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Farr Yacht Design Since designing his first keelboat, ‘Titus Canby’, in the early 1970’s, Bruce Farr has been among the most accomplished and sought-after yacht designer in the world based on the 37 world championships won in his designs and a multitude of successful grand-prix boats, cruisers, and one-designs. Along with his partner, Russell Bowler, he’s been the dominant designer in the Whitbread and Volvo races since the early 90s, and he’s prolific in both the production boat building industry as well as in custom one-offs. Some of Farr’s big hits include the Farr 40, Sayonara, Steinlager 2, Beneteau First 40.7, Mumm 36, and Mumm 30 to just name a few. Originally from New Zealand, Farr’s design firm, Farr Yacht Design, is located in Annapolis, Md., USA. CONTACT INFO: 100 Severn Avenue, Suite 101 ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 21403 USA T. 410 267 0780 F. 410 268 0553 Email: [email protected]

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Bruce Kenneth Farr OBE

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In 1981 at the age of 32 Bruce Kenneth Farr had earned a reputation as an innovative naval architect and was a champion sailor. He set up shop in Annapolis, Maryland, which was a long way from his native home of New Zealand. He said at the time that the East coast of the United States was a center of yachting and closer to Europe. He designed his first boat at the age of eleven and named her Resolution . The ten foot dinghy won several regattas and the young, aspiring sailor worked on a few designs in the Moth Class. His most successful Moth was named Mammoth . His designs had bold names to go along with his creative work. Farr learned early in his career that light displacement designs were fast. Late in his career the great naval architect, Olin Stephens II, appreciated Farr’s ability, “I certainly respect Bruce Farr. I was associated early in a small way with Young America . I certainly felt he was right. I didn’t hear him say anything I would disagree with.”

Bruce Farr has an enviable record racing small boats. He won ten National level championships as skipper between the ages of 16 and 26. His victories were in Moths, the Q Class, 18 foot skiffs, Quarter Ton and Half Ton regattas, and the Southern Cross Cup. At the age of 26 he retired as a racing sailor to concentrate on his design work.

Farr left college early to concentrate on yacht design. He worked on his own out of his parent’s basement. In 1971 his Half-Ton design, Titus Canby won the South Pacific Half-Ton Trophy. His designs were winning and Farr gained notoriety. In 1976 he partnered with Russell Bowler. Together they founded Bruce Farr Yacht Designs (later re-branded as Bruce Farr and Associates and finally Farr Yacht Design). The firm was clever with the use of modern materials. The firm’s design, Ceramco New Zealand performed well in the 1981-82 Whitbread Round the World Race in-spite of a broken mast. The speed of the boat impressed her skipper, Peter Blake, who would commission Farr to design Steinlager II  that went on to win the 1989-90 Whitbread Race. For the next twenty years Farr was the leading designer for round the world racers. He and Bowler designed winning racers of all sizes and branched out to comfortable cruising yachts. Farr designs would win over fifty world championships. Their one-design classes were international favorites that included the Farr 40, Farr One Design 30, and a series of yachts for Beneteau.

Farr was the naval architect for seven America’s Cup campaigns based in New Zealand and the United States. His firm was responsible for hundreds of designs that were frequently breakthroughs that influenced the direction of naval architecture worldwide. Farr was a gifted sailor who studied how to make boats sail fast. He spent his career at the leading edge of the sport. His ability to work within the exacting standards of handicap rating rules is legendary. When asked how he was able to design boats for competing round the world racers Farr explained, “We asked the sailors what they anticipate the weather conditions will be and we optimize their boat for those conditions.”

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Bruce Farr B orn in Auckland , New Zealand in 1949 , he started his business sailing, designing and building dinghy-class boats in his country between 1960 and 1970.

President and founder of Farr Yacht Design Ltd , the world's leading company in the design of racing and pleasure sailboats.

In 1973 , thanks to the results obtained in the competitive 18-foot class (skiff), he began to devote himself to full-time yacht design. In the late 1970s he realized that his business needed to establish a presence in the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth to become more accessible to most of the world market. In 1981 he opened an office in Annapolis, Maryland (US), where the company is now based. In the new location, it achieved great success with European and US customers.

Bruce Farr has revolutionized the world of racing sailing boats by introducing innovative design solutions that combine simplicity with the quality of performance. His claim is linked to a vast series of winning projects.

Among the first to give him fame and international success is the half tonner Rangiriri , revolutionary for his "sharp" water lines at the bow and wide and flat at the stern. This design philosophy, derived from Australian skiffs, marks an epochal change in the lines of sailing boats. Gunboat Rangiriri is the winner of the 1977 Half ton Cup in Sydney.

The examples vary between the boats of the IOR classes, and the subsequent IMS (International Measurement System), between those for the Whitbread (around the world) and those of the numerous monotypes such as Platu 25 , MUMM 30 and FARR 40 .

In 1987 the America's Cup experience began with the K27 boat, designed with Laurie Davidson and Ron Holland . K27 is the first boat of this competition built in fiberglass and for this reason it is nicknamed "Plastic Fantastic". In the late 1980s, Bruce Farr's fame reached levels never previously touched.

Bruce Farr understands the importance of technological evolution in the world of design, and adopts CAD (Computer Aided Design) technology in order to find more effective solutions to the complex problems of designing sailing yachts.

The largest French boat manufacturers Beneteau and Jeanneau recognize his talent, and since 1988 they have signed important work agreements with his studio.

Since 1990 the boats designed by Bruce Farr have constantly dominated the scene of international sailing events in all types of competitions.

Farr received the Order of the British Empire award in 1990. Among the awards is the Science and Technology Silver Medal which he received from the Royal Society of New Zealand in recognition of his significant contribution to yacht design.

Farr Yacht Design has renewed its commitment to collaborate with ORACLE BMW Racing Team for the 2007 America's Cup.

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Farr from home: New Zealand's greatest yacht designer, Bruce Farr, talks life and sailing

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Bruce Farr in the marina at Annapolis. Photo / Ben Stanley.

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The sea is the domain of known unknowns, all connected to the wind.

If you can understand how finely its strength and direction determines your own is to become a great sailor. A great sailor is in total communication with his crew, but, perhaps more so, with his or her ship.

What trust do they place in their shipbuilder and designer? These days, it is founded in a superb technical understanding, fine-tuned knowledge of near-aerodynamic engineering and an absolute faith in the undeniable answer of math.

"I came from the artistic, experimental side of the equation, with very decent maths skills - but I was more of an artist," Bruce Farr tells me, about modern yacht design. "There's probably a lot less room for that today."

We are sitting in the Boatyard Bar & Grill in Annapolis, Maryland, eating crab cakes. It's Christmas Eve last year. The United States is still over three weeks from its first confirmed case of Covid-19.

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Farr - easily the finest racing yacht designer of his generation, and perhaps alongside legendary American Olin Stephens as the greatest ever - is midway through a description of what the boatbuilding culture in Auckland in the 1960s and 70s was like.

Along with him, the era produced world-beating Kiwi yacht designers like Laurie Davidson, Ron Holland and Greg Elliott. It was a time, Farr says, where virtually everything in New Zealand felt self-taught with a 'give it a crack' pioneer nature to it.

"New Zealand produced a bunch of good designers who became world class, almost the majority of the best sailors of the world - a huge proportion of them, for every kind of boat," he says.

"[From] big offshore racing boats to America's Cup boats, and, more lately, back into centre boarders. At the same time, the boat building industry in New Zealand boomed in terms of the international market.

"I think it's kind of settled since then, but something went on in that period of the 70s and 80s that made New Zealand produce the best marine people … you can certainly say that was a golden age."

A serious wiry young Aucklander in the 1960s and 1970s when he learnt his trade in his parents' boat sheds around the Auckland region, Farr is a serious wiry 71-year-old now. He looks more like the rule-abiding engineer than the artist, but the success of his designs, and ever-glowing reports of those who sail them, prove otherwise.

From 18-foot skiffs to Whitbread ocean goers, Farr's yachts have won more than 40 world titles. More than 15,000 racing and cruising yachts have been built from his drawings.

The Farr 3.7 dinghy remains an icon to any Kiwi who grew up near the beach, while his Laser 28 was one of the finest widely-produced keelboats of the 1980s, worldwide. Outside Black Magic, his massive 90-foot monohull KZ-1 is the most storied Kiwi America's Cup yacht ever.

Though briefly back in Annapolis, which remains the base of Farr Yacht Design, Farr retired eight years ago. He moved to Central Florida and completely bought out of the company in 2015; the same year he says he last really got out on the water himself. His sailing passion now lies in remote control model yachts.

"It's very mentally challenging, trying to sail a boat from the outside," Farr, taking a sip from a decaf coffee, says. "Everything's inverted so you've got to see what the boat's doing and turn it around in your brain before you take action."

The Kiwi made the US Nationals in Charleston, South Carolina for the first time last October, finishing 20th in the 48-strong metre-long DragonFlite 95 class. Outside his RC models, Farr has stayed busy in retirement with a Lotus track car, his golf clubs and a condo in Aspen, Colorado which he and wife Gail escape to for two months every year for skiing (winter) and hiking (summer).

He was caught there when the pandemic hit and drove all the way back to his home in The Villages, Florida - a nearly 3000 kilometre road trip - in a rental car to avoid airports.

"I lived such a horrid paced life when I was working that when I retired I was actually ready to stop," he says. "I anticipated I had trouble breaking away from it, but I didn't really. Lots of other things to do at the time, I never really looked back."

Though regular trips back to New Zealand ended when his mother Ilene died in 2018 (his father passed away in 2006), there are plans to watch the America's Cup challenger series in Auckland next year if it's still held. Farr says he misses the temperate climate of home but is intending to spend his silent season in the States.

His Florida home lies in a sprawling first-class retirement development that houses more than 120,000 and is considered one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in America. A regular stop for Republican politicians, including the President last October, Donald Trump received 70 per cent of the vote in The Villages.

Farr's childhood home in Leigh, near where his Scottish-born father Jim was a commercial fisherman at nearby Ti Point. His son first started working on boats at 13, with his first real builds Moth and Cherub sailing dinghies and 18-foot skiffs.

By 1971, a 22-year-old was working out of his mother's sewing room, designing his first keelboat. Designed for Rob Blackburn, the 26-foot 'Titus Camby' won the New Zealand Half-Ton Championships in 1972 and 1974 and really helped put Farr on the map.

"They were heady times for me," he says. "At that time, I'd just started up on my own as a designer and builder. I saw [the Titus Camby] as a huge challenge, because the only experience I had was the experience of other people's keel boat designers.

"The number of hours was just exponentially out of proportion to the finished product, because I wanted to do it well. I guess that's a failing I've had all my life. I accept nothing except the absolute best I can do."

Farr expanded into his own downtown workshop later that year, before setting up his first full-time design office in Parnell in 1975 where rising yacht design stars Russell Bowler, Roger Hill and Peter Walker would eventually join him.

The late 70s were a boon for the office, with Farr-designed yachts winning quarter-ton, half-ton and one-ton offshore world championships. With an increasing market in cruising yachts and tired of constant long-distance travel to Europe, Farr relocated to Annapolis in 1981 with four of his five Kiwi staff joining him.

A rough start in the States parlayed into another hot stretch that saw his competitive yachts shine and plenty of business come from the Northern Hemisphere's wealthy elite. Farr has been included on NZ's Rich List before and will only admit to being "comfortable" with the spoils his work has bought him.

"If we stayed in New Zealand we would have been a small piece of the world market and we might spend the rest of our lives wishing we'd done something different," Farr says.

"If we moved to the Northern Hemisphere, we'd know we gave it our best shot. We figured out how to do fast boats under the new version of international offshore rules that were still nice boats to sail, not big heavy turkeys. Away we went for our second golden years that, instead of lasting three or four years, lasted, I guess, almost twenty."

Along with a host of famed Whitbread ocean racers, Farr designed New Zealand's 1986 and 2000 America's Cup entries, along with KZ1, which he sailed himself on off San Diego.

The retiree will give you a wry grin when you ask about how different the America's Cup is today - with its AC50 wing sail catamarans - from when he was last seriously involved with Oracle in 2003 (he acted as a consultant for the Paul Cayard-coached Desafio Espanol challenger in 2007).

"It's really now about what's the fastest boat you can produce, within some pretty open restrictions," he says. "The concept of the controls point towards a very fast boat, and you've got quite a bit of freedom to produce something different and faster. I think that's what the America's Cup should be.

"There's an argument to be made that they're barely sailboats anymore. That's a genuine argument. As I said about the last America's Cup; they're, technically, poor, low-flying aircraft.

"The whole objective now is to sail around the course without the hull being in the water. Well, that begs the question: is it a sailboat? Is it a boat? Now, I don't have a conclusion either way. It's just where things go; better and faster. Well, at least, faster. Better or worse doesn't matter as long as they're faster."

After being at the front of the fleet for decades, the quest for speed on the water, for the mastery of the wind and trust of the sailor, is behind Farr now. The competitive edge comes with the remote control, while he finds his old charges still pop up in his life relatively frequently.

Indeed, his Annapolis Christmas trip included salvaging old drawings for the recently bought, still-sailing Titus Canby.

If he was a young buck again today, Farr fancies that he'd probably have stayed a sailor, his original passion. He reckons his feel for design would no longer fit the modern approach to boatbuilding.

"People believe that the tools can tell you the answers without having to go look at boats or build boats," Farr says. "We've lost the pioneers - now it's a technical era. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just different."

After all, in the domain of known unknowns, whatever brings you home will always be a beautiful boat.

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Bruce Farr's Designs Overhaul the Sailing World

Unassuming new zealander busy drawing race winners in his adopted annapolis.

Bruce Farr is a quiet, unassuming fellow who works in a small, unassuming office in Annapolis. But in the world of ocean yacht racing, his name stands for speed.

For a decade, yacht after yacht designed by the New Zealand native has finished first in prestigious sailing races all over the globe. The Farr-designed UBS Switzerland finished first in the 27,000-mile Whitbread Around-the-World Race earlier this year, crossing the finish line more than 600 miles ahead of its nearest rival; another Farr-designed yacht won the Africa-to-New-Zealand leg of the same race.

In August, Farr's yachts placed first, second and fifth in the Chicago-to-Mackinac race, one of the most important races for Great Lakes sailors. In September, New Zealand's yachting team won the prestigious Kenwood Cup international racing series in Hawaii: The entire team was sailing Farr vessels.

Now the sailing world's attention is focused on the America's Cup competition off Fremantle, Australia.

This is the most prestigious yachting event, and New Zealand's entry is leading in the long elimination series to see who will challenge the current cup-holder, Australia. Farr and two other New Zealanders designed the 12-meter New Zealand yacht in Annapolis.

"It's been a boomer year," said Farr, 37, in a recent and rare slip from his normal understatement.

The designer, who left New Zealand six years ago in an effort to find a larger market, is cautious. He had boomer years in 1977 and 1978, but his stripped-down, lightweight racing yachts won so many races that the International Yacht Racing Union changed the racing handicap rules. His lightweight boats were penalized virtually out of the running.

Farr has no formal training in naval architecture. He left school at 17 to work for a boat builder and started designing small sailing boats in his spare time. His boats gradually became bigger.

But even when he was designing 40-foot yachts he kept them light as dinghies. They weighed about half as much as some of the more traditional racing yachts: When you stepped onto them, they tipped.

When Farr's yachts started winning race after race in the United States in the mid-1970s, recalled successful California yacht designer Bruce Marek, the East Coast yachting establishment had a fit.

"They had to wear their blazers to go out to the starting line, and have their gin and tonics at 5 o'clock," he said. "They wanted the big heavy boats that had all the comforts."

Marek says that while Farr's designs were good, it was also good that the racing rules were changed to penalize them.

"You want some development, but you don't want it in such a leap that everybody out there is obsolete," he said. "If you do that, you're not going to have any boats out there racing."

Farr, however, was furious when the rules were changed.

"We became pretty disgusted," Farr recalled recently. "We had been doing really good work. And then the rules were changed and forced us to go design these dogs that everybody had been sailing around."

For the next few years, Farr concentrated on designing cruising boats, rather than racing boats. In 1981 he moved his business from New Zealand to Annapolis, hoping to cash in on the bigger North American market and, soon after that, slowly started building racing boats again.

By then the rules had changed again to be more tolerant of Farr's ideas, and Farr says he also tried to be a little more conservative in his approach.

But this year has proved that Farr's boats are still fast.

"It's scary," said John McBride, a prominent Boston trial lawyer who returned last weekend from sailing his 43-foot Farr-designed yacht Advantage to the latest in a series of victories, in a stormy race from Miami to Palm Beach. "It's sailing on the knife's edge," McBride said. "I've never been on a sailboat that's gone faster," he said. "We were hanging on for dear life."

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The city is known for its well-established educational institutions, providing quality education to students of all ages.

A center for scientific research and innovation.

Elektrostal serves as an important hub for scientific research, particularly in the fields of metallurgy, materials science, and engineering.

Surrounded by picturesque lakes.

The city is blessed with numerous beautiful lakes, offering scenic views and recreational opportunities for locals and visitors alike.

Well-connected transportation system.

Elektrostal benefits from an efficient transportation network, including highways, railways, and public transportation options, ensuring convenient travel within and beyond the city.

Famous for its traditional Russian cuisine.

Food enthusiasts can indulge in authentic Russian dishes at numerous restaurants and cafes scattered throughout Elektrostal.

Home to notable architectural landmarks.

Elektrostal boasts impressive architecture, including the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Elektrostal Palace of Culture.

Offers a wide range of recreational facilities.

Residents and visitors can enjoy various recreational activities, such as sports complexes, swimming pools, and fitness centers, enhancing the overall quality of life.

Provides a high standard of healthcare.

Elektrostal is equipped with modern medical facilities, ensuring residents have access to quality healthcare services.

Home to the Elektrostal History Museum.

The Elektrostal History Museum showcases the city’s fascinating past through exhibitions and displays.

A hub for sports enthusiasts.

Elektrostal is passionate about sports, with numerous stadiums, arenas, and sports clubs offering opportunities for athletes and spectators.

Celebrates diverse cultural festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal hosts a variety of cultural festivals, celebrating different ethnicities, traditions, and art forms.

Electric power played a significant role in its early development.

Elektrostal owes its name and initial growth to the establishment of electric power stations and the utilization of electricity in the industrial sector.

Boasts a thriving economy.

The city’s strong industrial base, coupled with its strategic location near Moscow, has contributed to Elektrostal’s prosperous economic status.

Houses the Elektrostal Drama Theater.

The Elektrostal Drama Theater is a cultural centerpiece, attracting theater enthusiasts from far and wide.

Popular destination for winter sports.

Elektrostal’s proximity to ski resorts and winter sport facilities makes it a favorite destination for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.

Promotes environmental sustainability.

Elektrostal prioritizes environmental protection and sustainability, implementing initiatives to reduce pollution and preserve natural resources.

Home to renowned educational institutions.

Elektrostal is known for its prestigious schools and universities, offering a wide range of academic programs to students.

Committed to cultural preservation.

The city values its cultural heritage and takes active steps to preserve and promote traditional customs, crafts, and arts.

Hosts an annual International Film Festival.

The Elektrostal International Film Festival attracts filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from around the world, showcasing a diverse range of films.

Encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Elektrostal supports aspiring entrepreneurs and fosters a culture of innovation, providing opportunities for startups and business development.

Offers a range of housing options.

Elektrostal provides diverse housing options, including apartments, houses, and residential complexes, catering to different lifestyles and budgets.

Home to notable sports teams.

Elektrostal is proud of its sports legacy, with several successful sports teams competing at regional and national levels.

Boasts a vibrant nightlife scene.

Residents and visitors can enjoy a lively nightlife in Elektrostal, with numerous bars, clubs, and entertainment venues.

Promotes cultural exchange and international relations.

Elektrostal actively engages in international partnerships, cultural exchanges, and diplomatic collaborations to foster global connections.

Surrounded by beautiful nature reserves.

Nearby nature reserves, such as the Barybino Forest and Luchinskoye Lake, offer opportunities for nature enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the region’s biodiversity.

Commemorates historical events.

The city pays tribute to significant historical events through memorials, monuments, and exhibitions, ensuring the preservation of collective memory.

Promotes sports and youth development.

Elektrostal invests in sports infrastructure and programs to encourage youth participation, health, and physical fitness.

Hosts annual cultural and artistic festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal celebrates its cultural diversity through festivals dedicated to music, dance, art, and theater.

Provides a picturesque landscape for photography enthusiasts.

The city’s scenic beauty, architectural landmarks, and natural surroundings make it a paradise for photographers.

Connects to Moscow via a direct train line.

The convenient train connection between Elektrostal and Moscow makes commuting between the two cities effortless.

A city with a bright future.

Elektrostal continues to grow and develop, aiming to become a model city in terms of infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life for its residents.

In conclusion, Elektrostal is a fascinating city with a rich history and a vibrant present. From its origins as a center of steel production to its modern-day status as a hub for education and industry, Elektrostal has plenty to offer both residents and visitors. With its beautiful parks, cultural attractions, and proximity to Moscow, there is no shortage of things to see and do in this dynamic city. Whether you’re interested in exploring its historical landmarks, enjoying outdoor activities, or immersing yourself in the local culture, Elektrostal has something for everyone. So, next time you find yourself in the Moscow region, don’t miss the opportunity to discover the hidden gems of Elektrostal.

Q: What is the population of Elektrostal?

A: As of the latest data, the population of Elektrostal is approximately XXXX.

Q: How far is Elektrostal from Moscow?

A: Elektrostal is located approximately XX kilometers away from Moscow.

Q: Are there any famous landmarks in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to several notable landmarks, including XXXX and XXXX.

Q: What industries are prominent in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal is known for its steel production industry and is also a center for engineering and manufacturing.

Q: Are there any universities or educational institutions in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to XXXX University and several other educational institutions.

Q: What are some popular outdoor activities in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal offers several outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, and picnicking in its beautiful parks.

Q: Is Elektrostal well-connected in terms of transportation?

A: Yes, Elektrostal has good transportation links, including trains and buses, making it easily accessible from nearby cities.

Q: Are there any annual events or festivals in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, including XXXX and XXXX.

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