Back to the Basics for Bruce Farr

Long before Farr Yacht Design Ltd. established its presence as one of the preeminent designers of offshore racing yachts, Bruce Farr and partner Russ Bowler had already established themselves as world class dinghy designers and helmsmen. While a dinghy design by the Farr office might be a surprise to some, it was not to Ian Bruce. (more...)

See some of the design features that helped the Megabyte become the Sailing World Boat of the Year...

® Farr is a registered trademark of Farr Yacht Design Ltd. and Megabyte is a registered trademark of Performance Sailcraft 2000 Inc.

Sailing World
Boat of the Year 2000

Specifications:
Length: 14ft. 3ins.
Beam: 5ft. 2ins.
Sail Area: 100 sq.ft.
Weight (Car Top): 130lbs.

Optimum Singlehanded Weight: 225lbs.

Optimum Doublehanded Weight: 200-400lbs.

Construction: Glass Reinforced Polyester/
Foam Sandwich

Sailcloth: 2 Mil mylar/polyester scrim
Dimension Polyant PM05