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Farr 280

Sailboat specifications

The Farr 280 is a 28’7” (8.72m) racing sailboat designed by Farr Yacht Design (United States). She is built since 2013 by Premier Composite Technologies (United Arab Emirates).

Farr 280's main features

Model
Farr 280
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Racing sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United Arab Emirates
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich Core-Cell E-glass epoxy (vacuum infusion)
First built hull
2013
Last built hull
Still in production
Appendages
Keel : fin 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
C
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
About 
102 000 €
 (2016)

Farr 280's main dimensions

Overall length
34’10.36 m
Hull length
28’ 7”8.72 m
Waterline length
26’ 4”8.02 m
Beam (width)
9’ 5”2.87 m
Draft
6’ 11”2.1 m
Light displacement (MLC)
3527 lb1600 kg
Ballast weight
1433 lb650 kg
Ballast type
Steel fin with lead bulb

Farr 280's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
566 ft²52.6 m²
Downwind sail area
1498 ft²139.2 m²
Mainsail area
347 ft²32.2 m²
Jib area
220 ft²20.4 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area
1152 ft²107 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
37’ 4”11.36 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
10’ 4”3.15 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
38’ 5”11.69 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
13’ 7”4.14 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi (square top mainsail) fractional
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
Dyform

Farr 280's performances

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.
414 ft²/T38.45 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.
1095 ft²/T101.76 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.
88
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.
41 %
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.
6.87 knots

Farr 280's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
20 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
10.6 gal40 liters

Farr 280's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Open aft cockpit
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