Light, fast and yet comfortable: in a nutshell, this was the design brief given to the Simonis & Voogd Yacht Design office by the boat builders from Shanghai. The Chinese company Fareast Boats have now released the first renderings and drawings of their new and largest boat in their range of high-performance sports boats. The Fareast 37R project will be officially presented to the public at the Fareast Boats stand at the boot trade fair in Düsseldorf (Hall 15, Stand E 40) on Monday 22 January at 14:00.
The strikingly negative stem with the extremely long and also permanently attached bowsprit, on which a gennaker or a code zero can be set, is visually distinctive. However, the bow section will still be quite voluminous and can thus compensate for the buoyancy of the wide stern. For this purpose, the boat is fitted with a high and performance-oriented two-saling rig, which is positioned conspicuously far aft, almost towards the centre of the boat. The Fareast 37R can be ordered with either tiller steering or twin steering wheels.
The interior is designed to be simple, yet suitable for touring, with two double cabins. The sofa berths in the saloon can also be used as bunks. A galley and a separate wet room with toilet and shower option will also make the boat suitable for travelling.
The boat builders from China manufacture all parts for their new 37R using the vacuum infusion process. Excitingly, the hull and deck are produced in milled aluminium moulds, not in moulds made of composite materials as is usually the case. This allows the shipyard to almost completely eliminate tolerances in production. Fareast also intends to present the new process technology in more detail in Düsseldorf. With a total ready-to-sail weight of just 4.4 tonnes, the 11.30 metre long Fareast 37R will be correspondingly lightweight, despite the standard installation machine and complete interior fittings.
The price is also very interesting and competitive. An initial price announcement from the shipyard, even before the official market launch, amounts to 140,000 US dollars. At the current exchange rate, this corresponds to a price of 114,300 euros, but still without VAT and without the sails.
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Michael Good
Editor Test & Technology
