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Faurby Yacht - “Anything is possible”

A Faurby yacht will have custom-made, hand-built interior, crafted just for you. At Faurby we believe “Anything is possible”.

You are not the same as anybody else, so why not choose a yacht that is as individual as you are? Every sailboat we create is unique and bespoke to her owner.

Where you cruise, how you sail, who you sail with, will all shape the best interior design for you; we can make your dream yacht a reality. Our Danish craftsmen will hand-build your performance cruising yacht’s interior to your specifications. Whether it’s crafted from mahogany, teak, oak or another wood of your choice, you can choose the layout, finish, styling and materials.

Faurby designs sail like no other cruising yachts, we focus on fast, safe and practical hull forms; we use sleek hulls because they give a better all-around performance and better handling characteristics. This makes your sailing more comfortable, more enjoyable and of course faster, too.

We have been helping our customers for more than 40 years and we’d like to help you get the boat you want. As long as it’s safe, we will make the boat of your dreams.

Anything is possible.

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We don’t compromise our hull design. Our boats are built to sail well, sail fast and sail comfortably. Independent test reports have proved our yachts can sail in light winds and point higher than 25° off the apparent wind. In a Faurby you’ll be able to spend more time actually sailing. Isn’t that want you would like from a sailing yacht?

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We are clear in our philosophy: we want you to have the best boat for you and not what’s best for anyone else. Within the hull, we give you unlimited, hand-crafted choice. Whether you bring us 12 pages of details or just a few parameters that your new boat must fulfil, we’ll work with you to make your dream yacht a reality.

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No other boat is a Faurby. Do you want to know why? Visit our gallery and explore our website to find out.

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At Faurby we don’t make our yachts the easy way, we make them the right way and we pay attention to every detail on board. Each yacht’s interior is handmade – every piece of wood is cut by a person, not a computer. If you want a berth 15cm (6 in) longer, we can do that. Need more headroom?

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We can lower the floor and increase the height of the topsides in the mould, just for you. Because our master craftsmen are not bound by the easiest or most cost-effective way of building boats, we can offer you a unique sailing boat.

Our craftsmanship and enthusiasm to accommodate the wishes of our customers is what makes Faurby Yachts special. Visit our gallery to see the many ways in which the high-quality bespoke work of our Danish craftsmen has helped our owners to sail away in their dream yacht.

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Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you whether you are looking for the right launch, winter storage of your motor boat or maintenance and repair by our specialized craftsman

Thomas Dan Hougaard

Lars Buchwald

Built by true boat builders

Whether you decide on a Faurby Yacht, a Nordic Cruiser or Nordship Yacht, all our yachts are built by true boat builders and the common theme of handcrafted quality runs all the way through our brands.

There are easier, faster and more economical ways to build a boat, we know this, but we wouldn’t be true boat builders if we built boats that way, we couldn’t call ourselves craftsmen, and we couldn’t say we’ll build your boat the best way we know. We take pride in every boat we create because we want you to be proud of your yacht, so you know you made the right decision by letting us build your dream boat.

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Our craftsmanship and enthusiasm to accommodate the wishes of our customers is what makes True Boat Builders special. Visit our gallery to see the many ways in which the high-quality bespoke work of our Danish craftsmen has helped our owners to sail away in their dream yacht.

True Boat Builders was formed by combining two companies (and three brands) with a shared ethos of hand-building high-quality custom-built yachts. Nordship Yachts, Nordic Cruiser and Faurby Yacht are all built in their own unique way by Danish craftsmen, for discerning owners.

True Boat Builders is the parent company for three unique Danish brands that are renowned worldwide for their uncompromising quality and attention to detail. All three brands are built by carefully selected master craftsmen at our factory in Lunderskov, Denmark. From the layup of the hull to the fitting of the deck, the process of hand-building yachts is carried out completely in house for maximum quality control and optimum customer service. We pride ourselves on our ability to truly adapt and customise your yacht for you, whether that’s in the style of the joinery, the layout of the boat or achieving what other boatbuilders cannot.

We are here to make your dream yacht a reality.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you whether you are looking for the right yacht, winter storage of your yacht or maintenance and repair by our specialized craftsmen

Thomas Dan Hougaard

Lars Buchwald

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Faurby 460E

• September 16, 2019

Danish yard Faurby custom-build each interior to every owner’s 
requirements, Graham Snook heads to Denmark to test the first two boats of its new flagship model.

Credit: Graham Snook

Product Overview

• Sailing performance
• Bespoke yacht
• Hand built craftsmanship
• High Freeboard
• Slightly heavy helm

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Price as reviewed:.

As yachts go, few cruising yachts sail as well as the narrow Faurbys, in particular this new 460E; a boat that will sail at 24° to the apparent wind at around 7 knots in 16 knots over the deck is little short of witchcraft.

But her shining performance on the water is only part of the story. Imagine being given a blank piece of paper and told you could design your ideal interior. What would you do?

How many cabins would you want?

How many heads compartments?

What kind of galley, and would you sacrifice saloon space for a chart table, or go without?

Most boat owners never get the chance to make such decisions; then again most sailors don’t buy a Faurby.

For some, being given carte blanche might send them into  a mild panic, but Faurby’s joint owner Thomas Dan Hougaard is on hand to walk new owners through the process, and given that 60% of new Faurbys go to existing Faurby owners it’s obviously a process that many are more than happy to repeat.

Seating in the cockpit is over 2m long, the coamings high and protective. Credit: Graham Snook

It does, however, make the job of a boat tester particularly difficult as each Faurby is built to her owner’s requirements, everything is a movable feast; you can do what you like within the confines of the hull with the caveat that it has to be safe and comply with the Recreational Craft Directive.

YM was able to test not just one but the first two yachts in Faurby’s new range and, while on the outside they are similar, inside they are worlds apart.

Given the modern trend of wide-transomed yachts with interior volume maximised by wide beam and hull chines, Faurby stand out for resolutely bucking the trend with its use of narrow hulls.

The beauty of a custom-built interior is that you can choose anything you want, making your boat unique. Credit: Graham Snook

To put that in figures, the 460E has a beam of 3.90m (12ft 10in), whereas the equivalent size Bavaria and Beneteau both are around 4.50m (14ft 9in) or 15% wider.

They also cost a lot more than your normal production cruiser. Yes, you have understood that correctly, they are smaller and cost more, so why should you buy one?

Two things: uncompromising sailing performance and bespoke quality.

THE TEST VERDICT

The 460E is an incredible boat, both in the way she sails and the way she’s built.

Yes, the build process could be simplified, and the boat could be made cheaper, but a boat like a Faurby isn’t about saving money, it’s about building boats using traditional methods and craftsmanship.

Faurby’s employees create boats, they don’t just assemble them, as might be found in more streamlined boatyards today.

Hulls No. 1 (L) and No. 2 (R) sailing together, are similar externally, but totally different within. Credit: Graham Snook

There are areas on board where it’s clear that those who built the boat want to produce the best hand-built boat possible.

But as good as they are you can still tell she’s hand built, so she doesn’t have the faultless, sterile precision of a machine.

All this talk of quality could easily overshadow the 460E’s performance, which is a shame because it really is as good as the build quality.

The angles she can sail upwind are nothing short of remarkable, though the gentle breeze and flat water during the test will have helped show this in the best light.

She is a refined sailing machine, and my only quibble is that a slightly freer helm would be the finishing touch.

WOULD SHE SUIT YOU AND YOUR CREW?

This is a boat for sailing purists who prefer not to put the engine on when faced with an upwind leg.

She’s more than capable of racing, but for refined cruising she will make your sailing experience one of pure pleasure.

As long as you’re happy to have a narrow yacht that sails to windward like few others, you can also have the interior that best suits you, built for you.

Off the wind and assisted by a Code Zero, she was making over 6.5 knots in 7-knot true wind. Credit: Graham Snook

You can go out and buy a similar sized boat for a third of the price of the Faurby, but it won’t be made by hand or to your whims and wishes.

Faurby has been helping owners for the last 40 years, and it’s testament to the quality and ethos that of the last eight yachts sold, only two went to non-Faurby owners.

I would truly love to go through the process of designing the details of my dream yacht.

Sadly, unless I find £750,000 down the back of my sofa, it will have to remain a dream.

Maybe for you, though, it could become a reality.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Price as tested: €882,000 (approx. £787,560 inc VAT)

LOA: 14.70m (48ft 3in)

Hull Length: 14.03m (46ft 0in)

LWL: 12.70m (41ft 8in)

Beam: 3.90m (12ft 10in)

Draught: 2.25m (7ft 5in)

Displacement: 10,500kg (23,149 lb)

Ballast: 4,200kg (9,259 lb)

Ballast ratio: 40%

Displacement / Length: 142.5

Sail area: 110m2 (1,184sq ft)

SA/D ratio: 23.3

Diesel: 190 litres (41gal)

Water: 300 litres (65gal)

Engine: 75 hp

Transmission: Saildrive

RCD category: A

Designer: CDE Danish Marine Design APS

Builder: Faurby Yachts (True Boat Builders)

Tel: +45 7556 4522

Website: www.faurby.dk

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Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you whether you are looking for the right launch, winter storage of your motor boat or maintenance and repair by our specialized craftsman

Thomas Dan Hougaard

Lars Buchwald

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Shipyards : Faurby and Nordship work together

Hauke Schmidt

 ·  05.10.2014

Just over a year ago, the Faurby shipyard moved into new premises. Building in Middelfart. Now another relocation is on the cards. "Together with Lars Buchwald from Nordship Yachts, we have decided to merge the production of our yachts," says Faurby boss Thomas Dan Hougaard.

The official start date for the cooperation was 1 October. Since then, part of the Faurby workforce has been working in the Nordship shipyards. In future, they will build both boat types together with their colleagues from Nordship. "We have known each other for a long time, as Lars has laminated the hulls for Faurby in the past. We also both have the same demanding understanding of quality," says Hougaard. "Joint production helps both shipyards to save costs," continues the Faurby boss.

Although Faurby Yachts is relocating its headquarters to the Nordship site in Lunderskov, Denmark, the shipyards will remain two independent companies. The winter storage service in Middelfart is also to be continued and will also be used by Nordship in future.

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