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Review of Farr 60


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Farr 60 is a large sailboat designed by the maritime architect Bruce Farr.

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Keel

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.70 - 2.80 meter (8.86 - 9.16 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 140.0 hp (104 kW), which gives a max speed about 8.6 knots.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Farr 60 is 1.90, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 9.7 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Farr 60 is about 589 kg/cm, alternatively 3301 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 589 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3301 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Farr 60 is 3.35.

Slim Wide 86% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 86% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Farr 60 is 33%.

Low High 50% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 50% of all similar sailboat designs. This righting moment (ability to resist heeling) is spot on average!


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Farr 60 is 170 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.

Heavy Light 58% 0 50 100
58% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Farr 60 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 23.0, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 26.4.


Over- / underrigged


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 98m2 (1054 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 63.2 m(207.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard63.2 m(207.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard63.2 m(207.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet 18.4 m(60.4 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet18.4 m(60.4 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 46.0 m(150.9 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet40.5 m(132.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Cunningham8.9 m(29.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap17.7 m(58.2 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul17.7 m(58.2 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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