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Archer

Designed with naval architect Ted Hood, the Archer boats use a “Whale Back” hull to buy real interior volume in a package that can be handled without paid crew. Two cabins, a single 230 hp diesel, and genuine passage-making ability under 14 metres.

The range

Big-boat ability, small-boat handling

The Archer boats exist because plenty of people want to make long passages without taking on a twenty-metre yacht to do it. Ted Hood's “Whale Back” hull is how they manage it — beam carried high and well forward, so the interior volume is far greater than the length suggests.

Both models take a single 230 hp diesel on a shaft drive — a John Deere in the 38, a Cummins in the 42 — cruise at 8 knots and top out at 11. Two cabins, two heads, timber joinery and teak and holly floors. They are certified CE Category B rather than A — the honest limit for boats this size, and more than enough for the Adriatic, the Mediterranean and the coastal Atlantic.

3 models in this range
Selene 38 Archer Archer · 12.70 m

Selene 38 Archer

The smallest Selene that will still cross an ocean basin.

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Selene 42 Archer · 13.77 m

Selene 42

An aft stateroom on 13.77 metres, and a walk-around berth in it.

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Selene 42 Europa Archer · 13.77 m

Selene 42 Europa

A sedan deckhouse, and the whole main deck on one level.

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