GARRETT 40
FARR 44
This design commission came to us from noted yachtsman and author, Newbold Smith. With extensive offshore cruising and racing experience, Smith wanted a yacht to replace an existing one of similar length. The new boat was to be very comfortable and well appointed cruising yacht fulfilling Smith’s own interior requirements and, at the same time, […]
1 Ton/40′ IOR RACER
LIBERA CLASS “OPNI”
1 TON
This design was in response to a late program starting in January by Irvine Laidlaw of Singapore to build a new design 1 tonner for the 1985 Singapore Admiral’s Cup team and later for competition in the Southern Cross Cup in Australia. This is the first IOR design we have done since the actual 1985 […]
IOR 50 “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”
This 50 foot IOR racer, Design No. 155, was commissioned by well known Olympic Gold Medalist David Forbes of Sydney, Australia. The client wanted a yacht which would be highly competitive on the racing circuit off the New South Wales Coast and in the Pan Am Clipper Cup Series. A great deal of research was […]
53′ CRUISER “FOREIGN EXCHANGE” & “SHAASA”
TOMPKINS 55
42′ IOR RACER “DRAKE’S PRAYER”
This design was conceived in the wake of Farr’s very successful One Tonners which dominated the 1984 Southern Cross Cup in Australia, the 1984 Pan Am Clipper Cup and European contests throughout the year. The goal of the design effort was to produce a larger boat for Peter Kurts of Australia which had the outstanding […]
80′ CRUISER “WENDY LYNNE”
Don Tate of Maryland, with Pekka Koskenkyla formerly of Nautor Swan in Finland, came to Farr Yacht Design early in 1986 with a line of production-built luxury cruising yachts in mind. Emerging as the front-runner of this line was an 80 footer for Don Tate. The “concept” was for a super comfortable world cruiser capable […]