Thanks for making this video! Im a disabled guy looking into getting my own boat and I love the Farrier Tri's. Its surprisingly hard to find good footage that shows their interiors and them sailing, and even though this one has a heavily modified interior I still love it. Its nearly impossible to find anything regarding the ability to modify them. I hope she's treated you well :)
I've recently completed another refit on my F-24 - lithium battery, all new electrics, modified interior for cruising comforts, composting toilet, and so on. I'll have a video tour of it on my channel soon and hope to launch in the coming months for more sailing. If you are passing through the Brunswick, GA area you're welcome to come see the boat and can contact me through atomvoyages.com
Thank you for sharing your video and boat .. Love the Corsairs and Farriers. Modifications are excellent. I lived out of my car once upon a time so using this as a “cruiser” wouldn’t be entirely objectionable.. I agree with having a semi experienced crew on long passages though and planning for weather... I assume a 27 or 31 or even 37 would be a bit more comfortable for longer passages. Seems to me that because they can carry nearly 2.5 times the speed of Mono you could get to your destination in 1/3rd less time.
Love your channel, thanks for sharing...Those Corsair boats are such fun on bays, lakes or wider parts of the ICW or even trips to Cuba/Caribbean but, based on your 'blue water' experiences, do you think that either the newer Corsair 36 or Corsair 37 trimaran could handle the rigors of an ocean crossing/circumnavigation??? Don't even see many/any videos of the Dragonfly 1200 doing ocean crossing or circumnavigations...If money was no object, I would try it on a C37...
I haven't sailed on the F-boats larger than the F-27 but from the research I've done I don't see why you couldn't do ocean crossings with reasonable safety on all of them larger than the F-31. Even the F-27 has crossed the North Atlantic, I think from New England to the UK. They are not particularly safe for singlehanding but with a crew and a few modifications and added equipment to make them more comfortable for liveaboard, I wouldn't hesitate to do it.
Well I was hoping you would. The boat has been altered slightly with very good results. I work om boats too (mostly multihulls) and surely appreciate inspiration when I find it. :-) Thanks for sharing.
Great tour - thanks. I love how you took out the mouse fur and really tidied it up - looks great. Looking to buy one this spring and would appreciate your insight on one question - what do you tow it with? aka do I need to buy a full sized pickup truck to tow? or can I get away with my outback etc.
I've towed my F-24 with a Jeep Grand Cherokee and also with my F250 pickup, which I use mainly for much heavier boats. It depends on how far you travel and if it is mostly flat ground. There is a yahoo group for F24 owners that you can join and read their past discussions on tow vehicles.
We have F24 Mk II and I love how the interior has been modified to include the kitchen. Also, like how you've cleaned up all the electronics. We have the sleave for the daggerboard running through the middle of the bulkhead in the cabin. What happened to the center daggerboard in your boat?
The speed of this boat is so enticing though its complexity would give me pause. I don't think I'd want to be in serious blue water weather in a multihull large or small, crew or not. I am sure they are safer than my paranoid imagination allows me to believe. I guess that if I want to experience speed I'll just drive my Chrysler minivan beyond the posted speed limit. The thought of gentle and precise handling in the simplicity and safety of a vessel such as Atom would be more suited for the challenges and peace I would seek making passage to someplace. Lovely boat though and excellent video footage.
She sails easily at 13 knots under full sail. Above that and the lee ama begins to dig in deeper on a reach so I reef to keep her stable. Speeds of 15 knots are doable on a broad reach to run.
+atomvoyager "15 knots" Thank you for the quick reply. She is a beautiful boat. And fast too.. I'm sure she is a joy. Congratulations. . I've never sailed a tri-hull. Generally, how does she perform while crossing the Gulf Stream? And have you had to endure any sizable seas or those "square" waves while crossing to the Bahamas with her? Boy, 12-15 knots would be a quick crossing to Bimini. Nice!
Not the type and size boat I'd want to test in heavy weather offshore. A friend sailed his F-24 across to the Bahamas twice with crew. They picked good weather and had no problems.
+atomvoyager I watched your video again and this model seems very different then others. first I noticed on the trailer is your rudder fixed? or does it swing up? and the hatch is a slider, I really like that rather then the pop up top! it looks classy with slider! and the outside deck looks larger?
+John jtechie (SkyBlueDeep) This is a MKI F-24. The later MKII models went from sliding hatch to pop top, daggerboard instead of centerboard, and added 3" to cabin headroom. Perhaps the flatter coachroof makes it appear larger. I chose the MKI because I don't care for the pop top and daggerboard. The rudder swings up and down as standard. If you have more questions you can ask on the F-boats forums or email me thru atomvoyages.com.
I suppose as a stunt it could be done if you strengthened the boat enough. The problem is that it's not safe to sail that long distance alone because a squall or storm could flip the boat when you slept. The boat is too small to carry 2 people and their provisions unless you planned on a lot of hardships along the way. I might consider doing it on an F27.
