FALKEN

FALKEN is a Bruce Farr-designed 65-foot 'round the world racing yacht', built by Colvic Craft in the UK in 1999 for a fledgling amateur round-the-world race (long since defunct). The original plan was to commission and build ten Farr 65s, then race them around the world with amateur crews. Four were actually built, and raced, and a 5th with a modified cruising interior was built in 2003 on the same hull and deck plan, and used as Alex Thompson's very first HUGO BOSS.

After the first and only edition of the RTW race, the boats were sold off to various sail training companies. Fast forward to 2021, Andy had just made landfall in the UK and been eying up this Farr 65 that has been for sail by UKSA in Lymington, UK for a couple of years. He went to look at her with Nikki Henderson and from that day there was no going back.

FALKEN spent nearly a year in 2022 undergoing a major refit to completely overhaul the boat. We worked with electrical gurus Nigel Calder & Bruce Schwab on the Lithionics battery system, while legendary yacht designer Bob Perry worked with us to create an inviting salon and galley space for the ten-person crew. Our goal was twofold - to replace every single system onboard in order to create a fundamentally simple, sound and easy-to-maintain oceangoing sailboat; and transform the stripped out interior of a long-distance racing thoroughbred into a warm and welcoming place for crew to relax off-watch and sleep soundly at sea. 

Since her launch in January 2023, FALKEN has sailed over 51,000 miles with nearly 350 crew under the 59º North flag, including crossings of the Atlantic, Pacific and the Equator. See more info, video tours and photos of FALKEN at 59-north.com/falken.