BoatsFarr 1020

Farr 1020

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982

A Bruce Farr design #121 fractional sloop built for performance with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Bruce Farr, built by McDell Marine.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

2.09 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 159
EasygoingPowered-up

21.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.0
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.0
Displacement / length
159.0
Comfort ratio
18.3
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1066
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Units built
150
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
McDell Marine, Sea Nymph Boats

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