Arksen 8

Design

Designer

Arksen

Naval architect

Arksen

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 8 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

26.2 ft (8 m)

Hull length

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LWL

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Beam

9.5 ft (2.9 m)

Draft (min)

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Draft (max)

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Air draft

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Displacement

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Ballast

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Cabins

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Heads

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Berths

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Performance

Maximum speed

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Cruising speed

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Range

350 nm

Guests

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Crew

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Engine and Tanks

Engine

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Engine count

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Engine manufacturer

Yamaha

Propulsion type

outboard

Fuel capacity

131 gal (495 L)

Fresh water capacity

16 gal (60 L)

Black water capacity

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Construction

Hull material

GRP (commercial grade laminate) with ORCA 866 Hypalon tubes

Deck material

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Rudder type

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Steering wheels

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Builder's Own Figures

Seating capacity

12

Engines

standard: single Yamaha F300; options: single F350 V6, single XF400 XTO V8, single XF450 XTO V8, twin F200 V4, twin F250 V6

Hull form

24° deadrise deep-V RIB

Max power

500 hp (total, as printed)

Range as printed

350+ nm

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 5556.8 ft
5. Arksen 3536.4 ft
6. Arksen 1035.4 ft
7. Arksen 8· this model26.2 ft

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