Arksen 55

Design

Designer

Jarkko Jämsén

Naval architect

Aivan

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 17.3 m

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

56.8 ft (17.3 m)

Hull length

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LWL

—

Beam

15.4 ft (4.7 m)

Draft (min)

—

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

46,297 lb (21,000 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2–3

Heads

—

Berths

4–8

Performance

Maximum speed

50 kn

Cruising speed

—

Range

350 nm

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

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Engine count

—

Engine manufacturer

Yamaha / Mercury / Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

outboards (4 x Yamaha F450 XTO standard, 3 x Mercury V12 600 optional) or 3 x Volvo Penta inboards

Fuel capacity

845 gal (3,200 L)

Fresh water capacity

74 gal (280 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Hull material

marine-grade aluminium

Deck material

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Rudder type

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Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Hull form

double-stepped deep-V hull with bow ramp

Accommodation

two- or three-cabin lower deck (a crew-cabin layout is also shown); berths 4 to 8

Engine options

4 x Yamaha F450 XTO outboards (standard); 3 x Mercury V12 600 outboards; 3 x Volvo Penta inboards

Builder

Kewatec, Kokkola, Finland

Displacement basis

lightship, as printed (Lightship Displacement 21 T)

Top speed as printed

50 knots at light load

Range as printed

350 nm at 25-30 kts

About Arksen

Semi-custom

British adventure company founded by Jasper Smith that builds aluminium explorer yachts and boats — the Humphreys-designed Arksen 85, 75 and 65 with ranges of 3,700 to 7,000 nautical miles, the Finnish-built Adventure Series 55 and 35, and the Discovery Series RIBs 10 and 8.

Arksen's founder traces the company to a voyage in 1994, when he sailed Ardevora, a 55-foot Ron Holland ketch, from Hong Kong to Alaska by way of Japan, Kamchatka and the Aleutian Islands, reaching Sitka in the autumn seven months later; after a decade of mountaineering and climbing, he writes, it was that trip more than any other that changed him, and the film the crew shot sat on a shelf for decades. The company itself, the about page says, began at sea in 2016, when Jasper Smith and his son Stormy were sailing off Greenland and the scale and fragility of the ice cap turned a sailor's conviction into a company; having spent years climbing and sailing with his other son Harper as well, they set out to share that experience. Arksen describes itself as a young company whose team has crossed every ocean, working with long-standing partners that include Humphreys Yacht Design, Wight Shipyard Co., Kewatec, Design Unlimited and Aivan, and building explorer vessels, performance apparel and expeditions; its founder also established the charity 10% for the Ocean, which pools charitable giving across a coalition of brands for marine conservation.

The Arksen Range

Every model Arksen publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Arksen 8589.9 ft
2. Arksen 7578.4 ft
3. Arksen 6569.9 ft
4. Arksen 55· this model56.8 ft
5. Arksen 3536.4 ft
6. Arksen 1035.4 ft
7. Arksen 826.2 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

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