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Farrier Marine is a catamaran and trimaran manufacturer based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The sailing boats produced by this shipyard are designed by Ian Farrier (1947-2017),[1] and have a unique patented folding system without hinges in the beams or the critical beam to float join, allowing overall beam to be varied in seconds by just one person.[2]

History

After gaining hands-on experience from building and sailing his own sailboats, Ian Farrier designed a trimaran folding system and applied in 1973 for a patent that was granted in 1975 as the Farrier Folding System.[3]

In 1974, the original prototype was built and launched by Farrier in Australia, followed in 1976 by the first Trailertri 18, and in 1980 by the first production fiberglass Farrier trimaran, the 'Tramp', that was named Australian Boat of the Year in 1981.[4]

In 1984, Ian Farrier funded by Corsair Marine in the US and started designing and building the F-27 trimaran Super Fox which set a race record in her first official event - the Two Man Around Catalina Race, a feat she repeated on 1986. In 1989, The F-27 CORSAIR won the multihull division of the Newport - Ensenada Race.

For the first time in history the Nippon Ocean Racing Club recognised the F-27 as an official class in 1990, and during the same year the F-27 AQUA TEC won the Australian Multihull Offshore Championships (AMOC). F-27s were also the first multihulls invited to compete in the National Offshore One Design Regatta (N.O.O.D.).[5]

In 1991, Ian Farrier decided to leave the management of Corsair Marine to focus on new designs,

Product line

Current

Farrier Marine's current product line is composed of the following models:

Trimarans

F-22 and F-22R (2013)[11]
The following may continue to be built, but are not built by Farrier Marine itself.
F-32 (2007) and F-32SR (2009)[11] - "home builders version of the F-33 [replacing] the F-9 design series"[11]

External links

References

Ian Farrier Farrier Marine, retrieved 3 July 2020^
The Farrier Folding System™ Farrier Marine, retrieved June 26, 2012^
History Farrier Marine Inc., retrieved March 21, 2012^

Former

Note that these former models were designed by Ian Farrier earlier in his career[11] but may not have been produced by Farrier Marine.

Trimarans

Command 10 (1983)[12][13]
Trailertri 18 (1976)[11]
Trailertri 680 (1977)[11]
Tramp (TRAMP) (1980) - Australian Boat of the Year, 1981. "The first production Farrier design (19' 6" long), originally built by Haines Hunter in Australia in 1980. An open cockpit day sailer, it was also built in the US for a while where it was known as the 'Eagle'. Now discontinued but sometimes available on the used boat market."[11][12]
Trailertri 720 (1983)[11]
F-9 (F-9A, F-9R, F-9AX[12]) (1991[12]) which evolved to the F-31,[11][14] whose plans were subsequently frequently updated[12] then sold in 2000 to Corsair Marine, where design changes were applied to produce the Corsair 31.
Farrier F-24 (1992)
Farrier F-24 Mk II (1994) - Sailing World's 1996 Performance Multihull of the Year.[12]
F-25A (1993)[11] - "An earlier design for amateur builders [...] replaced by the F-82A & F-82R".[12]
F-25C (1995)[11] - discontinued high performance carbon/epoxy kit boat, partly replaced by F-82R.[12]
F-31R (1996)[11]
F-27 (1985) - American Sailboat Hall of Fame.[11][15] "The second production Farrier design (450 built) and then superseded by the F-28."[12]
F-28 (1997) - Sailing World's 1998 'Performance Multihull Sailboat of the Year'.[11] Upgrade of the F-27 "using the same float, beam, and main hull molds, but with a number of key improvements in rig and structure".[16]

Catamarans

F-41 (2002) - Ian Farrier's first catamaran design, a "French style luxury cruiser catamaran".[17] Marketed as "A new ocean going catamaran design for amateur builders",[11][12] it is no longer current as the design has since evolved to the F-44 production boats.
F-44R - "A very high performance version of the F-41",[12] "the racing version of the Farrier F-41, with more waterline length, a taller rig, and a lower profile cabin for less windage and weight".[18]
F-44SC - The 'super cruiser' version of the F-44 with extra internal room.[19]

History

Product line

Current

Trimarans

See also

External links

References

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Former

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