29/07/2026
Sailing enjoyment and performance have always been key features in the 50 years we’ve been building Faurby yachts. Therefore, when Faurby and Nordship merged, the Deck Saloon range inherited some of the features that make Faurby sailboats so enjoyable to sail. Nordship’s yachts were already established as good sailing boats, as the German magazine Yacht discovered during a group test of deck saloon yachts:
“At 120 degrees to the wind and more, none of the test boats can decisively pull away; the group remains more or less close together.
It's a different story upwind. Close-hauled, the Nordship 380DS shows more potential than the competition and pulls ahead. This is surprising because, with a hull length of 11.60m (38ft), the Danish boat is around 40cm (1ft 4in) shorter than the competing yachts from Sirius (40DS) and Moody (41DS), and with its comparatively conservative hull lines, it also has a significantly shorter waterline. The Nordship 380 DS not only sails fast, but can also point very well upwind in comparison, and it accelerates better. With a total weight of 9.0 tons, it is around two tons lighter than its competitors.”
With Faurby’s experience, the former range of Nordship deck saloons received upgrades to improve their performance. For example, by using a composite keel construction and locating heavier service items (tankage, calorifiers, generators, etc.) towards the centre of the yacht, we have reduced the ballast required in the keel, making a lighter, faster yacht.
The result is a modern range of yachts that are lighter and carry above-average sail area than other deck saloon yachts of a comparable size.