Farr 727 Explained

Farr 727
Insignia:
F727
Insignia Size:150px
Image Boat:File:Farr 727 8.jpg
Image Caption:The Farr 727 prototype, named 45 South won the Quarter Ton Cup in 1975.
Designer:Bruce Farr
Location:New Zealand
Year:1976
No Built:76
Builder:Alpha Marine
Chantier Mallard
North Star Yachts
Role:Racer
Draft:4.67feet
Displacement:26900NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fibreglass
Loa:23.83feet
Lwl:19.58feet
Beam:8.33feet
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:10800NaN0
Rudder Type:skeg-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:24.4feet
J:7.8feet
P:25.7feet
E:10.9feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:140.07square feet
Sailarea Headsail:95.16square feet
Sailarea Total:235.23square feet

The Farr 727 is a trailerable sailboat that was designed by New Zealander Bruce Farr as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer and first built in 1976. The boat was also built in Canada as the North Star 727.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The boat's designation indicates its approximate length overall in decimetres.[1] [2]

Production

The design was built by Alpha Marine in New Zealand, Chantier Mallard in France and by North Star Yachts in Canada, starting in 1976. A total of 76 boats were built by Alpha and Mallard, but it is now out of production. The moulds used by North Star came from Alpha in New Zealand, but without royalties paid to the designer.[1] [2] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Design

The Farr 727 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.[1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 4.67feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee in the main cabin and two quarter berths aft. The galley is located on the port side amidships and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the "V"-berth.[1] [2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1] [2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.93kn.[2]

Variants

Farr 727
  • This model was built by Alpha and Mallard. It displaces 26900NaN0 and carries 10800NaN0 of ballast. It has a sail area of 235square feet.[1] [2]
    North Star 727
  • This model was built by North Star. It displaces 27000NaN0 and carries 9000NaN0 of ballast. It has a sail area of 240square feet.[3] [4]

    Operational history

    The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Quarter Ton Class.[11] [12]

    The design prototype, named 45 South, won the Quarter Ton Cup in 1975.[1] [2] [13]

    During the JOG Tasman Cup on 15 April 1983, four boats sunk, including the Farr 727 Waikikamukau. One of the four crew members drowned in the sinking, due to the rapid filling of the boat and being tethered to the hull.[14]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Farr 727 sailboat . 8 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220708175715/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/farr-727. 8 July 2022. live.
    2. Web site: Farr 727. 8 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220708174333/https://sailboat.guide/farr-727. 8 July 2022. live.
    3. Web site: North Star 727 (Farr) sailboat . 8 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220708174631/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/north-star-727-farr. 8 July 2022. live.
    4. Web site: North Star 727 (Farr). 8 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220708174949/https://sailboat.guide/north-star-727-farr. 8 July 2022. live.
    5. Web site: Bruce Farr. 8 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220321005826/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/farr-bruce. 21 March 2022. live.
    6. Web site: Bruce Farr. 8 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220708175118/https://sailboat.guide/bruce-farr. 8 July 2022. live.
    7. Web site: Hughes Boat Works. 8 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210218150407/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hughes-boat-works. 18 February 2021. live.
    8. Web site: Hughes Boat Works. 8 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220530135310/https://sailboat.guide/hughes. 30 May 2022. live.
    9. Web site: Mallard (Chantier Mallard). 8 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20201230160834/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/mallard-chantier-mallard. 30 December 2020. live.
    10. Web site: Chantier Mallard. 8 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220708174458/https://sailboat.guide/mallard. 8 July 2022. live.
    11. Web site: Quarter Ton Class. 8 July 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210129210206/https://sailboatdata.com/association/quarter-ton-class. 29 January 2021. live.
    12. Web site: Quarter Ton Class. 8 July 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220708174810/https://sailboat.guide/quarter-ton-class-class-association. 8 July 2022. live.
    13. Web site: Bruce Farr. 8 July 2022. Gurney. Guy. Yachting. July 1984.
    14. Book: Bruce, Peter. Heavy Weather Sailing 7th Edition. 8 July 2022. Bloomsbury Publishing. 16 June 2016. 9781472928191.

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