Design #56 - 3/4 Ton IOR Racing Sloop

length and more stability to still maintain windward performance in strong winds. JOE LOUIS was the first keel yacht by Farr to be built in Kevlar and foam sandwich, which gave better weight concentration to minimize performance loss in waves.

JOE LOUIS won the World 3/4 Ton Championships in La Rochelle, France, in 1977. Production version were to be manufactured in UK, but these plans had to be abandoned with the 1977-78 Rule change lifted the rating 1.5 feet and made a 3/4 Ton rating virtually impossible to achieve and still maintain good all round performance.