FARRIER MARINE F-22, Sailing Manual

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FARRIER MARINE
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and batteries, life buoy, flares, a chart of the area to be
sailed, food, water, and adequate fuel.
LOADING
Multihulls should be treated like aircraft when it comes
to loading. Farrier designs are light, responsive craft, and
due to their narrow waterline do not have an unlimited
load carrying ability. Overloading can affect performance
and handling, while excessive overloading can also
affect safety margins, the ratio of float buoyancy relative
to the total weight becoming lower. A higher ratio is faster
and safer. Always be conscious of weight and avoid
carrying unnecessary items.
The load-carrying capacity of the different Farrier
designs is listed under Specifications towards the back of
this manual. Some overloading is acceptable for general
sailing in sheltered waters, the only adverse effect being
a loss in performance. However, an overloaded boat
offshore in large waves can become dangerous due to
greater loads generated in the structure, and the slug-
gishness which can prevent the boat from rising to go
over or with the waves, as it should.
When storing supplies, try to keep all heavy items
located as low down as possible and in the forward end
of the cabin . Avoid storing any heavy items aft of the
main entry hatch inside, as too much weight aft can cause
transom drag, affecting performance. Farrier designs
have a very buoyant bow, which actually
lifts at speed,
and additional weight should always be kept forward
rather than aft.
GENERAL
This manual contains important information about the safe
operation and maintenance of your Farrier designed trima-
ran. Read it carefully, become familiar with the procedures
described, and follow the recommendations to help make your
sailing enjoyable and trouble-free.
Your Farrier trimaran is designed and built as a high
performance family cruising yacht, which when used as
intended, with its enormous stability and unsinkability, is
one of the safest, most comfortable, and fastest sailboats
afloat. However, while speed is an important advantage,
it should be remembered that it is not necessarily the
most important multihull feature. Slow gentle sailing can
be even more enjoyable when combined with the
multihull's spacious and level decks to lounge on.
As you become familiar with your boat, you may
discover alternative methods of operation that have
advantages. We would appreciate if you would share
these with us so that we can share them with other
owners and this can be done on the F-boat forum, of
which there are several, as listed at.
http://www.f-boat.com/pages/forum.html
PREPARATION
Before going sailing, you will need to provide the
proper safety equipment as required by local regulations.
This should include life jackets for all crew members,
safety harnesses for children, anchor, compass, bilge
pump, fog horn, First Aid kit, fire extinguishers, flashlight
The first 5 Trailertris of different types on the beach in Moreton Bay (Brisbane), Queensland. Farrier designs have now been
sailing world wide for over 35 years, and the experience from all these years is the basis for this manual.