Five Years

It has already been five years since Ian Farrier passed away. Time flies. With him, his legacy also disappeared. The takeover of Farrier Marine by Daedalus has proven to be a farce. It seems that nothing has come of the continuation of Farrier Marine activities. No one is involved anymore. It’s very unfortunate and also embarrassing that the F-Boat brand has also died.

What remains are his superb boats that can be found worldwide in all waters. Many of whose owners have come together in the FCT group. A very active group of 5000 enthusiastic Farrier and Corsair owners where all the ins and outs of the Farrier designs are still discussed.

Fortunately, and fortunately that has remained, now without the much-missed predecessor. It is the only but so valuable source of information and knowledge. Check the archive with sections for photos and files, coming from both the official Farrier Marine website and from individual owners. You can find the home page with this link.

Ian Farrier maintained a great website during his lifetime where he shared joys and sorrows with his multihull sailors and other interested parties. Unfortunately, it has also disappeared and been replaced by a lackluster version by Daedalus, which can be found at this link. I suspect that this will eventually disappear as well.

The last version of the original Farrier website can also still be found in the Internet archives using the Way Back Machine. With this link, you can still open the December 2017 version of the great Farrier Marine website. I don’t know if it’s complete, but better something than nothing.

Ian Farrier, he is missed.

Ian Farrier RIP

It is with a heavy heart that I tell you Ian Farrier passed away in San Francisco on his way back from the USA yesterday. We are in deep shock as we come to terms with the huge loss of our captain, and our focus is on Ian’s immediate family and the Farrier Marine team.

Ian was a visionary, a multihull genius, an all-round nice guy who leaves behind a huge legacy to the sailing world.

Farrier Marine Limited is a strong business with a three year order book for the revolutionary F-22 sailboat. Despite dealing with our grief, it is very much ‘business as usual’ at the factory today. It is our job now to carry on the Farrier legacy and ensure his vision is carried out. – Rob Densem.

 

This is such a heartbreaking news. Although I never met Ian, he was always very generous with his time and always answered my questions that I shot his way about the construction of my F-39.

I felt as if Ian was a personal friend, he enriched my life as brilliant and as generous a man that I’ve ever known.

Thank you Ian for your great design and all you did for the future of performance sailing. Your legacy lives on in your timeless designs.

My deepest condolences to the Farrier family, the factory team at Farrier Marine, the F-boat sailors and all other who were in some way connected with Ian.