The impressive 142-foot Troy-built explorer yacht The Big Blue (ex Imbros) was towed into Derecktor Shipyard of Florida on May 22, 2012. Motor yacht The Big Blue entered the yard as an ill-equipped, incompletely engineered vessel, which required some careful planning from an experienced designer and a team of professionals to take on the mammoth transformation she needed to see the Owner’s dream of sailing her around the globe possible, having all works completed in a more than challenging time frame.

Re-launch of The Big Blue Yacht at Derecktor Florida yard in June 2013

After the heli-deck was built, and the hull and sundeck paint jobs were completed in June 2013 the scaffolding was struck, the seamless execution of launching back into the water on the new Lift was undertaken; superyacht The Big Blue was back floating again, looking like a proudly Derecktor-rebuilt expedition yacht. The support of the project manager Galloway Selby to organize many facets of the extensive refit was an asset to the vessel and the Shipyard. He was always easy to communicate with and completed required tasks without bother.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the team at Derecktor’s Florida for their hard work and extensive efforts to achieve the Owner’s desire to travel the South Pacific on a self-sufficient, safe and comfortable vessel such as The Big Blue is now. We are currently anchored in South Pass, Fakarava, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, with all systems go and one very happy owner and family living onboard.” – Sincerely, Gareth Sheppard, Master