The Farrier F-22 is a

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trailerable

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that was designed by

Ian Farrier Farrier Marine is a catamaran and trimaran manufacturer based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The sailing boats produced by this shipyard are designed by Ian Farrier (1947-2017), and have a unique patented folding system without hinges in the beams ...

and first built in 2014.

Production

The design is built by

Farrier Marine Farrier Marine is a catamaran and trimaran manufacturer based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The sailing boats produced by this shipyard are designed by Ian Farrier (1947-2017), and have a unique patented folding system without hinges in the beams ...

in New Zealand and remains in production.

Design

The Farrier F-22 is a recreational trimaran, built predominantly of

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with a foam core. It has a fractional

sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...

rig, with a rotating mast,

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reverse transom A transom is the vertical reinforcement which strengthens the stern of a boat. This flat termination of the stern is typically above the waterline. The term was used as far back as Middle English in the 1300s, having come from Latin ''transvers ...

s, a main hull transom-hung

rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air or watercraft, water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to ...

controlled by a

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and a

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or optional centreboard. It has a bare weight of and has a float displacement of . The main hull has a self-draining, open transom. The boat has a draft of with the daggerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The beam is with the hulls extended for sailing and with them retracted for ground transport or docking. The cabin has of headroom, or with the optional pop-top installed and in the open position. The cabin is wide and has two settee berths and a forward "V"-berth. A modular alcohol-fire stove and a

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are both optional The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. It can be fitted with a

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of or a

screecher A screecher is a sail that combines the features of a spinnaker and a reacher. Its similarity with a spinnaker is that it is not attached to a stay along its luff, and typically has a slightly larger curvature than a genoa. Luff shape and tensio ...

of .

Variants

;Farrier F-22 :Base model with an aluminum mast of for cruising. Built off-shore. ;Farrier F-22S :Premium model, with an aluminum mast of for cruising, with options included, built in New Zealand. ;Farrier F-22R :Racing model with a deeper rudder, a carbon fibre daggerboard and a carbon fibre mast of and simple, lighter interior. Built in New Zealand ;Farrier F-22XR :Model for dedicated class racing, under development.

Operational history

The design was named ''Sail'' magazine's winner of the "Best Boats 2019".

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Robert Perry wrote a review in ''Sailing Magazine'' in 2017, praising the details, "there is a single, deep centerboard with a board-down draft of 4 feet 11 inches. The cassette-style rudder make beaching and trailering a breeze. Board- and rudder-up draft is 12 inches. Max beam is 18 feet 1 inch. Note the flat profile to the hull through the middle then it kicks up around station 8. The main hull has that typical inverted bell shape that provides volume where you need it for accommodations and a narrow BWL for speed. There is a very clever galley module that disappears into the seatback area when not being used. This would be camping-style cruising in the F-22 but it would make a great singlehander." In a 2019 review in ''Sail'', Adam Cort described sailing the design, "Under sail, in near perfect conditions, we easily hit 7.5 knots and occasionally just over 8 sailing hard on the wind in just 10 knots of breeze. Bearing away and unrolling the screecher our speed shot up to 10 then 11.5 knots, eventually touching 14 as we left a wake that would have made a Volvo Ocean Race veteran proud. Yeah, she’s fast. Better still, the helm remained responsive and nicely balanced throughout, while the boat’s amas offer sufficient buoyancy to ensure you don’t have to worry about burying the bows."

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