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Wally Yachts 80 (Farr)

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1999

A high-performance Farr-designed fractional sloop with a powerful sail-area-to-displacement ratio for rapid cruising

Designed by Farr, Bassani & Bruce Farr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Wally Yachts 80 (Farr), on the water

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

Footage from Lady K 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 narrow beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

1.84 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 102
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 30.6
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

  • Draws more than ~97% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 121 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Wally Yachts 80 (Farr), as the fleet has seen it

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

The Wally Yachts 80 (FARR) is a 24.0-meter fractional sloop designed by Farr, Bassani, and Bruce Farr, built by Wally Yachts since 1999. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 6.0-meter beam, a 4.0-meter draft, and displaces 34,999 kg. The design, Farr #435, has a sail area to displacement ratio of 30.6 and a comfort ratio of 31.5. Aboard *Lady K Sailing*, the grounding and capsizing of the 100-foot carbon fiber superyacht Wally Love during a 55-knot storm in Spain highlighted the vulnerability of large vessels to storm surges and anchor failure.0:04 This incident underscores the importance of adhering to marine insurance mandates, which often require vessels to remain outside tropical regions during hurricane season, typically from July through November.2:46

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

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.6
Displacement / length
102.0
Comfort ratio
31.5
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
11.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
4865
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
Farr, Bassani, Bruce Farr
Builder
Wally Yachts

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