Sector: RACING
Design No. 277
HIGH 5
40ft IMS Racing Yacht
Length12.19m / 40′
Design Year1992
BuilderCookson Boats
Description
Design 277 is a 40ft IMS Racing Yacht HIGH 5 designed by Farr Yacht Design in 1992. She has an overall length of 40 feet and was built by Cookson Boats
Visual Assets
Technical Specifications
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Racing Yacht |
| Rule | IMS |
| LOA | 12.19 m40 ft |
| Beam | 3.8 m12.5 ft |
| DWL | 10.86 m35.6 ft |
| Draft | 2.35 m7.7 ft |
| Displacement | 4,800 kg10,600 lbs |
| Ballast | 2,600 kg5,730 lbs |
| Headsail Hoist (I) | 15.17 m49.77 ft |
| Foretriangle Base (J) | 4.42 m14.5 ft |
| Main Hoist (P) | 15.8 m51.84 ft |
| Main Foot (E) | 5.74 m18.83 ft |
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Designer’s Notes
Design #277 - Farr IMS 40 October 1992 Conceived to be a high performance dual purpose yacht, the Farr IMS 40 is powerful, of light displacement, and delivers excellent handling characteristics in a hull form clean and nicely proportioned -- completely free of IOR distortions. The Farr IMS 40 features a long waterline length compared to length overall, and is very fast relative to its size, safe, and most of all, fun and rewarding to sail. Four Farr IMS 40's were built and launched in 1992 with the most notable performance given by COOKSON'S HIGH 5, winning every race by huge margins at the Kenwood Cup in a display of superior speed and boat handling reminiscent of GAUCHO'S (Farr IMS 44) victory at Yachting's Key West Race Week at the beginning of the year. Clever deck and interior design produce a dual purpose yacht exceeding minimum IMS