Farrier F-24

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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|name = Farrier F-24

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|designer = Ian Farrier

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|location = United States

|year = 1992

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|builder = Corsair Marine

|role = Racer-Cruiser

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|draft = {{convert|4.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} with daggerboard down

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|displacement = {{convert|1800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls =

|hull type = trimaran

|construction = fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|24.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|23.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|17.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = outboard motor

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|keel type = daggerboard

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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|31.20|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|7.52|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|29.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop

|sailarea main = {{convert|154.88|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|117.31|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total = {{convert|272.19|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|successor = Corsair 24 Mark II

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The Farrier F-24, also called the Corsair F-24, is an American trailerable trimaran that was designed by Ian Farrier as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1991.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/f-24|title= F-24 sailboat |access-date= 6 May 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220506001729/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/f-24|archive-date= 6 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/corsair/f-24|title= F-24|access-date= 6 May 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220506001802/https://sailboat.guide/corsair/f-24|archive-date= 6 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/farrier-ian|title= Ian Farrier|access-date = 6 May 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220327134104/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/farrier-ian|archive-date= 27 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/ian-farrier|title= Ian Farrier|access-date= 6 May 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220502205428/https://sailboat.guide/ian-farrier|archive-date= 2 May 2022|url-status= live}}

The Farrier F-24 design was developed into the Corsair 24 Mark II, also called the F-24 Mark II, in 1994, and the F-24 Sport Cruiser in 1994.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/f-24-mkii|title= F-24 MKII sailboat |access-date= 6 May 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220503184046/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/f-24-mkii|archive-date= 3 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/corsair/f-24-mkii|title= F-24 MKII|access-date= 6 May 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220506001807/https://sailboat.guide/corsair/f-24-mkii|archive-date= 6 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/f-24-sport-cruiser|title= F-24 Sport Cruiser sailboat |access-date= 6 May 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220506001741/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/f-24-sport-cruiser|archive-date= 6 May 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/corsair/f-24-sport-cruiser|title= F-24 Sport Cruiser|access-date= 6 May 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220506001816/https://sailboat.guide/corsair/f-24-sport-cruiser|archive-date= 6 May 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by Corsair Marine in the United States, from 1991 to 1994, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/corsair-marine|title = Corsair Marine|access-date = 6 May 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220327134117/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/corsair-marine|archive-date= 27 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/corsair-marine|title= Corsair Marine|access-date= 6 May 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220502205426/https://sailboat.guide/corsair-marine|archive-date= 2 May 2022|url-status= live}}

Design

The Farrier F-24 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with a rotating mast. The hull and outriggers have nearly plumb stems and reverse transoms. The hull has a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces {{convert|1800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries no ballast.

The beam is {{convert|17.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the outriggers deployed and {{convert|8.17|ft|m|abbr=on}} them folded.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the daggerboard extended and {{convert|12|in|cm|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.51|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

See also

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