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Farr 60 Pilot House

BSI Marine Sweden A.B. · 1995 · Cutter rig

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LOA60.24'
Beam17.98'
Draft9.02'
Displ.24.7t
Rigcutter
HullFiberglass

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John Neal's Boats to Consider for Ocean Cruising lists the Farr 60 Pilot House, rated 4 of 5: 'Powerful, fast, good quality. Hold value very well.' Its capsize screen value is 4.13, above the usual offshore limit of 2.

Overview

The Farr 60 Pilot House is a Bruce Farr design (Farr design 320) built in Sweden for Boat Sales International, built from 1995. Five were built. The owner’s site for hull 2, launched in 1997 as Lady C of Ekne and later renamed Luka, says she was built at the Najad yard in Sweden.

Design and Construction

sailboatdata.com lists a fin keel with a spade rudder, 60.24 ft overall on a 52.49 ft waterline, 17.98 ft of beam and 9.02 ft of draft. Bob Perry’s design review gives a displacement of 49,400 lb with 18,600 lb of ballast, and the cutter carries about 1,898 sq ft.

Buyers Notes

John Neal rates the Farr pilot houses 4 of 5: powerful, fast and of good quality, and they hold their value very well. Bob Perry, reviewing the design in 2000, called Bruce Farr still the king of performance sailboats.

Passage records

Luka· Dave Block2015

Charleston, South Carolina to San Diego via the Panama Canal

Left Charleston March 31 and reached San Diego May 15, 2015.

Source: farr60pilothouse.com (owner's site): History of the Farr 60 Pilothouse Luka

Alouette· Jean Gerber2014

Atlantic crossing, Baiona to Barbados via the Canaries

6,500 nm passage after a 2014 refit in Cowes; later sold in Charleston in January 2015.

Source: farr60pilothouse.com (owner's site): History of the Farr 60 Pilothouse Luka

  1. [1]Owner Reportfarr60pilothouse.com (owner's site for Luka, hull 2)- Hull 2 of 5, launched 1997 as Lady C of Ekne at the Najad yard in Sweden; passage history as Alouette (2014) and Luka (2015). The site's builder page names Najad Varvet AB.
  2. [2]ReviewSailing: Perry design review, Farr 60 (Bob Perry, 2000), via boats.com- Displacement 49,400 lb and ballast 18,600 lb; LOA, LWL and ballast agree with sailboatdata.com.
  3. [3]SpecificationsFARR 60 PILOT HOUSE - SailboatData.com- Dimensions, displacement, ballast, sail area, keel, rig, designer and builder.
  4. [4]EditorialJohn Neal - Boats to Consider for Ocean Cruising (Mahina)- Lists the Farr 60 Pilot House, rated 4 of 5.
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