Bruce Farr

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7.5 meter yacht Farr 7500

Bruce Farr , OBE (* 1949 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand designer of regatta and cruising yachts .

Bruce Farr has been involved in sailing and the design and construction of boats from an early age. Following the success of its subscribed 18-foot skiffs he made in 1973 independently . In 1981, together with Russell Bowler , he founded a subsidiary in Annapolis , USA under the name Bruce Farr & Associates , from which today's company Farr Yacht Design emerged .

Bruce Farr is best known through the success of the yachts he designed in the most important offshore regattas from the Sydney-Hobart Regatta to the Volvo Ocean Race to the Vendée Globe and several participations of his yachts as challengers in the America's Cup (see below) . Series yachts like the Bénéteau 25 and the Mumm 30 are also part of his work.

Farr left Farr Yacht Design in 2012 . In 2015 he was hired again by the company as a consultant to further develop the 12-meter class yacht . He lives near Annapolis.

America's Cup Challenger Yachts designed by Bruce Farr

USA 87, the yacht of the BMW Oracle Racing team
year America's Cup campaign nation Sail number
2007 BMW Oracle Racing United StatesUnited States United States USA 87, USA 98
2002/2003 Oracle BMW Racing United StatesUnited States United States USA 71, USA 76
1999/2000 Young America United StatesUnited States United States USA 53, USA 58
1995 day, this year New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand NZL 39
1992 New Zealand Challenge New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand NZL 10, NZL 12, NZL 14, NZL 20
1988 New Zealand New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand Concentration camp 1
1987 Kiwi Magic New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand KZ 3, KZ 5, KZ 7

Honors (selection)

Source:

  • 2009 RECORD: Vendee Globe Race Record, IMOCA 60 FONCIA, Vendee Globe Race
  • 2007 RECORD: Rolex Fastnet Race Monohull Record, LEOPARD 3 , Royal Ocean Racing Club
  • 2004 BOAT OF THE YEAR: Farr 36 One Design, Best Performance Boat, Sailing World Magazine
  • 2000 BOAT OF THE YEAR: Mega Byte, Best One-Design Dinghy, Sailing World Magazine
  • 1996 New Zealand Science Technology Silver Medal, Royal Society of New Zealand
  • 1990 Awarded the Order of the British Empire OBE
  • 1990 Yacht of the Year: STEINLAGER 2, Yachting Magazine
  • 1988 Designer of the Year, Yachting Magazine
  • 1976 Yachtsman of the Year, New Zealand

Web links

Commons : Yachts designed by Farr  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bruce Farr farryachtsales.com
  2. ↑ Who we are farrdesign.com
  3. ↑ FARR Out! Article about Bruce Farr in Chesapeake Bay Magazine, October 2015 (PDF).
  4. ↑ New Zealand designer Bruce Farr out of retirement to consult over 12-meter yachts stuff.co.nz, June 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ Awards & Records farrdesign.com
personal data
SURNAME Farr, Bruce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand designer of regatta and cruising yachts
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Auckland