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Farr Yacht Design prides itself on offering our clients a comprehensive range of yacht design services. Whether your goal is to win the world's premier yacht races or to enjoy leisurely cruising with family and friends, we offer a wide range of services that can be customized to make your vision a reality.

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

Science and artistry are combined in the development of each of our designs to produce a complete package that meets our clients' objectives. Building on our extensive depth of experience and the latest advances in technology we combine highly refined hull shapes and optimized appendages with well proportioned sail plans to deliver well integrated designs that combine ease of handling with exceptional performance.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

In the quest for strong, lightweight structures that can withstand the worst conditions the ocean has to offer we are continually improving our structural design methods and employ some of the latest design and analysis technologies. By completing the major structural engineering in-house we can tailor structural arrangements and details to suit the overall concept of the boat, maximizing the efficiency of the structure while minimizing weight. This also serves to avoid many interference problems that can have a sizeable impact on build time and costs.

Engineering is often tailored to suit their preferred materials and construction methods. This helps to both improve the build quality and efficiency and to insure that the as-built product properly represents the design. Should particular projects require it, Farr Yacht Design has extensive experience engineering yacht structures to comply with all manner of classification society and certification authority requirements.

DESIGN DETAIL & DRAFTING

Critical to the successful completion of any product is the communication of our design intent and ideas to the builder and client.

To best facilitate this every Farr design package includes an extensive set of detailed design drawings that accurately reflect the as designed geometry. Over the years our drawings sets have been refined to maximize their utility for the builder and we take great pride in the quality and completeness of our drawing sets. Many builders indicate that our drawings are some of the most complete and accurate in the industry.

In addition to design drawings we supply additional information including very detailed weight calculations, assistance with deck hardware selection and specification and expected hardware and rigging loadings. Throughout the course of construction Farr designers and engineers are in discussion with the builders and available to interpret drawings or modify details as necessary. Construction inspection visits can also be arranged. Farr designs have been built by yards all over the world and we can build on many of these long standing relationships to help in streamlining the construction process.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Our team of research and design staff have been involved in a number of extensive research and development projects which have consistently produced exceptional designs with unrivaled performance records.

The team at Farr Yacht Design combines an unprecedented depth of yacht research experience with substantial internal research capabilities and state-of-the-art tools, all of which can be applied to improving our clients' designs. Where desirable we can augment our internal capabilities with external consultants and experimental facilities, many of which we have excellent working relationships.

Based on the client's resources and objectives we can tailor a research program to explore areas that are most likely to result in the largest performance gains. By tightly integrating the research phases with our design program we can efficiently evaluate concepts and incorporate the research results into the design. This helps to insure that all the implications of particular design concepts are properly considered.

CONSULTING SERVICES

Whether your goal is to win the world's premier yacht races or to enjoy leisurely cruising with family and friends, we offer  wide range of consulting services that can be customized to make your goal a reality.  Click here for more information on some of the services we offer.

LIFECYCLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Farr Yacht Design's involvement in a project does not end when drawings are issued to the builder. Throughout the building process we are in constant communication with the builders to interpret drawings and provide comprehensive rating and measurement support as part of our base design fees.

Throughout any design's life we are available to provide consulting services that can include re-engineering, the design of new appendages, performance optimization, handicap certificate reviews or anything else that might improve the performance of a design.

Find out more about what we can offer and learn about our services.

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Annapolis, MD 21403

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Farr Yacht Design Since designing his first keelboat, ‘Titus Canby’, in the early 1970’s, Bruce Farr has been among the most accomplished and sought-after yacht designer in the world based on the 37 world championships won in his designs and a multitude of successful grand-prix boats, cruisers, and one-designs. Along with his partner, Russell Bowler, he’s been the dominant designer in the Whitbread and Volvo races since the early 90s, and he’s prolific in both the production boat building industry as well as in custom one-offs. Some of Farr’s big hits include the Farr 40, Sayonara, Steinlager 2, Beneteau First 40.7, Mumm 36, and Mumm 30 to just name a few. Originally from New Zealand, Farr’s design firm, Farr Yacht Design, is located in Annapolis, Md., USA. CONTACT INFO: 100 Severn Avenue, Suite 101 ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 21403 USA T. 410 267 0780 F. 410 268 0553 Email: [email protected]

97 Sailboats designed by Bruce Farr

Beneteau First 36.7

Beneteau First 40.7

Beneteau 50

Farr 38 (11.6)

Farr 36 OD - 2002

Beneteau first ims 40.7, bavaria easy 9.7.

Bavaria Cruiser 56

Bavaria Cruiser 36 (Farr)

Bavaria cruiser 41.

Bavaria Cruiser 40S

Bavaria Cruiser 33

Bavaria b/one.

Bavaria Cruiser 50

Bavaria Vision 42

Bavaria Cruiser 46

Bavaria Cruiser 37

Bavaria Vision 46

Bavaria Cruiser 40

Bavaria Cruiser 45

Farr 30 (mumm 30).

Finngulf 43

Garrett 40 gpr fr.

Garrett 40 CR

Mumm 30 (Farr 30)

Concordia 47

North Star 727 (Farr)

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 52.2

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 51

International 50 (Moorings)

Dickerson 37 (Farr)

Farr 37 (#128).

Farr 44 (1980)

Farr 40 One-Design

Cookson 12M

Farr 1/2 Ton (#65)

Beneteau First 47.7

Beneteau First 44.7

Beneteau Oceanis 44 CC

First 45 (Beneteau - Farr)

Beneteau 57

Beneteau 62

Beneteau stardust 433.

Beneteau First 40

Beneteau First 42S7

Beneteau First 35-2

Beneteau 25 Platu

Beneteau oceanis 440, beneteau 44 cc, moorings 463.

Beneteau First 53F5

Beneteau Oceanis 461

Beneteau 34.7, beneteau first 42sf.

Beneteau 461

Beneteau First 10R

Beneteau First 45F5

Concorde 151

Farr Phase 4

Farr 914 (1/2 ton).

Beneteau First 47.7 Race

Farr 36 (1990)

Grand Soleil Maxi One

Farr 740 Sport

Wally 80 (Farr)

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Farr Yacht Design, Ltd. is acknowledged as the top racing-yacht design team in the world based upon one of the most extensive and impressive records of winning yacht racing results ever compiled by a single design group. Our long-running record of achievement dates back more than 30 years and includes 43 World Championships won in Farr designs and a multitude of design successes at internationally prestigious grand prix yachting events, including the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race), America’s Cup, Vendée Globe, Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Barcelona World Race, Transat Jacques Vabre, Copa del Rey and many others.

Incorporated by Bruce Farr and Russell Bowler in 1981 as Bruce Farr & Associates, the present-day Farr Yacht Design has grown to a design team comprised of 13 members providing an enormous range of talent and skills. Our design process is well developed and incorporates oversight from senior design team members at critical stages. Our systematic design process, and supporting infrastructure and been carefully honed across more than 800 unique projects.

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Farr Yacht Design is recognized as one of the best racing yacht design teams in the world

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WINNERS OF AN UNPRECEDENTED AWARDS

Farr Yacht Design is recognized as one of the best racing yacht design teams in the world. It has an outstanding record of achievements in well-known races, such as the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race), America’s Cup, Vendée Globe, Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Barcelona World Race, Transat Jacques Vabre, Copa del Rey and many others.

Beneteau has called upon this design office, which designs racing cruisers centred on performance, as well as one-designs, for over 25 years (first boat made by the design office: the First 45F5 in 1989).  It most recently designed the plans of the First 35 and First 40. 

Patrick Shaughnessy is the president of Farr Yacht Design. Born in Annapolis in 1970, he studied architecture and design in Anne Arundel Community College and at the University of Maryland, before joining Farr Yacht Design in 1990.  Along with his professional sailing adventures, Patrick travels extensively in order to attend various regattas and boat shows around the globe as a representative of Farr Yacht Design.  Participating in high profile events overseas all over the world has allowed him to work closely with owners and crew to hone his skills as a talented and gifted designer.

Each of our design team members has a particular area of focus which affords them a broad experience across many project types while focusing on their key role (appendages, engineering, geometric modelling, hull design, sailplan, etc.). The team combines its extensive talents together on each project. With backgrounds in sailing fostered as youths and honed in affiliated professions from drafting, design, boat building and sail making to race rule management, computer science and engineering, the designers at Farr Yacht Design all share a superior and comprehensive understanding of boat design, construction and performance.

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10.85 m / 35' 7"

Beam overall

3.64 m / 11' 11"

12.58 m / 12.58

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• Last update: 25th April 2020
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