A proper ocean racing nav station is the stand-out feature of the X2’s interior


into a different level of cost, performance and handling.’


Enter the Farr X2 Meanwhile, in the southern hemisphere Australian Brett Perry was having similar thoughts, albeit from a slightly different perspective. His background working on Volvo Ocean Race and America’s Cup campaigns had placed him at the heart of the grand prix racing scene. During much of this time he had lived and worked in Europe and had become fascinated with the French solo scene. ‘While I loved what I did professionally


I got to the point where I wanted to do something for myself and I got into Mini- Transat sailing,’ he says. ‘I spent seven years competing in the mini fleet and got really hooked. ‘When I moved back to Australia, I was


keen to continue but there simply wasn’t a shorthanded scene down there, as this type of racing hasn’t been embraced in the same way as in France and the UK. Those that did sail shorthanded did so largely in standard production boats and had little idea of how different the purpose-built shorthanded racers could


be and how much easier and more rewarding they were to sail. ‘With this in mind I went to Farr Yacht


Design and explained the grand prix, high performance shorthanded/solo 30-footer that I had in mind. After a few initial drawings and renderings, we ran an article in early 2020 about the concept to see what interest there might be. The next day I had 60 emails asking for more information.’ Armed with this early market


intelligence Perry started the ball rolling. ‘Initially, in Australia there seemed to be a lot of interest in a series of shorthanded day passage races that work towards a final destination, similar to the Tour de France à la Voile. And while the X2 is well set up for this, we have aimed at long- distance offshore races too, such as the Sydney-Hobart. As standard the X2 has a STIX figure of 35 which means that it requires no modifications to qualify as a Category 1 entry. ‘When it comes to the boat’s target


performance, we are fully aware that owners will want, or indeed, need to race under one of the several handicap systems, but we decided we didn’t want �


Farr Yacht Design’s VPP suggests relatively strong upwind VMG and exceptional power reaching potential


Farr X2 principal characteristics


Hull length: 9.2m (30ft 1in) LOA: 10.8m (35ft 4in) Beam: 3.2m (10ft 6in) Draught: 2.05m (6ft 8in) Displacement: 2,450kg (5,400 lb) Bulb weight: 920kg (2,028 lb) Water ballast: 250L


Construction: vacuum consolidated E-Glass, vinylester resin, PVC core ISO Category: A-4, B-6 Engine: Volvo Penta D1 - 13hp Headsail: 25.9sq m (279sq ft) Mainsail: 33.8sq m (364 sq ft) Asymmetric: 102sq m (1,098sq ft) Code zero: 41.4sq m (445sq ft) Projected IRC TCC: 1.080


The aft overhang of the coachroof will be useful for heavy weather ocean sailing


A simple way to tune the rudders’ toe-in angle SEAHORSE 75


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