F & F 65
F&F Boats · Jac de Ridder · 1992
Updated
The F & F 65 is a 6.50 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Jac de Ridder and built by F&F Boats, first launched in 1992. It races in Sportboat.
Length
6.50 m
21′ 4″
Beam
2.51 m
Draft
1.24 m
Displacement
0.9 t
Sail area
27 m²
On the podium
Where a F & F 65 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
1
Seconds
1
Thirds
2
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 2 starts by 2 boats between 2019, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a F & F 65 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
50 Mijl Doublehanded2019
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a F & F 65 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.14
42°
Beam reach
7.36
90°
Broad reach
8.55
135°
Downwind VMG
6.83
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It needs pressure to show what it can do. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach when it blows, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short to windward once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that will lift and run given enough breeze.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 1.2 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a F & F 65
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.81 | 3.82 | 4.22 | 4.14 |
| 52° | 4.29 | 5.53 | 5.98 | 6.07 |
| 60° | 4.52 | 5.69 | 6.18 | 6.37 |
| 75° | 4.65 | 5.82 | 6.43 | 6.89 |
| 90° | 4.61 | 6.00 | 6.60 | 7.36 |
| 110° | 4.65 | 6.04 | 6.98 | 8.14 |
| 120° | 4.48 | 5.93 | 6.89 | 8.94 |
| 135° | 3.93 | 5.67 | 6.58 | 8.55 |
| 150° | 3.40 | 5.17 | 6.19 | 7.67 |
| Run VMG | 2.95 | 4.52 | 5.69 | 6.83 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 320 kg.
Rigging
F & F 65 rig and sail dimensions
A F & F 65 carries 7.95 m of mainsail hoist on a 2.83 m boom, a forestay 7.17 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails