Farr Colvic Millennium 65 Buyer's Guide
The Farr Colvic Millennium 65 is a 65-foot Bruce Farr design built by Colvic Craft in the UK in 1999, with just five completed. Conceived for a round-the-world race that ran only once, these are former racers now filtering onto the brokerage market as expedition-cruiser conversion candidates. Any buyer is really acquiring a high-performance composite hull with Kevlar reinforcement and a bulb keel drawing 10 feet — not a boat with a cruising interior as originally delivered.
Layouts on the Used Market
As racers, the boats carry eight roughly equal sea bunks forward and aft, two head/shower units, and pipecot berths for up to 14 crew on some configurations. A separate sail locker sits in the forepeak behind a watertight bulkhead. The centrally located galley is built around a propane stove with externally stored cylinders, a 24V fridge and an 80L freezer. Cruised examples have added a higher countertop and full-size oven, but the underlying plan is a volume-carrying race layout rather than a private-owner suite.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Power and energy is the headline upgrade cluster: documented boats show a near-1,000Ah 24V Lithionics lithium bank, twin engine alternators giving 450A at 24V, and a Watt & Sea 600 hydrogenerator. Navigation centers on a Furuno 1835 commercial radar at the navstation, Raymarine chart plotter and ST70 instruments, Garmin GPS, and a Comar AIS Class B. Sail handling carries a 2022 investment of over 70K in North Racing mainsail, J2 and J3 headsails on some hulls. Comfort additions include two Eberspächer forced-air heaters and a transom "bathtub" offshore shower with pressure hot water.
What to Inspect
The nylon fuel and water tanks are a period racing choice — press and smell for stale fuel or tank wall softening that signals hydrolysis or impact cracking. The Kevlar-reinforced composite hull should be tapped for delamination around the keel root and any prior grounding damage on the 10-foot bulb. Verify the manual coffee-grinder pedestal and Lewmar 88 primaries turn freely with no elongated bolt holes in the cockpit sole. Check the watertight bulkhead at the forward sail locker for cracked bond lines or rust staining from fasteners. Confirm any lithium or hydrogenerator refit was installed with proper isolation from the original 24V alternator circuit.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
With only five built and a single race behind them, these are rare acquisitions requiring a committed buyer.
- Check the nylon tank walls for softening or odor
- Tap the keel-root composite for delamination
- Exercise the grinding pedestal and primary winches
- Inspect the forepeak bulkhead bond
- Verify refit electrical isolation on lithium systems
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Farr Colvic Millennium 65. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | $169,000 | — |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $169,000 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Farr Colvic Millennium 65 listings appear across 1 country. Antigua and Barbuda has the most listings with 4.
Country view
4 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | $169,000 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
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