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The Kraken 52' is engineered to be lightweight, fast, efficient and strong.  It's the world's first offshore quad cabin luxury sportfish outboard catamaran with super unique lines that stop traffic at any marina. 

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Stern Gangway, Livewells and Optional Fighting Chair

Large Bow Lower Sundeck

Fighting Chair Option On Stern Perch

Dual Side Gunnel Doors

Flybridge At Sunset

Flybridge Upper Sunbed

Rear Deck Gathering Space

Walk Around Gangway X 2

Flybridge Helm

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The Future of Offshore Sport Luxury

Ultimate performance, fastest in class.

The Kraken 52 is the industry's first lightweight full size multi-cabin (4) luxury performance catamaran.  It is designed to reach speeds of modern high performance center consoles but with the ride and efficiency of a catamaran.

State of the art design with 4 cabins, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, 2 living spaces, main helm,  flybridge and 2 large sun decks.  Unprecedented 60+ MPH luxury cabin catamaran speed.

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Yachting Monthly

• Digital edition

• David Harding
• September 19, 2019

Conceived as a true blue-water voyager, the Kraken 50 incorporates a host of features that set her apart from other cruising yachts. David Harding reports

Credit: David Harding

Product Overview

• Belt-and-braces design and construction
• Good sailing performance
• Excellent value for money
• Centre cockpit means a high boom
• Interior styling a little bland in places
• Cockpit can feel crowded

Price as reviewed:

One glance at the Kraken 50 tells you she’s unlike most modern production cruisers: you see no plumb stem, broad stern or twin rudders. There’s not even a bolt-on fin keel.

To those accustomed to modern design, she will raise a lot of questions.

The answers might well change the way you look, not only at her, but also at many other boats.

We need to get one thing straight before going any further: the Kraken is intended for cruising beyond what we might loosely call the ‘civilised world’.

Owners are expected to have their sights set on far-flung parts, away from marinas, lift-out facilities and repair yards and where coral heads lie in wait.

With 18 tonnes of displacement, the Kraken 50 powers through choppy conditions. Credit: David Harding

When you’re doing this sort of cruising, you  have to look at things from a different perspective.

Features such as the Kraken’s raked stem, moderately proportioned stern, integral keel and single rudder on its full-length skeg are fundamental to the design.

They’re among the many that Kraken’s founder and chairman, Dick Beaumont, considers essential in a blue-water yacht.

The jib set on the inner forestay is the headsail for windward work. Credit: David Harding

Whether or not you go along with all his reasoning and whether or not you’re contemplating serious long-distance sailing, the Kraken approach provides much food for thought.

After all, who doesn’t want ruggedness, reliability and sea-keeping qualities? The question is what you may have to sacrifice to achieve them on this scale.

THE TEST VERDICT

If you like the concept of the Kraken, you will probably approve of the design and attention to detail, both external and internal.

If you don’t subscribe to the idea of the integral keel, raked stem, full-length skeg and Solent rig, everything else becomes irrelevant.

The Kraken way of doing things involves compromises, as does any other.

What the Kraken 50 does, however, is to give traditional, tried-and-tested features a modern twist.

The raised saloon sole hides the three separate fuel tanks. Credit: David Harding

With the help of 21st-century design, technology and styling the boat is faster, sleeker, more fun to sail, more manoeuvrable and easier to manage than older boats that would-be Kraken buyers might otherwise be drawn to.

She also poses a serious challenge to modern yachts aimed at those planning blue-water voyages, not least because she’s very competitively priced.

The addition of a few interior styling details, as might now happen with the move to Turkey, will make her even harder to ignore.

WOULD SHE SUIT YOU AND YOUR CREW?

A boat of this size can be managed by a crew of two given the extras, such as electric winches and a bow-thruster, that most owners are likely to choose. Otherwise the Kraken 50 comes with much of what you need.

Our test boat had add-ons to the tune of around £100,000, which is modest in relation to her total value. Something many owners will inevitably choose is in-mast reefing.

The cockpit’s modest width and central table enhances security, though space to move from side to side can be tight. Credit: David Harding

A centre cockpit pushes the boom higher than it would be with an aft cockpit, so the gooseneck is around 6ft above deck level and the head of the stowed mainsail closer to 10ft (3m), though a Harken Switch T-Track system will lower the stack a little.

Even if you’re not planning blue-water voyages, the Kraken has much in her favour for coastal sailing where rocks abound and seas can be rough.

Whatever your sailing plans, she might well be a serious contender if you’re after a semi-custom boat of this size that’s rugged, functional and practical as well as pleasingly plush.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Price as tested: £800,500

LOA: 15.70m (51ft 6in)

Hull Length: 15.24m (50ft 0in)

LWL: 13.68 m (44ft 10in)

Beam: 4.50m (14ft 9in)

Draught: 2.3m (7ft 6in)

Displacement: 18,250kg (40,233lb)

Ballast: 6,500kg (14,330lb)

Ballast ratio: 35.6%

Displacement / Length: 198

Sail area: 134.2m2 (1,444.52sq ft)

SA/D ratio: 19.2

Diesel: 850 litres (187 gal)

Water: 670 litres (147 gal)

Engine: 80 hp

Transmission: Shaft

RCD category: A

Designer: Kevin Dibley

Builder: Kraken Yachts

Tel: 00 852 26189335

Website: www.krakenyachts.com

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Behold The Super Kraken 52 Up Close And Personal With Mike And Sarah Howe In Key West

For Michael and Sarah Howe, 2023 has been a big year. And that’s saying something for the charismatic central characters and creators of the Howe2Live YouTube channel . Chronicling one outrageous adventure on the water after another in each episode, Howe2Live has become a global sensation—and inspiration—with millions of viewers.

Two of the coolest people you’ll ever meet, Mike and Sarah Howe of Howe2Live are hosting a meet-and-greet in front of their Super Kraken 52 on Friday, November 10, at 6 p.m.

Still, even by Howe2Live standards this year has been extraordinary. How do you follow-up an almost 1,800-mile, record-setting weekend run from Maine to Key West in an open-cockpit MTI 440X catamaran? Simple, you design and build your own power-cruiser dubbed the Super Kraken 52, power it with four 600-hp outboard engines from Mercury Marine and run it 1,700 miles on its maiden voyage.

Adventures just don’t get any more Howe2Live than that .  

Sound like a couple of folks you’d like to hang out with? If you happen to be in Key West, Fla., this Friday evening, the Super Kraken 52 will be tied up at Dante’s/Conch Harbor Marina dock and the Howes will host a meet-and-greet in front of the unique 52-footer. The fun starts at 6 p.m.

“It’s only once a year that Sarah and I really get a chance to hang with our boating fans and friends—and that’s at the Key West races,” Howe said. “But, so much of who we see depends on chance—on who we just happen to bump into—and that’s why this year we decided stern-tie at Dante’s/Conch Harbor dock with the Super Kraken 52 for a pre-RWO Friday night block party meet and greet swag giveaway.

“Think of it as a pre-party for the Race World Offshore boat display on Duval Street that night,” he added. “We are excited to hear how everyone lives their own adventures whether on the water or land, trade stories and get connected, just as a tight knit boat community should be.”

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Garcia Exploration 52 test: The sailing equivalent of a 4×4 off-roader

• Toby Hodges
• October 3, 2019

Toby Hodges test sails the Garcia Exploration 52 – a bluewater adventure cruiser that is made of stern stuff

Product Overview

Manufacturer:, price as reviewed:.

If you were to take your partner or family to some of the world’s most remote waters, exploring the oceans from the tropics to the polar regions, which yachts would you shortlist for the job? Be honest.

For true peace of mind, for something that will look after you in all conditions, including shallow anchorages and drying harbours, you would probably relegate performance, speed and response on the helm to the back of your mind and focus on finding the sailing equivalent of a 4×4 off-road vehicle.

The Garcia Exploration 52 ticks all the boxes. It’s a rugged, aluminium bluewater cruiser with a shallow keel, lifting centreboard and twin rudders that enable it to dry out. But it is not simply a bare metal battleship; it also includes a deck saloon with an internal steering position, and premium accommodation.

The Garcia Exploration 52’s bright, comfortable deck saloon

It is a yacht that seamlessly blends the world of luxury cruising with out-and-out expedition yachting. It invites you to go off the beaten path, but in substantial comfort.

The Exploration 52 is in every sense the larger sister of the original Exploration 45, which was conceived by bluewater cruising guru Jimmy Cornell and designed to be a go-anywhere yacht. Cornell, the founder of the ARC , has logged over 200,000 cruising miles. His brief for Garcia, and designers Berret-Racoupeau, was to create both the ideal bluewater cruiser and a yacht rugged enough to take on the North West Passage .

“I wanted a strong, fast, comfortable, functional and easily handled boat perfectly suited for both high latitude and tropical sailing,” said Cornell, declaring the resulting Exploration 45: “as close as can be to my ideal long-distance cruising boat.”

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The Exploration 52 shares the angular, robust look of the 45, including the bare alloy hull and the reverse angled, ship’s bridge-style coachroof windows, but offers more space, stowage and comfort.

The build quality is also the 45’s equal, incorporating watertight fore and aft bulkheads. The bow/forefoot section is reinforced for ice breaking and includes a towing eye so that the yacht can be dragged ashore with a tractor, if necessary. Yet within the alloy hull and its welded stringers, you’ll find a wonderfully warming, high-quality finish, a forward facing navstation and a deck saloon offering 270° views.

Aquarius , the yacht we tested, was the first Garcia Exploration 52 to launch and was highly customised for its owners, who were setting off for the Canaries the following day on the first leg of a five-year world tour. The family/utility cabin was being used for loading a cargo of medical supplies bound for Senegal.

Like Cornell’s boat, which was designed to sleep a number of friends and family, the interior of Aquarius has a flexible layout that can accommodate up to ten at a time. Yet on the 52, unlike the 45, the interior feels neither cramped nor short of stowage.

The view aft from the navstation. Note the watertight companionway doors and fiddles on all furniture

We sailed the Garcia Exploration 52 in fine conditions from La Rochelle, with a Force 3 to 4 and only a slight sea. Under genoa and main we achieved 6 to 6.5 knots pointing at 45° to 50° to the apparent wind. She certainly felt like a sturdy 20 plus tonne yacht.

Aquarius was laden with a few tonnes of extra payload (she can carry 6.5 tonnes over her lightweight displacement) and the resultant helm sensation was more neutral and purposeful than particularly rewarding.

But once we footed off to reach at 100° to the apparent wind, and hoisted the A-sail, we were averaging a respectable 9 knots in 12 to 15 knots of wind. Once under way, she keeps a consistent speed, our maximum on the day was 9.5 knots.

Thedavitsandtender launching system are incorporated in the stern arch

But heat the Garcia Exploration 52 up too much and you can lose grip on the rudders. I found this a little surprising for an ocean cruiser with twin rudders, but bear in mind the blades are deliberately short for beaching purposes.

Indeed, designer Olivier Racoupeau confirmed that the blades are 1.15m deep compared to 1.45m on a more conventional non-centreboard design, but says that the shallow draught of the Garcia Exploration 52’s rudders is by no means extreme.

I enjoyed the sail, but only when there was enough apparent wind in the sails. Aquarius has the optional cutter rig with genoa and a self-tacking staysail, which is an ideal way to adapt the sailplan to suit conditions. The staysail is used in 25 knots plus, according to Garcia, hence we sailed under full genoa.

Hull no 1 Aquarius features a cutter rig and is fully loaded for offshore cruising

Once the wind was down to eight knots we were wallowing at 4.5 knots under white sails. Any negative thoughts about the Exploration 52 being sluggish, however, need to be balanced by the fact that she was fully laden for world cruising. Two pallets of medical equipment filled the starboard cabin and her full tanks added an extra two tonnes.

Admittedly the rig looks short, confirmed by her conservative sail area/displacement ratio, but this is all in keeping with the go-anywhere, dependable nature of this boat. The centreboard obviously reduces the amount of ballast beneath the water, but Garcia and designers Berret-Racoupeau address this with smart weight allocation.

The fresh water can be pumped from side to side for ballast, the tanks are low and central, and even the chainlocker and windlass are located well abaft the bow, near the mast foot.

The hard-top that overhangs the coachroof on Aquarius is customised to the owner’s height. The area beneath this overhang can be sealed off with a canopy, trapping the heat coming up from the interior. I cannot recall a better cockpit position from which to stand a watch, no matter what the weather.

Of course, the navstation down below would provide even greater shelter, but it gives me shivers just thinking about how bad the conditions would need to be for me to need more shelter than the forward end of this cockpit!

The cockpit is set up for the crew to sail the boat without needing to leave its protection. The inboard primaries are just in front of the twin helms – a practical and safe position to work – and all control lines are brought aft under the coachroof where they can be easily managed.

The forward slant of the deck saloon windows protects the interior from the sun’s glare

There are useful cubby holes in the coamings to keep rope tails tidy. I particularly like the Marine Deck cork decks and cockpit surfaces, which the owner specified. This material is cheaper and more sustainable than teak, yet it’s grippy, comfortable for bare feet and can be washed with soap and water.

Aesthetically, the stern arch will attract and repel buyers in equal measure. Aboard the Garcia Exploration 52 it is a practical solution for mounting an array of aerials, solar panels, a wind generator and even the davits, although when sailing offshore, the tender can be hoisted on to the foredeck using the genoa pole.

Aquarius is also fitted with a hydrogenerator. “At over six knots running speed, the Watt&Sea hydrogenerator should cover all our power needs,” says the owner.

The large, practical cockpit is comfortable, deep and superbly protected at the forward part, with well laid-out sailing systems that can be managed easily from the wheels

Step through a pair of heavy-duty doors and you move from sheltered cockpit into a haven of comfort. The deck saloon has 270° sightlines out of the slanted coachroof windows. You can see the horizon while standing in the galley and adjust the autopilot or operate the throttle from the forward-facing navstation.

It is a relaxing and settling interior, finished in either teak or oak. There is a step down to reach the accommodation forward or abaft the saloon, as with any deck saloon, but the benefits include light, space and views plus the central stowage and tankage beneath the floorboards. There is even space to increase the standard 1,000lt fuel capacity by an extra 400lt.

“One of my requests was to be able to sleep up to ten at a time,” said Aquarius ’s owner. To this end, the starboard midships cabin can be used for stowage or sleeping, and the port aft cabin has a second fold-down bunk. The deck saloon table also lowers to form a large bed.

The berth in the forward master cabin is positioned just forward of the mast. Note the radiator on the bulkhead. Aquarius has a central heating system

The comfortable forward cabin contains an offset double berth directly in front of the main bulkhead, so the owners won’t feel like they are in the bows of the boat. Instead the heads and shower are situated forward, with two watertight bulkheads further forward.

The engine room is abaft the companionway, and is well insulated with access both sides. The 660Ah battery bank is located centrally. In addition to the solar, wind and hydropower, generators, there is a diesel genset and second alternator.

Watertight hatches in the aft cabins provide access to the stern compartments and all through-hull fittings are welded in aluminium with valves above the waterline. There are separate wet and dry hanging areas in the aft heads compartment.

The Garcia Exploration 52 combines a belt-and-braces expedition vessel with a silver-plated luxury cruiser. Owners may not set any speed records or spend too long at the wheel, but they will cruise off the beaten track in exceptional comfort, whether in the cockpit or down below. Where Jimmy Cornell squeezed stowage and accommodation slightly on his 45 so he could have eight berths for friends and family, the 52 has the extra length to provide all the space and stowage you could wish for. For those with the ambition, the Garcia Exploration 52 is the ultimate go-anywhere yacht that also caters for the crew that has no wish to rough it. If there is another new yacht on the market that offers such peace of mind for remote cruising combined with this level of comfort, do let us know.

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The 52 Super Series

Photo by Katrina Zoë Norbom

The 52 Super Series is widely considered one of the top circuits in the world for monohulls, and in this era of rapid change, the TP52—or TransPacific 52—has managed to stay the series’ boat of choice for 10 years. Not only that, but as the class marks its 20th anniversary the boats it has produced remain as relevant today as the year they first came out.

The Super Series was born in 2012 when class sponsorship from Audi and the MedCup circuit ended, leaving owners in Europe without racing opportunities. Veteran U.S. sailor Doug DeVos, the Roemmers family and Niklas Zennström all conspired to keep the class alive, because for them, the boats were the perfect combination of technology, speed, power and reasonably sized crews—not to mention they’re great to sail. To this day, the 52 Super Series is primarily a regatta of boatowners. They’re the ones who sustain it, the ones for whom the two fundamental pillars of sailing fast and having fun remain the same as ever.

In Barcelona, Spain, in May 2012, the first 52 Super Series regatta kicked off with five boats in contention. Today the regattas regularly boast a dozen boats entered, as loyal owners continue to enjoy a kind of racing that never grows old thanks to the class’s constant evolution.

A typical 52 Super Series circuit includes five or six events held in various locations, mainly in the western Mediterranean, but with a few notable exceptions, like Key West and Miami, Florida. Usually, the fleet follows a windward-leeward course, although it will sometimes take part in coastal races as well. Each event has an individual winner. A season winner is then crowned according to the overall results at the end of the year—no discards.

Trophies are also awarded to the best owner-drivers, as it has been customary since the circuit was created for owners to drive their own boats. Professional skippers can be hired, but owners who choose to do so are penalized by being required to also get by with less crew weight.

To date, nine seasons have been completed. (Let us forget the pain of 2020!) Until 2021, only two teams had the honor of winning the series overall—victory having alternated between Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing and the Azzurra team of the Argentine Roemmers family. But in 2021, Sled , owned by New York Yacht Club member Takashi Okura took the overall win. After losing the championship, DeVos said, “It is great for the class to have a new winner. The level of the competition with how close the Rolex World Champs were and how close the season championship is shows that there are some great teams that have really embraced the spirit of the 52 Super Series.”

Now, with what once seemed like a pipe dream—someone actually beating the “big two”—having come to pass, the regatta enters a new phase, with more boats than ever capable of winning the competition. Take Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon , which has been on the season’s overall podium since 2017 but has yet to secure an overall win, or Vladimir Liubomirov’s Bronenosec , Andy Soriano’s Alegre or Turkish owner Ergin Imre’s Provezza —strong teams all. Then there’s the Plattner family’s Phoenix project, which has gone so far as to put two boats in the water at the same time in the same competition.

Currently, veteran sailor Rob Weiland serves as the class manager for the series. When asked what he thought were the keys to a circuit like the 52 Super Series staying relevant in the face of the rise of the many grand prix catamaran and foiling classes now competing around the globe, he says, “Never say never. Classes and circuits of privately owned ‘flying yachts’ may happen in the future. But I feel that it will be a long time before you see a circuit [of foilers] as well established as the 52 Super Series…There already are attempts to realize this for smaller and less pricey concepts. Wait and see. The TP52 will be a classic, no doubt. And they still provide good racing and good fun.”

The boats were originally created for the Transpacific Race (hence the acronym TP) between California, and Diamond Head, Hawaii. At the time a cohort of West Coast sailors was looking for a “box rule” class that would be especially good at reaching, as this race is mainly downwind. Out of that came the TP52.

Photo above courtesy of Nico Martinez/52 super series

“The TP52 class is a development class and over its 20 years you clearly see changes in the pace and type of development,” Weiland says. “Of course, in the first years big steps were made, with designers having no previous designs to go by, but learning quickly. Then the class moved to the Mediterranean and mainly focused on WL (windward-leeward) racing.” Weiland notes the fleet has also gotten bigger, which leads to an increased focus on the first beat, so that upwind performance, especially pointing and ‘holding the lane’ have a become much more important than when the class made its debut.

“From 2005 to 2010 one had the feeling that a new boat would always be better, and so the top team’s were replacing their boats each year.” Weiland says. “It was a game not many could afford for a long time and, combined with the 2008 financial crisis, caused the fleet to shrink quickly. A few years later, though, the MedCup stopped, and with that and with the fleet being much more optimized for its use, the urge to build new slowed down to a much more sensible rhythm of about one new build every three years. ”

Of course, even when not building a new boat every year, mounting a serious 52 Super Series campaign—and at this level all the campaigns are serious—still takes commitment. Dedicated owners like DeVos, for example, find themselves having to be away from their work and families at least five weeks out of the year; however, they tend to take it in stride, recognizing the privilege of being able to sail at such a high level. As DeVos puts it, “To see the quality of all the sailors, all the owners, all the programs and to be in the mix here is a complete thrill. I pinch myself every day when I walk down the dock. The shore teams, the crews on the boats, seeing the effort that goes into being the best they can be, I’m just thrilled to be part of it.”

“The concept of the TP52 boat is great, because it is a modern, fast boat and has the right size to be considered a big boat, but is small enough to be fun and agile,” says Guillermo Parada, president of the circuit and the helmsperson with the most 52 Super Series titles under their belt to date (four). “That means it can be used to the limit without being afraid of the boat. For the owners, the organization of the circuit also makes it easy to know ahead of time that you are going to have plenty of good competition in each of the venues with good racing, good rivals and good boats. The truth is that this is a combination that is difficult to improve upon, and that’s why we have the best projects, owners and sailors. One thing ends up attracting the other.”

Interestingly, at 54, Parada is just one of a number of experienced sailors competing on a circuit where silver hair dominates, especially among the afterguards: a testament to the staying power of the many of the campaigns if ever there was one. “Many of the faces are the same,” he says. “We sailors have a slightly longer sporting life than other athletes, and this makes experience unbelievably valuable in all the boats. There are always some changes on the crews, but less so in positions where decisions are made or where there is not so much physical wear.”

Parada adds: “It also happens that changes are seen as something risky, and people don’t dare to bring in someone who has no experience in the class because each boat has its tricks, its secrets…Sailing with people who have no experience on a TP52 can be a major handicap, especially in the first year.”

Which is not to say the class is standing still: just the opposite as the boats continue to evolve, even 20 years down the road. Because the class is governed by a box rule, each boat is unique with its own strengths and weaknesses. Each boat also always has the potential to go just a little bit faster.

“I feel the boat can still go a bit lighter with a bit more sail without falling out of tune with its secondhand market in rated racing,” Weiland says. Beyond these adjustments, though, he says the next step to pushing the class forward would be reconsidering the specifics of the class’ box rule, a step that “does not allow the existing fleet to compete with the new fleet without applying handicap scoring. That would be a total reset.”

Meanwhile, in the short term, Parada says the future of the 52 Super Series and TP52 racing, in general, is all about keeping things fast and fun. “We must [continue to] set up a circuit that is competitive, good and fair. In short, one that has all the sporting ingredients and that the shipowners need,” he says. “On the other hand, we must try to make the circuit at reasonable costs and ensure it does not cost a lot of money to the boat owners. Sailing and chairing the circuit has given me a great overview, and I am relieved to know that I can still help even without competing in the regatta as has happened this last year which I hope will not happen again because I love sailing in this class!”

Along these same lines, Weiland says, “It would be great to have a second high-quality event that would trigger owners to build new boats, like the Admiral’s Cup or One Ton Cup of days long gone. To have two more ‘reasons’ to build a new TP52 would be significant help.” For the present, though, Weiland says, “Together we are strong, besides which the TP52 still is one of the best-looking boats out there—if I do say so myself!” 

Photo above courtesy of Nico Martinez/52 Super Series

Ed Note: For the latest on the TP52 class and complete results for the 2021 52 Super Series, go to 52superseries.com

Photos by Katrina Zoë Norbom

Author:  Kraken Sailing

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The Kraken 58 is designed to be the essential family-friendly blue water cruising yacht.

raising the standards

Exceptional equipment list included in the kraken standard specification.

• 9.5 kw Onan generator
• 180 lt per hour Hydro Master water maker
• Full Solent dual headsail rig
• Selden electric in-mast furling
• Bruntons Varifold Propeller connected via Sigmadrive coupling
• Emergency high volume bilge pump (in addition to standard bilge pumps)
• Electric primary and secondary winches
• Gimballed Bosch electric cooker with induction hob and electric oven
• Triple tank Racor fuel polishing and transfer system
• Full reverse cycle Webasto Air Conditioning to all cabins
• Side Power SE170 170kgs electric tunnel bow thruster 
• Garmin dual station electronics, plotter, GPS, autopilot, VHF radios, radio sounder wind, radar and AIS
• Kraken permanent, rigid, soft-top bimini, complete with removable forward and side screens
• Viking valise life raft - 6 man
• 3m Bobtail Hypalon/Aluminium rib with 10 hp Yamaha outboard
• Kraken Stainless Steel electric davits

For price, delivery dates & options, enquire now:

Design specification.

• Length Overall 58 ft
• Waterline Length 51.93 ft
• Beam Overall 17.06 ft
• Beam Waterline 13.45 ft
• Draft 7.54 ft
• Air Draft 98.42 ft
• Displacement 60,627 ft
• Ballast Weight 22,267 lbs
• Ballast Ratio 34.40%
• Sail Area 1946.55 sq.ft
• Sail Area Displacement Ratio 19.3
• Engine Power 150 HP
• Fuel (3 tanks) 370 US gal
• Water (2 tanks) 264 US gal
• CE Certification RCD Category 'A' Ocean
• Length Overall 17.67 m
• Waterline Length 15.83 m
• Beam Overall 5.20 m
• Beam Waterline 4.10 m
• Draft 2.30 m
• Air Draft 30 m
• Displacement 27,500 kg
• Ballast Weight 10,100 kg
• Sail Area 180.84 sq.m
• Engine Power 112 kW
• Fuel (3 tanks 1,400 L
• Fresh Water Tanks 1,000 L

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Build specification.

• One piece hull and integral ZERO keel
• ALPHA™ Rudder System
• Solid crash zone at bow waterline
• Structural frames and stringers
• Deck Structure
• Integral Kraken moulded safety bulwark
• Saloon/coach roof windows
• Hull finishes
• Build standard and certification

All Kraken’s comprise of a one piece hull and integral Zero Keel which houses a sealed lead ballast bulb.

The hull lay up is built using 20-25 layers of composite engineered fabrics bonded together by vinyl-ester resins.

The general hull thickness is a minimum of 18mm.

Aramid fibre composites (Kevlar) is also used in all impact areas, the bow stem, the front of the keel and the keel base.

The hull topsides incorporate 25mm closed cell foam, the FRP foam sandwich which extends from 45cm (18″) above the waterline to deck level. This structure improves insulation and overall hull form rigidity.

A Kraken’s hull and structures exhibited no flexing.

Click here to learn more about the ZERO Keel

The rudder and steering system is the most vulnerable element of any yacht, in recognition of this, the Kraken engineering and design team have developed the world’s safest rudder and steering system.

The rudder is fully protected and supported by a full length skeg with an integral stainless steel beam, which has at its foot the first rudder bearing. The 3.5″ (90mm) rudder stock has a second (main) bearing at its centre as it passes into the hull at the transom. This bearing is accessible and removable from the inside of transom. Even at sea!

The rudder stock has a removable third bearing at the top inside the stern lazarette. The rudder itself comprises an integral stainless steel armature, which is welded to the stainless steel rudder stock. It is then finished and faired using FRP/vinyl-ester.

Learn more about the ALPHA™ Rudder here

A heavily reinforced ‘solid crash zone’ below the anchor chain locker, incorporating high density closed cell foam with substantial reinforcements in aramid fibres extends from above the waterline to 50cm below it. This solid area runs through to the first sealed bulkhead providing maximum collision protection.

All longitudinal and latitudinal structures are individually bonded in during the hull layup stages with no prefabricated structural components . The video below explains how the structural frames and stringers work on a Kraken Yacht.

All bulkheads are vacuum infused FRP with 25mm structural foam core. No plywood is used. There are two watertight sealed bulkheads forward, one between the anchor locker and the forward lazarette and a second one between the forward lazarette and the interior. A further watertight, sealed bulkhead at the stern divides the interior from the aft lazarette.

The structural bulkheads are fully bonded into the hull stringers & frames.

The deck is vacuum infused FRP using composite fibres and vinyl-ester resin with a structural foam core. This provides high levels of rigidity and insulation. 

The deck structure is single-skin FRP around the base of all deck fittings.

The outside finish of the deck is panelled non-slip gelcoat with Flexiteek side decks and cockpit sole as standard. 

All Kraken have an Integral moulded safety bulwark with concave internal surface for superior deck safety at sea.

Ultra-high impact-resistant laminated glass is used in the wrap-around saloon windows and port lights so that accidental damage will not result in water ingress to the interior.

Standard hull gelcoat colour is Signal White. Many colour options available at owners choice. 

Double line boot top in Alwgrip to owners colour choice.

3 x coats of primer and sealer applied below the waterline before standard antifoul in dark grey, other colour choices available.

All Kraken’s are designed and built to exceed ISO CE RCD Category ‘A’ –  or to ABYC standard or other local area equivalent at owners request.

The rudder stock has a removable third bearing at the top inside the stern lazarette. The rudder itself, comprises an integral stainless steel armature, which is welded to the stainless steel rudder stock. It is then finished and faired using FRP/vinyl-ester. 

A heavily reinforced ‘solid crash zone’ below the anchor chain locker, incorporating high density closed cell foam with substantial reinforcements in aramid fibres extends from above the waterline to 50cm below it. This solid area runs through to the first sealed bulkhead providing maximum collision protection. Click here for illustration

All longitudinal and latitudinal structures are individually bonded in during the hull layup stages with no prefabricated structural components . Click here for illustration.

The deck structure is single skin FRP around the base of all deck fittings.

The outside finish of the deck is panelled non slip gelcoat with Flexiteek side decks and cockpit sole as standard. 

All Kraken’s have an Integral moulded safety bulwark with concave internal surface for superior deck safety at sea.

Ultra-high impact resistant laminated glass is used in the wrap around saloon windows and port lights, so that accidental damage will not result in water ingress to the interior.

Key Features

The Kraken 66 will come with all the great features people have come to expect from one of the safest bluewater cruisers being made today.

The Zero Keel™

Zero bolts, zero risk. Each Kraken yacht includes our fully integral ZERO™ Keel to protect against floating debris and grounding.

The Alpha Rudder™

Each yacht includes the ALPHA™ Rudder System, incorporating a full-length skeg-hung rudder and in-water removable rudder bearings.

Build Structure

All Kraken yachts are built with a substantial interior structure to ensure keel delamination and failure cannot occur.

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Full Specifications

The Kraken 58 represents our core values of safety, comfort and live aboard luxury. It is the perfect blue water sailing yacht for family cruising. While it can accommodate up to eight crew in comfort, it can be easily handled with just one crew on watch. As with all Kraken yachts, the Kraken 58 is built with a very robust construction process and design features specifically developed for blue water cruising. Alongside numerous design features, the K58 is built with the integral ZERO™ Keel and the ALPHA™ Rudder System, incorporating a full length skeg-hung rudder which protects the rudder from collision damage from floating debris or grounding. 

Every Kraken yacht comprises many unique design concepts and features that are simply not found on other yachts, and the hull, deck, lay up and keel and rudder construction method, far exceeds that of any other yacht in production today. Seaworthiness and safety have been the overriding factors in the development of every Kraken yacht, and we know, no other yacht is as well specified for the purpose of taking its owner and crew in safety and comfort across the great oceans and around the world. Please note: The Kraken 58’s standard specification is full sail-away and many items of equipment that are normally found as upgrades or options are already included.

• Waterline Length 51.92 ft
• Displacement (Light ship) 60,627 lb
• Displacement (Full Load) 69,005 lb
• Ballast Weight 22,267 lb
• Sail Area 1946.54 sq.ft
• Main Sail Area 1,174.23 sq.ft
• Genoa (140%) Sail Area 1302.43 sq.ft
• Jib (100%) Sail Area 772.31 sq.m
• Engine Power 150 hp
• Fuel Tanks (aluminium x3) 370 gallons
• Fresh Water Tanks (s-steel x2) 264 gallons
• Black Water Tanks (GRP x 2) 79 gallons
• Grey Water Tanks (GRP) 79 gallons
• Beam Overall 5.2 m
• Beam Waterline 4.1 m
• Displacement (Light ship) 27,500 kg
• Displacement (Full Load) 31,300 kg
• Main Sail Area 109.09 sq.m
• Genoa (140%) Sail Area 121 sq.m
• Jib (100%) Sail Area 71.75 sq.m
• Fuel Tanks (aluminium x3) 1400 L
• Fresh Water Tanks (s-steel x2) 1000 L
• Black Water Tanks (GRP x 2) 300 L
• Grey Water Tanks (GRP) 300 L

• One piece hull and keel, featuring the unique Zero Keel with internal lead ballast. Solid fiberglass hull of a general layup thickness of 18mm below the waterline extending 40cm above. Stiffness, rigidity and strength as well as excellent thermal insulation is achieved by the foam cored topsides.

• The hull layup comprises 20-25 layers of FRP composites with engineered fabrics including aramid fibres.

• Aramid (Kevlar as it is commonly known) reinforcements in all impact areas of the stem forebody and the leading edge of ZERO™ keel.

• Heavily reinforced ‘crash zone’ below anchor chain locker incorporating high density foam, Kevlar™ and substantial reinforcements and extending above the waterline by 40cm.

• Structural components are individually bonded during the hull layup stages with no prefabricated structural components used.

• Vacuum bonded foam cored deck and superstructure with high density inserts and single layer GRP laminates in load bearing regions. Deck hardware is mounted to areas of extra reinforcement and strength.

• Sealed waterproof bulkheads protect the bow and transom area forward and aft.

• All bulkheads are foam cored and FRP laminated for maximum strength and rigidity.

• Integral Kraken moulded safety bulwark with concave internal surface for superior deck safety at sea.

• ALPHA™ Rudder System with full length skeg supported rudder. Integral stainless steel bonded reinforcing armature from hull to lower skeg with stainless steel shoe. This provides additional impact resistance and strength to the steering system. This unique system also allows the main rudder bearing to be maintained or repaired in water.

• GRP moulded deck with Flexiteek™ synthetic teak decking to cockpit sole and side decking. Non-slip gel coat fore and aft coachroofs.

• Ultra-high impact resistant glass in wrap around saloon windows. Port lights in the hull.

• Standard hull gelcoat colour Signal White. Many colour options available, owners choice.

• 3 x coats of primer and sealer applied below the waterline before standard antifoul in dark grey – other colours available upon request.

• Designed and built to meet and exceed RCD Category ‘A’ – Ocean, ABYC or local area equivalent at client request.

Deck Equipment

• Selden anodized aluminium 3 x spreader furling mast.

• Selden electric in-mast furling.

• Selden anodized aluminium boom with ball bearing outhaul car.

• Selden mechanical rigid vang.

• Dual headsail Solent rig for easy handling and performance at all points of sail. The ultimate blue water cruising rig.

• Dual Selden Furlex manual foresail furlers with lead blocks to cockpit and rope clutches for control of furling lines from the safety of the cockpit.

• 12-16mm 1 x 19 Dyform stainless steel wire standing rigging.

• Mast mounted halyard racks for foresail halyards – to reduce rope quantity and deck loads and to utilise cockpit winches for halyard controls for safe and easy sail handling.

• Halyards are Dyneema. Sheets, furling lines and other utility lines are multicored sheaved polyester.

• All halyards run below deck in channels, eliminating tripping hazards.

• Quantum Sails™ Dacron crosscut mainsail.

• Quantum Sails™ Dacron crosscut upwind furling jib with UV strip.

• Quantum Sails™ Dacron crosscut 140% reaching genoa with UV strip

• Kraken electric stainless steel davits.

• High-level stainless-steel stanchions & triple lifelines on top of bulwark for clear decks, reduced tripping hazards and ease of cleaning. Stanchion bases incorporate strong points for securing barber haulers or downhauls or for safety harness attachment.

• Padeyes mounted to deck for attachment of jacklines x 6.

• Stainless steel pushpit.

• Side deck boarding gates port and starboard with incorporated boarding ladder to ease boarding and to avoid the need to climb over lifelines when coming alongside.

• Split pulpit on bow for ease of access to bow area during anchoring and flying sail use.

• Stainless steel grab rails mounted to coachroof for safe foredeck access.

• Kraken Stainless-steel heavy-duty cleats mounted to stainless base plate with bulwark fairleads x 6 – (2 x fore, 2 x midships, 2 x aft).

• Harken Radial 70ST self-tailing primary winches x 2 – Electric.

• Harken Radial 70ST self-tailing secondary/utility winches x 2 – for halyards, jib sheets and reefing –Electric.

• Harken Radial 60ST self-tailing mainsheet and traveller winches x 2 – Manual.

• Spinlock rope clutches and deck organiser for the topping lift, halyard controls and jib sheets.

• Harken mainsheet traveller and car with 2:1 purchase. Dual mainsheet controls, port and starboard.

• Fore deck sail locker / lazarette with watertight bulkhead to chain locker and second structural bulkhead to interior. Fitted with lockable latch hardware.

• Lewmar opening flush deck hatches. (Number subject to layout)

• Foredeck seawater and freshwater wash down pump and deck connector.

• Dual roller, heavy duty bow roller system incorporating mounting for optional bow sprit for the use of asymmetric spinnaker, furling Code K or other flying sail option.

• Maxwell RC12 24VDC electric anchor windlass with chain and rode compatible gypsy. Deck mounted foot switches and pedestal controls included.

• Deck access chain locker to assist with the recovery of chain during anchoring operations.

• Unique Kraken chain locker design to reduce the build up of chain during anchor recovery and to improve drainage of the chain locker

• Galvanised CQR 50kg anchor. 100m of 12mm chain + 40m of octoplait.

• Soft top, tubular stainless steel bimini with Ferrari Stamoid top. Includes removable forward and side panels and fitted bimini lights.

• Bespoke Kraken steering pedestal and console.

• Kraken solid plexiglass / stainless steel wind screen.

• Plastimo Horizon 135 compass mounted to pedestal.

• Raised helm floor to enable uninterrupted visibility forward.

• Moulded foot braces port and starboard at the helm position for bracing whilst under sail on either tack.

• Stainless steel helm wheel, Jefa Steering 1200 mm.

• Jefa Steering torque tube system with integrated autopilot drive.

• Emergency tiller with deck access to rudder stock.

• Teak cockpit table with stainless steel grabrail, foot brace support, cupholders and storage lockers. Oiled finish

• Ergonomic layout of sail controls to allow operation of sail controls by shorthanded crews.

• Plexiglass sliding companionway hatch.

• A unique Kraken vertical sliding plexiglass wash board companionway with adjustable height control system. This replaces multiple wash boards that are a danger to the crew and the yacht.

• Opening portlights to cockpit well x 4 – galley, master cabin., shower and engine room.

• Cockpit cushions in Textilene with fast drain foam interior. Fast mount attachments

• Three hatches to large aft lazarette locker and one dedicated life raft locker. All with lockable latches.

• Dedicated emergency steering tiller & grab bag locker.

• Fold out swim platform.

• Transom steps.

• Stainless steel pushpit gate to swim platform.

• Diving / swim ladder with oval steps to ease re-boarding from the water.

• Aft deck seawater and freshwater wash down pump and deck connector.

Engine & Propulsion

• Yanmar™, 150hp 4LV150 – Common-rail diesel engine supported by flexible mounts.

• Stainless steel propeller shaft 1.75” (F51 Duplex) supported by custom ‘V’ bracket and dripless shaft seal.

• Bruntons Sigmadrive™ flexible coupling for isolation of vibration from engine to hull.

• Bruntons Varifold™ folding propeller.

• Side Power electric SE170 170kgs bow thruster.

• Engine start panel and tachometer mounted in cockpit.

• Single lever engine control on steering pedestal.

• 125A@12VDC Alternator.

• Vetus PVC engine cooling water strainer with removable filter.

• Engine space and machinery room isolated with vibration dampening plate and 40mm (1.5”) acoustic insulation and protected with painted aluminium liner. High specification fire retardant materials and acoustic insulation for quiet running under power.

• Kraken triple fuel tank and polishing system provides essential fuel system maintenance and engine reliability. The system incorporates a single cup primary filter and dual cup dedicated engine filter, installed within machinery room for ease of access and maintenance. The use of a running tank to store clean fuel combined with the fuel filters ensures only clean fuel is delivered to the engine or generator. Cleaning of fuel can be undertaken from any tank to any other tank and this will remove contaminants from the fuel to ensure reliable service of the engine no matter the quality of the fuel delivered to the storage tanks.

• Kraken designed recessed eco deck fuel filling station ensures no contamination can occur through deck fillers and any spillages are retained within the fuel filling locker.

Navigation & Communications

• Garmin™ Wind, Speed and Depth transducers.

• Garmin™ GPSMAP 923xsv 9″ Chartplotter at the navigation station.

• Garmin™ GPSMAP 923xsv 9″ Chartplotter at the helm.

• Garmin™ GMR™ 18XHD Radome.

• Garmin™ VHF 110 handset and speakers at chart table.

• Garmin™ Reactor™ 40 autopilot with autopilot GHC™ 20 at the helm.

Electrical Systems

• Cummins Onan 9.5kW generator including sound shield for quiet operation

• AGM House Batteries 960Ah at 24V. (8x 240Ah@12V)

• AGM Engine and generator start batteries x 2, 12v, 110Ah.

• AGM Bow thruster / windlass battery 24v, 240Ah.

• Heavy duty battery change over and twinning switch.

• 12V/24V electrical distribution panel – Remote battery isolator switches.

• Victron Quattro 8000VA Charger / Inverter.

• Victron 24V / 24V charger for bow thruster / windlass bank. • Victron 24VDC to 12VDC converter for navigation electronics.

• LED ceiling lights, reading lights and hanging locker lights.

• LED Chart table light (red / white).

• LED Spreader lights, downward pointing on lower spreader.

• Aqua Series 4 LED Navigation lights – deck level port, starboard and stern lights.

• 2x 24VDC seperate machinery space / engine room ventilation system.

• Electric bilge pumps x 4, bilge pump float switches and alarm panel and manual override.

• Additional very high volume bilge pump (14,000 l/h) for emergency flooding control inclusive of high level sensor and alarm.

• 15m shore power cable x2.

• Shore power sockets, stainless steel x 2 in both forward and aft lazarettes.

• AC multi standard sockets with USB charger in cabins, at chart table, saloon and galley. (Quantity and position is layout dependent)

• Shore power galvanic isolator for reduced galvanic corrosion whilst connected to shore power supply.

• Pressurised hot and cold water system.

• Electric sump pumps in all showers.

• Main engine / 220VAC dual element hot water calorifier 42 litres.

• All heads include holding tanks with gravity discharge and deck pump out fittings.

• Separate grey water tank for each head with electric pump discharge deck pump out fitting

• Interior joinery in white oak, afromosia or cherry using selected timbers and decorative veneers.

• Cabin sole in oak, walnut or afromosia.

• Concealed hinges and quality latches on locker doors and solid timber doors frames.

• High quality marine fabrics for cushions and headboards.

• Lee cloths or folding lee boards per berth.

• Removable vinyl head lining panels using Fastmount™.

• Smoke detectors throughout. Carbon monoxide detector in engine room. (number of smoke detectors dependent on layout selected).

• Raise full view self contained navigation/ pilot station with chart table and instrument console. This enables the crew to carry out watches in the warmth of the saloon.

• Secure and comfortable pedestal navigation chair with swivel and height adjustment.

• Fully gimballed, Bosch combi electric oven with 4 burner induction cooktop. • Stainless grab rail / safety rail to protect accidental contact with cooker. • Webasto Full tropical air-conditioning system with reverse air cycle heating. • Built in Vitrifrigo stainless steel 24VDC double drawer style fridge 144L – supplied with keel cooler for efficient cooling in all climates. See website for details. • Built in Vitrifrigo stainless steel 24VDC single drawer style freezer 75L – supplied with keel cooler for efficient cooling in all climates. See website for details. • Hydromaster 180l/h Watermaker. • Kraken dual purpose bins. Two garbage bins alongside each other to enable the disposal of biodegradable waste overboard as well as deep bin for non biodegradable shore side disposal of non-bio degradable waste. • Blanco twin stainless steel sinks with chopping board cover in Galley. • Solid stainless-steel tap fittings at galley sink. • HI MACS™ Alpine White (natural acrylic stone) sinks in heads. • Solid stainless steel taps and bathroom fittings throughout.

• Plexiglass bifold doors to all showers.

• HI MACS™ (natural acrylic stone) worktops and head surfaces with moulded fiddle rail to make cleaning and maintenance of surfaces easy.

• Solid timber and real wood veneer saloon table with double electric adjustable pedestals. Can be converted to a large double berth.

• Large access panels to bilges, fuel and water tanks with large access hatches in all tanks.

• Separate walk in engine/equipment room providing full access to all onboard equipment, engine and stern gear.

• Solid laminated timber / stainless steel tubular companionway. Steps with angled ends allow safe use at sea.

• Access panel beneath companionway steps with removable panel to engine for improved access for servicing. Acoustic and thermal insulation for quiet accommodation spaces.

• Lewmar overhead hatches and ventilation throughout. (Number subject to layout choice)

• Raised deck saloon provides excellent all round visibility through high specification impact resistant laminated glass.

• Dedicated wet locker with warm air supply close to companionway for the storage of wet-weather gear and lifejackets.

• Headboards in selected high-quality fabrics.

• Hinged lifting access on gas struts to storage beneath of master cabin double berth.

• Large amounts of storage space throughout.

• Large capacity drawers under each berth.

Safety Equipment

• Fire extinguishers x8.

• Horseshoe life ring and beacon.

• 6 man valise life raft (stored within dedicated life raft locker).

• Hand flares x2, parachute flares x2 and buoyant smoke x1

• Fire blanket.

• Whale Gusher manual bilge pump in cockpit.

• Automatic engine room fire suppression system with manual override.

Ancillary Items

• Kraken Bobtail 3.00m Hypalon & aluminium rib

• 9.9HP Yamaha outboard

• Boathook • 6x F7 fenders.

• 4x 24mm nylon 3 strand mooring warps, 28m.

• 3x Winch handles.

• Full owners manual and vessel introduction.

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