Farr 395
Carroll Marine · Bruce Farr · 2000
Updated
The Farr 395 is a 12.01 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Bruce Farr and built by Carroll Marine, first launched in 2000. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 93% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 93% of the boats it races against.
7th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 3 starts across 3 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
12.01 m
39′ 5″
Beam
3.69 m
Draft
2.38 m
Displacement
5.6 t
Sail area
91 m²
On the podium
Where a Farr 395 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
3
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 3 starts by 2 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Farr 395 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Raymarine OneStar2026- Hollænderseilasen2025
Regata Amigos de la Vela2018
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: 1 race 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 Farr 395 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Sinergia 40 (2 meetings), Elan 410 (4 meetings), Dehler 41 (Voogd) (1 meeting), X-41 (1 meeting), First 40 (1 meeting), Landmark 43 (1 meeting), X-43 (1 meeting), X-442 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Hanse 430 (1 meeting), Marten 49 (1 meeting), Xp 44 (1 meeting), First 50 (1 meeting), X-35 (2 meetings), J/109 (1 meeting), Albin Nova (1 meeting), First 34.7 (1 meeting), 11 Metre (1 meeting), Italia 9.98 (1 meeting), J/92 (2 meetings), Elan 340 (1 meeting), Diva 34 (1 meeting), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), First 24 (Manuard) (1 meeting), Farr 30 (1 meeting), Scanmar 33 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 35 (1 meeting), Seascape 24 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (3 meetings), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), JPK 10.80 (1 meeting), C&C 115 (1 meeting), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Arcona 430 (1 meeting), Arcona 410 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), TP 52 (Farr) (1 meeting), Dufour 36 (1 meeting), Brenta 24 (1 meeting)
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
5.66
37°
Beam reach
9.15
90°
Broad reach
11.49
135°
Downwind VMG
9.06
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.
This is a boat that wants breeze. Give it a fresh day and long legs and it delivers more than it promised; in a drifter it is working uphill.
Where it gains
Its best ground is downwind when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on a broad reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 1.0 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the downwind.
How fast is a Farr 395
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.96 | 5.20 | 5.53 | 5.66 |
| 52° | 5.98 | 7.41 | 7.73 | 7.90 |
| 60° | 6.28 | 7.62 | 7.96 | 8.15 |
| 75° | 6.52 | 7.80 | 8.30 | 8.63 |
| 90° | 6.66 | 7.95 | 8.52 | 9.15 |
| 110° | 6.60 | 8.18 | 8.93 | 9.91 |
| 120° | 6.48 | 8.23 | 9.18 | 10.48 |
| 135° | 5.86 | 7.90 | 9.14 | 11.49 |
| 150° | 4.92 | 7.17 | 8.38 | 10.46 |
| Run VMG | 4.26 | 6.21 | 7.30 | 9.06 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 730 kg.
Rigging
Farr 395 rig and sail dimensions
A Farr 395 carries 15.24 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.62 m boom, a forestay 15.49 m above the deck and a 6.22 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 13 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 124 to 172 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.