Design #266 IMS 44

Brazil, and followed that victory by also winning all five races of the Santa Catarina Isle Ocean Circuit in Brazil.

At the inaugural Rolex Commodores' Cup in July, sailed from Cowes, Isle of Wight, these two yachts again drew considerable attention. CALIFA 3 finished as top individual yacht overall, and GAUCHO finished second overall, leading the US team to victory.

Earlier at the Corum Japan Cup in May, another Farr IMS 44, DREAMPIC, campaigned by employees of Nippon Telephone & Telegraph, won the IMS division with a near perfect victory, placing first in all but one race.

TABASCO, owned by Tom Stark of New York, won the Around Long Island Race in July, 1992 shortly after being launched. Again, the victory achieved by this design drew substantial attention. TABASCO beat every boat in the fleet of 105 yachts around the course, boat for boat, except for one, the 83-foot Maxi CONGERE.

The concept behind the design included development of two versions: one that is oriented for race campaigning, and the other with more emphasis on cruising, but with high performance characteristics.

Both versions share the same hull shape, keel and rudder designs, and construction details. The differences are evident in the deck geometry and interior arrangement. Both types offer choices between a masthead or fractional rig, and a tiller or wheel, to suit the client's preference.

The lines plan reveals a very clean hull form, nicely proportioned, and completely free of IOR distortions. The rudder is an efficient foil, and fin and bulb keel options keep the center of gravity low giving this design a limit of positive stability ranging between 125° and 132°.

Engineering details include Kevlar and S-glass sandwiched over PVC foam cores bonded with epoxy resin