Rafnar is the brain child of an Icelandic businessman, Ossur Kristinsson.
A keen boater, Ossur wanted to fix the problem of high speed boats bouncing and slamming when underway in anything other than calm seas.

Typically, high speed boats use a principle called planing to lift them from the water in order to reduce drag and allow for speed and efficiency. The downside to this design is that what goes up, must come down, often with a heavy landing. Traditionally, in order as to reduce this slamming effect in harsh weather, planing hull craft need to reduce speed to maintain any level of comfort.

For users in a rush, or for tactical users such as the Police, Military, SAR teams or Coastguard services, slowing down because it is rough is not really an option.
The result can be a broken boat, or even broken crew.

Building boats for clients worldwide, Rafnar UK Limited is the exclusive UK builder of the remarkable range of boats from Rafnar of Iceland.
The Arc of Circle principle used in the Rafnar hull is truly a game changer for high speed boats, meaning faster, safer, heavier in worse weather conditions than ever previously imagined.
The Rafnar hull is, without doubt, the biggest innovation in hull design since the creation of the planing hull.
Rafnar - Keeping Comfort at Sea