Arksen 85

Design

Designer

Humphreys Yacht Design

Naval architect

Humphreys Yacht Design

Interior designer

Design Unlimited

Summary

Best Suited For

• Bluewater Cruising

  From the published figures: explorer · range 7000 nm

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

89.9 ft (27.4 m)

Hull length

86 ft (26.22 m)

LWL

85.5 ft (26.06 m)

Beam

23 ft (7.01 m)

Draft (min)

5.1 ft (1.55 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

24.6 ft (7.5 m)

Displacement

194,007 lb (88,000 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

6

Heads

—

Berths

14

Performance

Maximum speed

—

Cruising speed

9 kn

Range

7000 nm

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

400 hp (Scania)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Scania

Propulsion type

twin shaft diesel; Praxis serial hybrid optional

Fuel capacity

4,623 gal (17,500 L)

Fresh water capacity

1,585 gal (6,000 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Hull material

aluminium

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Hybrid option

Praxis Serial Hybrid System: 2 x 246kW Electric Motors 3 x 200kW Variable Speed Diesel Generators

Hull form

Modeshift hullform by Humphreys Yacht Design

Classification

UK MCA MGN280(m) Category 0 (Unrestricted)

Accommodation

14 berths max. in up to 6 cabins

Engines

Twin Scania DI09 072(M) turbocharged diesel engines, 294 kW (400 bhp) at 2100rpm each

Cruising speed as printed

9–12 knots

Displacement basis

half load (DWL), 88 t; lightship 75 t, departure 98 t

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 85· this model89.9 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 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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