67 foot, 38 tons
12 bunk beds
and one big
ocean.
Hrimfare – the yacht
SY Hrimfare was successfully launched again in 2025 after years of extensive renovation – stripped into every corner and behind every beam, sanded down, repaired, re-painted, re-polished, and re-furbished. She has been up-cycled into a modern sailing research vessel and conducted several sailing expeditions in 2025 (see expeditions). Check out the slides below:
Images of Hrimfare from sailing expeditions 2025 and from earlier expeditions 2014-2017.
In 2025, we celebrated her 30th anniversary, as it was exactly 30 years since she passed the finish line after her first Global Challenge Race. Almost 30,000 nautical miles around the planet, in the wrong direction. Since then, she has participated three times in the competition that earned the title "the world's toughest race". Read more about her story here
We will continue to care for her iconic heritage with respect and take her out on new adventures. We will keep her sailing, in all directions, with renewable energy and with a higher environmental purpose. You are invited to join our expeditions. See our offers here.
We are sailing for science!
Hrimfare is the "Mother Ship" of Sailing4Science – the "sailing citizen-science network" around the world. Based on large-scale research expeditions in collaboration with local research assignments and local fleets of sailors.
The Sailing4Science concept is not only a ocean data collecting endeavour for sailing scientists and students, it s a framework for inspiring activities on land, raising awareness to the gerneral public on land as the expedition stops with its pop-up expos in cities, marinas, and islands along the expeditions.
Facts and figures
The Challenge 67 is a steel-hulled yacht. It is 67 ft (20 m) from bow to stern, and this is where it gets its name. There were 14 of these yachts built, for the purpose of racing in the BT Global Challenge. The yachts were designed by David Thomas and Thanos Condylis, and built by Devonport Management Limited in England.
Specifications
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Mast Height: 25.98 m2
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Sail Area Upwind: 228 m2
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Sail Area Downwind: 441 m2
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Overall length: 67 feet (20.42 m)
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Beam: 5.26 m
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Draught: 2.82 m
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Displacement: 38 tons
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Hull: 50B mild steel
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Deck: 316 Stainless steel
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Keel weight: 12 Tons
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Electronic equipment: Raymarine
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Life rafts and equipment: Survitec
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Engine: Perkins 130HP
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Energy sources: Sun, wind, water (hydro generation), and biofuel
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Berths: 12 persons
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Galley: 12 persons