Farr Phase 4

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The Farr Phase 4, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from 59° North Sailing

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 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.11

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 172

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.4

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Farr Phase 4, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Farr PHASE 4 is a 12.0-meter masthead sloop designed by Bruce Farr and built by Binks Yacht Constructions from 1988 to the present. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, displacing 5908 kg with a 1.7-meter draft and a 3.8-meter beam.23:43 The model has a sail area to displacement ratio of 18.4 and a comfort ratio of 20.5.16:50

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 60 times across 3 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Farr Phase 4 on video

Passage Planning // Bergen - TorshavnIsbjorn's Bergen-to-Tórshavn routing session covers oil rigs, RAK currents app, and Shetland stopover options.59° North Sailing

On the Wind TV // Matt Rutherford Around the Arctic Ocean!Matt Rutherford navigates the Arctic solo, testing engine bleeding procedures and satellite connectivity for his research expedition.59° North Sailing

Matt Rutherford // Far North of RussiaMatt Rutherford navigates his Valiant 42 through the Arctic, managing satellite communications and ice hazards near Russia.59° North Sailing

Will Sofrin // The Nazi Origins of the USCG EAGLEEagle's engine room was built as an exact U-boat replica so German cadets could transfer directly to submarine service.59° North Sailing

Jimmy Cornell // The Godfather of Offshore CruisingJimmy Cornell, founder of the ARC Rally in 1986, discusses his new offline route-planning app replacing World Cruising Routes.59° North Sailing

Gunnar Christensen // From Yacht Captain to Golden Globe SailorCareer yacht captain Gunnar Kristiansen explains his Hans Christian 34 choice for the Golden Globe Race.59° North Sailing

Conrad Humphries // Captain Bligh & Rounding Cape HornConrad Humphreys on breaking a rudder in the Vendée Globe and leading the Captain Bligh re-enactment voyage.59° North Sailing

Ben Doerr // "Hose it or Lose it!"A fisherman's blunt advice — "hose it or lose it" — saved a boat from an electrical engine fire in Alaska.59° North Sailing

JoJo Pickering // Celestial Navigation Nerd-OutAndy Schell navigated BVI to Bermuda purely on celestial, avoiding the island's northern reef on approach.59° North Sailing

Boat Shopping LIVE! With Andy & AugustAndy Schell and August Sandberg evaluate a $35,000 Ted Brewer custom one-off against Craigslist listing red flags.59° North Sailing

Mia & Andy // 2025 Year-In-Review (Only 3 Months Late!)Falcon sailed 18,404 miles across 30 passages in 2025, a single-year record for 59 North.59° North Sailing

Ben Soofer // Making a career in sailingBen Soofer traces his path from Camp Seagull Lightnings to NOLS Sea of Cortez expeditions.59° North Sailing

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.6%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.4

Displacement / length

171.8

Comfort ratio

20.5

Capsize screening

2.11

Hull speed

7.6 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1430

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1988

Designer

Bruce Farr

Builder

Binks Yacht Contructions

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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