BoatsFarr 1104

Farr 1104

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1975

A high-performance IOR 1 tonner derived from the 1975 prototype Prospect of Ponsonby, built for speed and competition

Designed by Bruce Farr, built by Holmes.

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 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 164
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.3
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.3
Displacement / length
164.1
Comfort ratio
15.8
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1214
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Holmes, Compass Yachts Ltd. (Australia, NZ)

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