Farr 55
Atabay · Bruce Farr · 2008
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Farr 55 is a 16.75 m planing racing yacht designed by Bruce Farr and built by Atabay, first launched in 2008. It races in Class 0.
Length
16.75 m
54′ 11″
Beam
4.57 m
Draft
3.48 m
Displacement
9.2 t
Sail area
173 m²
On the podium
Where a Farr 55 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
54%
of 24 starts by 1 boat
Wins
17%
Read from 24 starts by 1 boat between 2025 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Farr 55 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
25. Bosphorus Cup2026- EAYK-TAYK Dogu Ege Yat Sampiyonasi2026
- The Presidential 7th International Yacht Races Çanakkale Cup2026
North Aegean Cup2025
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
56%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Farr 55 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Mat 12 (7 meetings), Cape 31 (7 meetings), Vismara 46 (7 meetings), Mat 122 (7 meetings), First 34.7 (7 meetings), Bavaria Match 42 (7 meetings), JPK 11.80 (6 meetings), First 45 (Briand) (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek) (6 meetings), Elan 410 (6 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 45 (6 meetings), First 40.7 (6 meetings), Bolt 37 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Farr 55 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
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.
How fast is a Farr 55
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.98 | 6.76 | 7.09 | — |
| 52° | 8.90 | 9.70 | 10.07 | — |
| 60° | 9.29 | 10.11 | 10.57 | — |
| 75° | 9.59 | 10.77 | 11.40 | — |
| 90° | 9.53 | 11.19 | 12.19 | — |
| 110° | 9.47 | 11.06 | 12.60 | — |
| 120° | 9.32 | 11.30 | 12.93 | — |
| 135° | 8.75 | 11.11 | 13.49 | — |
| 150° | 7.37 | 9.81 | 12.11 | — |
| Run VMG | 6.38 | 8.50 | 10.49 | — |
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 1360 kg.
Rigging
Farr 55 rig and sail dimensions
A Farr 55 carries 21.91 m of mainsail hoist on a 7.59 m boom, a forestay 21.37 m above the deck and a 8.91 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails