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Farr 5000

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 1977

A Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop featuring a swing keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance

Designed by Bruce Farr, built by Sea Nymph Boats.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel

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The Farr 5000, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 2.24 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 483 kg of hull, so roughly 1,100 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 483 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.30 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 7 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 7
CoastalBluewater

At 2.88 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.88
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 136
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.3
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Farr 5000, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Farr 5000 is a 5.1-meter fractional sloop designed by Bruce Farr, built by Sea Nymph Boats and McDell Marine since 1977. It features a swing keel and displaces 483 kg. Aboard *Hello World*, a Farr 5000 completed the ARC transatlantic rally from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia in 16 days without engine use, relying on a 140% genoa and gennaker.9:20 The crew maintained a three-person watch system and took a northerly route to avoid light winds.5:13 During the crossing, the spinnaker track snapped in confused seas but was repaired by replacing ball bearings and adjusting the boom.11:24 Near the finish, the anchor swivel pin loosened, and the boat encountered fishing gear in the propeller.8:13

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.3
Displacement / length
136.5
Comfort ratio
7.4
Capsize screening
2.88
Hull speed
5.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
398
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Sea Nymph Boats, McDell Marine

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