Farr 30

Sailboat specifications

The Farr 30 is a 30’11” (9.43m) one design sailboat designed by Farr Yacht Design (United States). She was built since 1995 (and now discontinued) by Carroll Marine (United States) and Ovington Boats (United Kingdom).

The Farr 30 has also been marketed as Mumm 30.

Farr 30's main features

Model: Farr 30
Hull type: Monohull
Category: One design sailboat
Sailboat builder: Carroll Marine
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Ovington Boats
Sailboat designer: Farr Yacht Design
Sailboat collection: Tour de France à la Voile
Country: United States
Construction: Fiberglass reinforced epoxy:
- Hull: Sandwich E-glass epoxy
- Deck: Sandwich balsa E-glass epoxy
First built hull: 1995
Last built hull: Discontinued
Appendages: Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: B
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Farr 30's main dimensions

Hull length: 30’ 11”9.43 m
Waterline length: 27’ 7”8.4 m
Beam (width): 10’ 1”3.07 m
Draft: 6’ 11”2.1 m
Mast height from D_WL: 44’ 4”13.5 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 4548 lb2063 kg
Ballast weight: 2094 lb950 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron fin with lead bulb

Farr 30's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 603 ft²56 m²
Downwind sail area: 1432 ft²133 m²
Mainsail area: 377 ft²35 m²
Genoa area: 226 ft²21 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 1055 ft²98 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 38’ 4”11.67 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 10’ 11”3.32 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 40’ 7”12.36 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 14’ 7”4.44 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Carbon fiber mast and aluminum boom
Standing rigging: Single-strand (ROD) discontinuous

Farr 30's performances

Crew: 6-8 (<580kg)
Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 372 ft²/T34.56 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 883 ft²/T82.07 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 99
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 46 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.03 knots