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Fairline Phantom 65

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Summary

65.5 ftLOA20.6 ftAIR DRAFT5.2 ftDRAFT17.2 ftBEAM
Motor MonohullInboard DieselCE B
Length overall
65.5 ft
Beam
17.2 ft
Maximum speed
37 kn
Guests
16
Displacement
84,437 lb
Engine power
2300–3244 hp
Cabins
3

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

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.

Speed

02040kn
  • Cruising speednot published
  • Top speed37 kn

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

84.7 hp/t

3,244 hp · 38.3 t

Tanks

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Fuel1,103 gal
    Water285 gal

    32 gal of water per berth

Design Category

Certified CE design category B (Offshore): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

  1. D

    Sheltered waters

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 4
    Waves
    up to 0.3 m
  2. C

    Inshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 6
    Waves
    up to 2 m
  3. BThis boat

    Offshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 8
    Waves
    up to 4 m
  4. A

    Ocean

    Wind
    above Beaufort 8
    Waves
    above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

Dimensions

LOA
65.5 ft (19.96 m)
Hull length
—
LWL
—
Beam
17.2 ft (5.23 m)
Draft (min)
5.2 ft (1.58 m)
Draft (max)
5.2 ft (1.58 m)
Air draft
20.6 ft (6.29 m)
Displacement
84,437 lb (38,300 kg)
Ballast
—
Cabins
3
Heads
—
Berths
6–9

Performance

Maximum speed
37 kn
Cruising speed
—
Range
—
Guests
16
Crew
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
2300–3244 hp (Caterpillar)
Engine count
2
Engine manufacturer
Caterpillar
Propulsion type
shaft drive
Fuel capacity
1,103 gal (4,177 L)
Fresh water capacity
285 gal (1,080 L)
Black water capacity
—

Construction

Hull material
—
Deck material
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
—

Builder's Own Figures

Dry weight (approx.)
38,300kg (38.3 tonnes / 42.2 US tons)
Engine options
Twin Caterpillar C18-1150 shaft drive, diesel (2300hp) - 30 knots / Twin Caterpillar C32-1622 shaft drive, diesel (3244hp) - 37 knots
Capacity
16 persons
Engine power basis
per installation as printed (e.g. Twin ... (680hp) is both engines)
Max speed basis
the page's estimate for the most powerful option
Displacement basis
dry weight, approx.

Figures read fromfairline.com/yachts/phantom/phantom-65/· Principal Dimensionsread 9/13/2026

Layouts & Drawings

5 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

About Fairline Yachts

Premium production

British builder of hand-built motor yachts from 33 to 65 feet — the F//LINE, Targa, Squadron and Phantom ranges — founded in 1967 at Oundle Marina on the River Nene, where every boat is still built.

Fairline began in 1963, when Jack Newington bought disused gravel pits by the River Nene at Oundle, cut a channel through to the river and built workshops, offices, a chandlery and a slipway. The first boat, the Fairline 19 river cruiser of 1967, blended handcraft with the GRP construction of the day; the Phantom 32 of 1974 gave its name to three decades of family cruisers, the Fairline 40 of 1977 stayed in production a record eleven years, the Turbo 36 of 1981 became an enduring favourite, and the Targa 33 of 1985 set the benchmark for the modern express cruiser. The Queen's Award for Export followed in 1986, the Squadron range opened the large-yacht market with the Squadron 62 in 1991, a purpose-built 60,000 square foot factory opened in Oundle in 2001, and the 10,000th Fairline, a Squadron 65, left the yard in 2003. Gran Turismo versions of the Targa with a powered retractable hardtop came in 2004, the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2008, and the Targa 63 GTO marked the fiftieth anniversary in 2017; the Targa 43 Open and Squadron 68 took World Yacht Trophies in 2018 and 2019, the F//LINE 33 was 'Superboat' at the 2020 Motorboat of the Year awards, and the Phantom 65 won Motorboat of the Year in 2023.

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The Fairline Yachts Range

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

  1. Fairline Phantom 65· this model65.5 ft
  2. Fairline Targa 58 GTO58.4 ft
  3. Fairline Squadron 5858.4 ft
  4. Fairline Squadron 5051.3 ft
  5. Fairline Targa 50 Edition51.3 ft
  6. Fairline Targa 47 GT48.3 ft
  7. Fairline Targa 47 Open48.3 ft
  8. Fairline Targa 4039.3 ft
  9. Fairline F//LINE 33 Outboard33.7 ft
  10. Fairline F//LINE 3332.8 ft

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