FS to 1AS FS, which follow the Finnish-Swedish rules. No voyage by Scout in ice has been reported
Classification and flag: Lloyd's Register, classed; Cayman Islands flag
Propulsion: Two Caterpillar 3512C diesel engines of 1,174 kW each, ZF 7640 gearboxes, twin propellers; two Caterpillar C18 generators of 275 kW (Fraser lists two of 330 kW and one of 175 kW); stabilisers under way and at anchor
Speed: 12.5 kn cruising; 15.2 kn maximum 14.8 kn maximum at launch
Range: 4,800 nm at 12 kn according to the shipyard. The 2026 sale listing gives 6,300 nm at an economical 10 kn with a 10% fuel reserve YachtBuyer gives 6,300 nm at 12 kn
Endurance: Not published in days. The sale listing points to large refrigerated and dry stores; two watermakers make 25,000 litres a day each
Fuel and water: 159,000 L of fuel; 26,000 L of fresh water 18,000 L of fresh water in YachtBuyer
Helicopter: One raised touch-and-go helideck at the bow, ahead of the foredeck tender bay, with a landing weight limit of 3,175 kg; the bow railings remove to admit a helicopter. H2 Yacht Design calls it certified. No hangar
Tenders: An 8 m Cockwells custom limousine tender, an 8 m Novurania LX RIB and a 5 m Williams SOLAS jet RIB, stowed on the foredeck and in a forward garage for toys
Deck crane: A Nautical Structures knuckle-boom crane on the foredeck, built low enough to keep the view from the observation lounge; Boat International gave its capacity as 8,000 kg in 2019, the 2026 listing as 4,000 kg. The foredeck was strengthened down to the keel for the crane and helicopter loads
Diving: Dive centre with a Nitrox system and equipment storage next to the beach club
Submersible: None reported
Support vessel: None reported
Observation: Forward observation lounge with windows on all sides on the owner's deck, a crow's nest above the sundeck, and a ship-style bridge with a floating console designed by Captain Kynan McDonald
Guests and crew: Built for 8 guests in four main-deck staterooms plus an owner's deck; the 2026 listing gives 16 guests in seven staterooms, counting Pullman berths and two lower-deck cabins, and 16 crew. Crew quarters: nine crew cabins, two staff cabins and a captain's cabin on the bridge deck 12 guests in six cabins in YachtBuyer
On board: An open sundeck with a 10-person spa pool, dining for 14 and an elevator and day head built into the arch; a winter garden on the main deck aft; a greenhouse and potting shed on the bridge deck; a beach club with gym, sauna and massage room; an LCD 'skylight' in the main saloon
Where she has been: After a light refit at MB92 in Barcelona in December 2022 she crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean, provisioned in West Palm Beach and recrossed in 14 days at sea; from late May 2023 she toured Ireland, Scotland and southern England, calling at Dublin, Belfast and the Hebrides before reaching Tower Bridge in London. In 2019 her owners named the Caribbean, the British Isles, the Scandinavian fjords and Hawaii as planned cruising grounds
Charter: Not offered for charter; the sale listing describes her as one owner and never chartered
Owner: Reported to be owned by James Berwind, who planned to live aboard with his partner Kevin Clark for about seven months a year (Boat International, November 2019). Registered owner: Bark II Ltd (Lloyd's Register, October 2026)
For sale: Listed for sale in August 2026 with Josh Gulbranson and Stuart Larsen of Fraser, asking €95 million; due to be shown at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, 28 October to 1 November 2026

Where is she now

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IMO 1012816 · MMSI 319154100

Questions

What makes Scout an explorer yacht?

She has a steel full-displacement hull with a Lloyd's Register ice class, a shipyard range of 4,800 nm at 12 knots and a raised helideck at the bow, ahead of a foredeck bay for tenders and a crane (Hakvoort, Boat International). She also carries a dive centre with Nitrox and large refrigerated and dry stores (Fraser).

What ice class does Scout have, and can she go into the ice?

Lloyd's Register Ice Class 1D (Hakvoort). The rules define it for light first-year ice, with only the bow, rudder and steering strengthened (Lloyd's Register). Lloyd's Register's stricter first-year ice notations are 1C FS to 1AS FS, and no voyage by Scout in ice has been reported.

How far can Scout go without refuelling?

The shipyard gives 4,800 nm at 12 knots (Hakvoort). The 2026 sale listing gives 6,300 nm at 10 knots with a 10% fuel reserve (Fraser). She carries 159,000 litres of fuel.

Does Scout have a helipad?

Yes, one raised touch-and-go helideck on the foredeck with a landing weight limit of 3,175 kg (Fraser). There is no hangar.

Who owns Scout?

Boat International reported in 2019 that she was built for James Berwind and his partner Kevin Clark (Boat International). The registered owner in the Lloyd's Register class list is Bark II Ltd (Lloyd's Register).

Is Scout for sale or charter?

She was listed for sale in August 2026 with Fraser at an asking price of €95 million (Boat International, Fraser). She has never been chartered.

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