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Farr 6000

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 1977

A Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for performance in a light, trailerable package

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 6000, on the water

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Character

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TrailerableBeam 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 885 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 885 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.41 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 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater

At 2.62 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.62
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 141
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.6
TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

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

  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 538 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.6
Displacement / length
141.3
Comfort ratio
9.8
Capsize screening
2.62
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
535
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Sea Nymph Boats

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