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The Ocean Alexander 60 Trawler is a 59-foot flybridge trawler yacht launched by award-winning Taiwanese shipyard Ocean Alexander in 2009. Designed by naval stylist Ed Monk Jr., this rugged offshore cruiser boasts a traditional look with clean lines and a high flared bow, as well as a durable S-bow hull inspired by ocean-going freighters. Though Ocean Alexander is more typically known for their luxury cruising yachts, the firm began life by producing trawlers, so this vessel represents a successful return to the brand’s origins.
A hardtop canopy covers the flybridge, where you will discover an L-shaped sofa in piped Sunbrella leather with a glossy teak table and a pair of Stidd helm chairs facing the raised helm station. The rear of the bridge level is dedicated to tender storage and comes with a Steelhead Marine electro-hydraulic davit, though there is enough room back here for a wet bar station with an electric Kenyon or Solaire gas grill and a set of sunloungers.
Out on the foredeck there is a Portuguese bridge with a pair of curving sofas that is protected from spray thanks to high bulwarks, while to aft there is a large teak-lined cockpit with a wet-bar and room for a dining table or a transom sofa. A transom gate and steps lead back to a fixed swimming platform with steel guardrails.
A Dutch door leads guests into a salon lined in teak and mahogany with afromosia flooring, holly accents, steel fixtures and frameless windows. This handsome and elegant living space boasts an L-shaped sofa, a breakfast table, a pair of ottomans, two armchairs and rounded, bespoke cabinetry. A bulkhead separates the salon from the partially enclosed galley, where you will find a Sub-Zero fridge-freezer tower, a Franke sink, a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher, a Gaggenau four-zone propane hob, a Jenn-Air combination microwave, plenty of storage space and granite or Silestone work surfaces.
The main helm sits in a raised pilothouse with a sofa and a map desk, and the classically styled dashboard features Teleflex Hynautic steering, KeyPower bow and stern thrusters, Seakeeper stabilizer switches, Icom VHF radio, a Furuno NavNet package with 19-inch display monitors, a Nobeltec navigation system, Simrad autopilot and Maretron GPS. A large timber steering wheel that looks like it has been lifted out of a Spanish galleon faces a pair of adjustable leather piloting chairs, while a skipper’s door to the side deck sits to port.
There is room on the lower deck for up to six overnight guests across three spacious cabins, though many owners choose to exchange the aft twin cabin for a storage room. That leaves a VIP en-suite double located up against the bow and an amidship owner’s room with timber surrounds, a queen-sized bed, bedside cabinets, a wall-mounted HDTV, full-height cedar-lined lockers, washer-drier facilities and a bathroom with stone surfaces and a waterfall shower cubicle.
A pair of 455MHP Caterpillar C7 diesel inboard engines offer top speeds of 14 knots and cruising speeds of approximately 9 knots. At a sedate pace of 7.4 knots, meanwhile, you can expect a globe-trotting range of over 3,300nm, making this a superb option for ambitious live-aboard owners who want to see the world.
