Farr 30 (yacht)
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The Farr 30 / Mumm 30 was designed by Farr Yacht Design
Farr Yacht Design
Farr Yacht Design, headed by Bruce Farr, is a racing yacht design team based in the United States. Its yachts measure from 25 to 125 feet . Farr develops custom and production yachts, including: interiors, sails, and hull design...

 led by Bruce Farr
Bruce Farr
Bruce K. Farr OBE is a designer of racing and cruising yachts.Farr began building boats at 13 in Warkworth near Auckland,New Zealand.His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs.He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s.His early designs were built in...

 the first boat was built by Carrol Marine and first launched in 1995. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation
International Sailing Federation
The International Sailing Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing....

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History

The International Farr 30 Class Association was formed as the owners association to support the class and promote racing amongst owners which led to the class becoming an ISAF
International Sailing Federation
The International Sailing Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing....

 Recognised Class. This entitled the class to hold World Championships.

The class was originally named the Mumm 30 after its original title sponsor Champagne Mumm this sponsorship ended in 2007 and the class rebranded to the Farr 30 using a modified version of the Farr 40
Farr 40
The Farr 40 is a 40 foot one-design sailboat designed by Farr Yacht Design in 1996 following after the Mumm 30. It is currently built by US Watercraft...

 class version. Both the Farr 30 and 40 have been under the management of Geoff Stagg since it foundation however in 2009 he took more of a backseat role.

The boat has been produced by a number of builders with Carrol Marine USA and Ovington Boats GBR building the majority other builders are DK Composites and US Watercraft.

World Championship


1997, Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

Intruder 
Malinda 
Sector 

1998, Hill Head
Hill Head
Hill Head is a residential area on the coast of the Solent. It is located south of Stubbington, west of Lee-on-the-Solent and south east of Titchfield, in the borough of Fareham, Hampshire. Hill Head is in the Gosport parliamentary constituency. Hill Head has a shingle beach with fishing, sailing,...

Sissabella 
USA 48 

Off The Gauge 

1999, Hamble
Hamble
Hamble may refer to:* The last frontier film location.* The River Hamble in Hampshire, England**Hamble-Warsash Ferry, a ferry service on the River Hamble* Hamble-le-Rice, a village on the river Hamble, close to the city of Southampton, England...

USA 48 

Magnumm 
Ovington Boats Like 

2000, Miami Beach
Breeze 



2001, Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...

Alina 




2002, Annapolis
Alina - ITA 3073 
Printel Wind - ITA 63 
Steadfast - CAN 4 

2003, Portoferraio
Cheyenne 



2004, Toronto
Toronto
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Foreign Affair 



2005, Le Trinte sur Mer
Bouygues Telecom 



2006, Miami Beach
Twins 
Foreign Affair 


2007, Porto Cervo
Porto Cervo
Porto Cervo is an Italian seaside resort in northern Sardinia. It is a frazione of the comune of Arzachena, in the province of Olbia-Tempio. The village is the main centre of the Costa Smeralda, on the gulf of the same name. It was created by Prince Karim Aga Khan...

Matrix Arca TX Active 
Barking Mad 
New Caledonia - FRA 988 

2008, Newport
Newport
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Optimum 
Barking Mad 

2009 Event Cancelled

2010, Hyeres
Hyères
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Courrier Dunkerque








2011, San Francisco
Grooverderci - USA 706 
Barking Mad - USA 65 
Eight Ball - USA 57 

Tour de France à la voile
Tour de France à la voile
Tour de France à la voile is an annual yachting race around the coast of France. Inaugurated in 1978, it links the English Channel to the French Riviera and is held in July....

As well as the class based championships another significant event for the class is the round France tour called the Tour de France à la voile
Tour de France à la voile
Tour de France à la voile is an annual yachting race around the coast of France. Inaugurated in 1978, it links the English Channel to the French Riviera and is held in July....

 from 1999 to 2010. More inforamtion can be found on the event page at Tour de France à la voile
Tour de France à la voile
Tour de France à la voile is an annual yachting race around the coast of France. Inaugurated in 1978, it links the English Channel to the French Riviera and is held in July....


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