Farr 40 Australia

The Sydney-based Farr 40 Estate Master (Martin & Lisa HILL) scored two bullets in the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club over the weekend.
The Estate Master team demonstrated their finely tuned skills in a mixed bag of weather conditions from light airs to gusty 25 knot winds. Day One of [...]

he Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s summer of sail in Sydney will begin with the prestigious Rolex Trophy One Design Series for one design classes including Farr 40s and Sydney 38s. The Rolex Trophy will begin on Friday 9 December and will conclude on Sunday 11 December.
Entries for the Rolex Trophy One Design Series are [...]

Entries for the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship, hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club are due by Friday 18 November.
This regatta will count towards season point-scores for the Australian Farr 40 Circuit. To enter, view Notice of Race and other information click here .

Overnight, the Australian Farr 40 team Transfusion (AUS) have placed fourth overall in the UNO European Farr 40 Championship. Former Farr 40 World Champion Jim Richardson and his Barking Mad (USA) crew claimed overall victory in the prestigious event, which saw all teams slip-up at some point in the testing conditions.
The regatta, held in Istanbul, [...]

Several Farr 40 enthusiasts have been announced as finalists in the Australian Yachting Awards, including Guido Belgiorno-Nettis, Malcolm Page, Nathan Outteridge and Tom Slingsby nominated in the Male Sailor of the Year category; and Michael Blackburn nominated in the Sport Professional category. Winners will be announced on 28 October.
Nathan Outteridge has also been named [...]

Entries are now open for the two Farr 40 Mini Regattas, which will be hosted by Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron on Saturday 29 October and Saturday 3 December.
RSYS will conduct racing outside Sydney Heads for Etchells and Farr 40s. RSYS intend to run three windward-leeward races per day, with the Farr 40s having [...]

Massimo Mezzaroma’s Farr 40 world champion Nerone (ITA) gave the rest of the fleet a lesson in sailing on the opening day of the Rolex Trophy One-Design Series in Sydney today, the only yacht to sail consistently and start their campaign with a five point buffer over World’s runner-up, Transfusion, after two races.
Maybe the light [...]