Farr Funday 18th April

Details soon

Timaru Yacht & Power Boat Club Lake Manapouri Cruise

The Timaru Yacht & Power Boat Club, Trailer Yacht Section are planning a cruise on Lake Manapouri Starting Apr 2 to Apr 10, 2010 (Easter)

Farr Trailer Yacht Lyttelton Cruise

Jan 4th 2010. An informal Farr TY cruise on Lyttelton Harbour.

North Sails Farr 5000 and 6000 NZ Championships

February 13th and 14th 2010. To be held in conjunction with the Lake Brunner Yacht Club at Lake Brunner. The championships will be run as a series of six races over two days.

Tim’s Budget Water Catcher

Not as elaborate as Paul Wallaces’ design from an earlier article,  if you remember  Paul’s unit automatically dispensed the water out into the cockpit and was made from special material glued together.
Here you need to use your trusty bucket to deal to the excess water from this modified
vinegar bottle.

A Catch for the Anchor Well

For under $20, I purchased this hatch catch from Oborns Nautical in Christchurch and installed it in about an hour.

Tuning a Farr 740

The Farr 740 Sport was designed as a high performance ‘go fast’ one design, trailerable yacht, capable of winning line honours against similar sized boats and also able to be highly competitive under J.O.G. rating…

Farr 6000 Owners Manual

Essential for all new owners. A copy of the original owners manual

Pointers for Setting up and Sailing the Farr 7500

A guide to Setting up and Sailing the Farr 7500

Tuning a Farr 6000

Yachtsmen are clever people! Who else could pull a main onto 10kg, a jib sheet to 3152mm, or a plate winch to 34.25 turns all within 3m of the mark and 7 seconds, we are brilliant!

Tuning Trailer Yachts Part 1

A comprehensive illustrated guide to setting up, tuning and handling trailer yachts.
Part 1 Mast set up

Tuning Trailer Yachts Part 2

A comprehensive illustrated guide to setting up, tuning and handling trailer yachts.
Part 2 Mainsail trim, battens and boom vang

Tuning Trailer Yachts Part 3

A comprehensive illustrated guide to setting up, tuning and handling trailer yachts.
Part 3 Sail shape and headsail trim

Tuning Trailer Yachts Part 4

A comprehensive illustrated guide to setting up, tuning and handling trailer yachts.
Part 4 Mast rake and spinnaker setting

Tuning Trailer Yachts Part 5

A comprehensive illustrated guide to setting up, tuning and handling trailer yachts.
Part 5 Centreboard and boat trim

Tuning Trailer Yachts Part 6

A comprehensive illustrated guide to setting up, tuning and handling trailer yachts.
Part 6 Managing crew roles, depowering and reefing in strong conditions

Winch Drum

Seeing how much wire is left on the drum can be difficult

Keel Wire Stem

Stengthen the Keel wire tube

Water Catcher for the Keel Wire Tube

Tired of mopping up water in the cabin?

Lake Benmore

Lake Benmore is the largest artificial lake in New Zealand. It offers a great variety of scenery, plentiful shelter and excellent cruising.