BoatsFareast 18R

Fareast 18R

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 2012

A lightweight 650kg racer with a 1.2-metre fixed fin keel, designed for responsive handling and rapid acceleration

Designed by Simonis-Voogd & Simonis Voogd Design, built by Shanghai Far East Boats Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.20 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 650 kg of hull, so roughly 1,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.56 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.56
LightHeavy

133 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 133
EasygoingPowered-up

29.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 29.8
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 402 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
29.8
Displacement / length
132.5
Comfort ratio
9.1
Capsize screening
2.56
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
436
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Simonis-Voogd, Simonis Voogd Design
Builder
Shanghai Far East Boats Co, Far East Boat Co

Boats like this, on the water

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Allegro (Westell)6.32 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA John Westell-designed fractional sloop with twin keels, built for performance and shoal water access since 1956
Abbott Boats Inc. Yngling6.35 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 6.35-metre fractional sloop that served as the Olympic class for women sailors from 2004 through 2008
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio designed for competitive one-design racing
Rio 206.10 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA lightweight, high-performance masthead sloop designed by Roberto Barros with a lively sail area-to-displacement ratio
Leisure Yachts 175.18 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA prolific twin-keel masthead sloop designed for shoal water, with thousands produced across three decades
Com-Pac Yachts 164.88 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA Clark Mills-designed fractional sloop with a shallow draft, built since 1972 as a stable and trailerable pocket cruiser

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