Faurby 393

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The Faurby 393, on the water

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Footage from Golden Globe Race Official

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25

CoastalBluewater

1.78 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.78

LightHeavy

155 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 155

EasygoingPowered-up

17.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.7

TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Narrower than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2897 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Faurby 393, as the fleet has seen it

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The Faurby 393 is a fractional sloop designed by Niels Peter Faurby and built by Faurby Yachts A, S. since 1987. It measures 12.0 m LOA, with a 3.2 m beam, 1.9 m draft, and 5800 kg displacement. The hull features a fin with bulb and spade rudder.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

41.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.7

Displacement / length

154.6

Comfort ratio

24.9

Capsize screening

1.78

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1237

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1987

Designer

Niels Peter Faurby

Builder

Faurby Yachts A, S

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The family

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