User:Ahi-nama/sandbox/Ian Farrier

Ian Farrier (1947-2017) was a multihull designer born in Christchurch, New Zealand and died 8 December 2017. He studied engineering and started sailing multihulls virtually by accident. In 1972 he arrived in Brisbane, Australia, where the growing popularity of the monohull trailer sailer was noted while crewing on a local trimaran. The Farrier Folding System™ was then invented, patented, and the prototype Trailertri 18 was built and launched in 1974.

In 1984 Ian and his family moved to Chula Vista, San Diego, where financial backing had been found to set up Corsair Marine. He then designed the F-27, built the prototype, and developed and established Corsair’s full production system and quality controls. With 100 boats being produced every year, and an excellent reputation established, it was time to concentrate on new designs, so he resigned from Corsair in 1991, and moved to Bellevue, Seattle.

Corsair was subsequently licensed to build the F-24, F-28 and F-31 designs, in a productive ongoing relationship, though rocky at times, with varying ownership/management at Corsair.

Ian ended all relationship with Corsair in December 2000, finding himself once again working on his own as Farrier Marine, and concentrating on new projects via other avenues. In 2017, he sold Farrier Marine to Daedalus Yachts.

Ian Farrier passed away suddenly in early December 2017. The Farrier brand continues as Ian would have wanted in his Christchurch factory.

Designs
Please note this list is incomplete.
 * Trailertri 18 (1976)
 * F-27 (1985)
 * F-9 (1991)
 * F-31 (1991)
 * F-25A (1993)
 * F-25C (1995)
 * F-31R (1996)
 * F-28 (1997)
 * Corsair F-28
 * F-22
 * F-32
 * F-33
 * F-39
 * F-41
 * F-44SC
 * F-39
 * F-32SR
 * F-85SR