2015 Farr 28029ft

Domestic Transport available for 2023 race & regatta season.

The Farr 280 is a production racing sailboat by Farr Yacht Design that delivers the excitement of grand prix racing to the under-30’.  Race it one design or under a rating rule.  The Farr 280 delivers contemporary grand prix features and style to a more achievable smaller boat package.  The boat has dynamic performance on all points of sail, with a focus on inshore racing for a moderate crew size of five or six people.

With a Farr 280 you combine the speed potential of a 40-50 footracing yacht with the low cost of a sport boat.  Since the boat is easily trailer-able, you can participate in the big international regattas. Easily trailer-able, you can participate in the big international regattas.

Specifications:

• Builder – Farr

• Designer – Farr Yacht Design

• Year 2015

• Keel – bulb

Dimensions:

• LOA – 28 feet 6 inches

• Beam – 9 feet 5 inches

• Draft – 6 feet 11inches

• Displacement – 3,525 pounds

• Ballast – 1,425 pounds  

• I: 37.3 feet

• J: 10.3 feet

• P: 38.4 feet

• E: 13.6 feet

• ISP: 16.34 feet

• Bow Sprit: 5.38 feet

• Mainsail: 346 sq feet 

          - 2 North Mainsails (1 used in one regatta)

• Foresail: 220 sq feet

          - North Light

          - North Medium

          - North Heavy

Asym Spinnaker: 1,150 sq feet

           - North A2

           - North A1.5

• Motor 20 HP (More Details Below) 

• Saildrive with folding prop

Rig

• Southern Spars Carbon Mast

• Carbon Bow Sprit

• Southern Spars Aluminum Boom

• Hydraulic Forestay and Mast Jack

Construction

• Hull, Deck, and internal structure are optimized E-glass/epoxy/Corecell M-Foam

• Hull, Deck, and internal structure are fabricated with vacuum infusion technology

• All tooling created by CNC milling

• Laminates and composite structure are designed and built to exceed ISO0CE category A standards

• Gelcoat finish, hull/deck/internal structure

 Additional Rig Specs:

• Southern Spars keel stepped mast with 2 sets of air foil shaped aluminum spreaders

• Dyform, discontinuous wire standing rigging

• Dynex double topmast backstays

• Regatta splice to allow mast to be split in two for easy transport

• Two masthead halyard sheaves

• One fractional halyard sheave

• Main Halyard lock at top of mast

• Dyneema forestay strop

• Adjustable hydraulic mast base

• Clearcoat mast finish

• Aluminum boom

Deck Gear:

• Centerline, fixed carbon bow sprit (removable for transport)

• Harken racing blocks and cleats

• 3 Spinlock rope clutches

• Harken 35.2PTP primary winches (2)

• Harken 20 STP backstay winches (2)

• Hiking stanchions• Stern rail

• Dyneema hiking lines with padding

• Cockpit footrests

• Running rigging, grand prix specification

• Compass

• Manual bilge pump

 Instruments:

• B&G Triton Speed, Depth, Wind pack• 4.1” color displays on mast• DST 800 transducer

• 608 Wind sensor on masthead extension

• Navico Precision-9 Compass

• Standard Horizon Explorer GX1700W GPS fixed mount VHF

Deck Systems:

• Spinnaker retrieval sock, hardware and line

• Foredeck canvas hatch cover

• Foredeck closing hatch

• Composite companionway hatch

• Mainsheet fine tune, 24:1

• Traveler, 5:1

• Cunningham, 4:1

• Jib clew in/out, 5:1

• Jib clew up/down, 8:1

• Jib tack, 6:1

•Spinnaker tack line, internal/below deck

• Boomvang, soft, 16:1

 Hydraulic System:

• Custom Harken hydraulic system• Internal mast jack cylinder• Forestay cylinder• Custom panel/pump in cockpit for in race adjustment

 Engine:

• Lombardini LDW 702 SD

• Fuel filter

• Rigid Plastic 40 Liter fuel tank

• Exhaust system including muffler

• Raw water intake system with strainer

• Gori 380 x 265 LH folding propeller

• Spinlock control face and Teleflex engine control

Electrical:

• Starting battery

• 12 volt distribution/circuit breaker panel

• Four DC bilge pumps

• Navigation lights

Steering and Rudder:

• Carbon fiber tiller

• Spinlock adjustable tiller extension

• Pre-preg carbon rudder stock

• Female molded and infused GRP rudder blade

• Jefa top and bottom rudder bearings

• Gelcoat rudder finish

T-Bulb Keel:

• Easily removable from hull• Fabricated steel fin, covered with female molded composite fairing with gelcoat finish

• CNC machined, bolted lead T-bulb

 Other:

• Single point lift

 Trailer:

• Triad

• Bunks set for keel on or

• Bunks set for keel and rudder off

• Hydraulic brakes

• Dual axel