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The table below is the list of known boats
Follow the links to pictures or further information about the boats and the owners email address

Sail No Boat Name Owner Location Comments
ITA19 Accaela 4 Alessandro Lotti Grosseto, ITALY This boat was built in 1991 by CBZ, in Italy.
DSC740 Assassin Robyn & Peter Bracken Darwin, NT, Australia Formerly of Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron! Purchased by 'Bracko' in 1997 and is a strong competitor in Darwin Sailing Club races.
TY823 Assassin Gilbert Miller & Brenda Burns Nelson, New Zealand Information required please!
3913 Aqua Nick Metcalfe Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club, SA, Australia Malcolm Doley, of Moulin Rouge fame, purchased Farr Thing from Lake Macquarie at Christmas (2000). She had moved from Middle Harbour and been renamed Tooth n' Ale. As Aqua, she will eventually take to the water under her new owner Nick Metcalfe.
1180 Beta Bi Farr Tony & Denny Colliver Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club Brought from Queensland to Sth Australia in 1992. Since then she has sailed competatively in the Saturday racing at Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club, and also to a much lesser extent, cruising the inland waters of the Coorong along South Australia's South Eastern coast.
  Cachet Andrew & Wendy Cornell Cruising Yacht Club, Adelaide, Australia Information required please!
WS71 Farr2Sirius

Previously Chateau de Farr
Sandra Foster & Paul Tew Whitfords Sea Sports Club, WA, Australia Formerly owned by Gerry Gibson, continues to be campaigned at Whitford by Sandra and Paul.
Gerry broke his mast and replaced it with a soling mast section this uses no check stays and was done by Taska sails in Fremantle. Farr2Sirius had been pichpoled in a storm with out damage, apparently all on board could not speak for an hour after the ride of their life, it has held up well.
3410 Farrari Previously P. J. Simpson Previously Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Sydney, Australia Information required please!
ITA11080 Farrfollie Ugo & Ornella Colosio Maderno (Brescia), Lake Garda, Italy The boat was built in Auckland and , when transferred to Italy, has become the parent hull to build the Italian ones. Legend says it was Bruce Farr's personal boat. The mast is 11 meter long and the main sail is 22 square meter; the spinnaker is 82 square meter. It's a very fast boat that has been the winner in many races including the famous Centomiglia.
WS5 FarrAway Ian Armstrong Whitfords Sea Sports Club, WA, Australia More information on its way!
WS4 FarrBetter Darryll Retallack Whitfords Sea Sports Club, WA, Australia Darryll has provided More Information on his and the other Whitford's based Farrs!
  Farrcilecca Not Known Rimini, Italy Click for Details
ITA13132 Farrallone Alberto Cimatti Ravenna Yacht Club, Italy Another of the 740s in Italy. More information would be great!
481 Farrnatic David Rice Darwin, NT, Australia Formerly of Sandringham Yacht Club in Victoria. Brought to Darwin in 1997. Wet Season races started last week and Farrnatic was second over the line and second on handicap!
TY3124 Farrnatic Matt & Susan Arthur Christchurch, New Zealand Recently purchased by Matt & Susan for the 2001 season. The shot of Farrnatic is at Boat Harbour, an idyllic anchorage on Taupo, a sheltered bay in almost any conditions and a great spot to stay the night and cook the trout caught on the trip over!
TY822 Hawkeye Kevin & Amanda Burney Lower Hutt, Wellington,New Zealand Kevin is a past President of The Farr Trailer Yacht Association in New Zealand.
  Highlander John McCulloch Invercargill, New Zealand Information required please!
TY1085 Hot Lips Bruce & Stella Duff Christchurch, New Zealand Information required please!
TY1105 Jade II Bruce Jackson Christchurch, New Zealand You can find photos of Jade II in action here at the 2001 Aviemore Classic
  Khuda-Rha Eduardo Peruzzotti (Guido) Italy Guido has a 1996 model of the Farr 740 produced in Italy. He has a factory that will produce boat covers for the Farr 740 if you want to contact him.
WS68 Missing Linck Chris Linck Whitfords Sea Sports Club, WA, Australia More information on its way!
3493 Moulin Rouge Mike O'Reilly Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club, SA, Australia Formerly 'Small Commission'sailing out of NSW. Former owner Malcolm Doley has sold Moulin Rouge to the O'Reillys. Mike O'Reilly and Son, Patrick, 15, have been regular good performers in the Gem 550 (Rob Humphries design 5.5 metre) class for the past five years - racing in SA and Victoria in lake and sea races.
T908 Olympus Rex Bains Hamilton, New Zealand Information required please!
021 Pascia Domenico & Beate Callà Circolo Vela Gargnano Bogliaco
(Brescia ) Lake Garda Italy
Built in 1992 by Cantiere CB2 (Cremona), Italy. Winner in many regattas in the years 1996/97/98 on Lake Garda. Great performance in 1996 third place at the Centomiglia with 50 wind knots on Lake Garda and in 1997 2nd place at the Centomiglia. Further details: English,or Italian.
T3173 Rumours Brian & Hillary Granger Christchurch, New Zealand Information required please!
WS74 Safarri Ken Gardner Whitfords Sea Sports Club, WA, Australia This is a radically modified 740 with sweptback spreaders and a well for the outboard. Originally from South Australia, Safarri is now a Division leader against the likes of the Spider 22. In Adelaide she was leading a Ross 780! Ken's son Russell has supplied some details of the modifications and I've put them on the page above. More Details.
4236 Spirit Simon Purdell Parramatta River Sailing Club, NSW More information would be great!
I170 Teba Giovanni & Claudia Donati Lake Garda, Circolo Nautico Portese This boat was built in 1991 by CBZ, in Italy. Winner in several regattas on Lake Garda, including; Gorla and Transbenaco.
T1076 Veloce Diana & Lex Cade Invercargill, New Zealand Information required please!
MK74 Winterlude Dale & Kayelene Bradford Mackay, QLD. Australia Check out the pictures of this boat. Great ideas for replacing running backstays and interior design!


The Farr 740 pages have been compiled by David Rice ricedg@octa4.net.au

 

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