Command 10

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Farrier

Designed by:

Farrier Marine

Description:

The Command 10 was last sheet plywood construction trimaran designed by Ian Farrier, introduced in 1983. She was designed for high performance (maximum speed over 20 knots), as well as for long distance cruising, with appropriate crew acommodation and load carrying capacity for ocean cruising. The Farrier float folding system allows the boat to enter narrrow harbours and canals and to be moored in a standard marina slip without incurring multihull surcharges. There is standing headroom and wing berths to port and starboard in the main hull. Few were built, though Command 10s are still [2004] occasionally found on the secondhand market.

Type:

Cruiser-racer

Multihull type:

Trimaran

Construction:

9mm sheet ply over stringers. Entire craft is sheathed in firegless before painting.

Sails and rigging:

• Fractional sloop rig
• Self tacking jib
• Optional genoa

Keels, boards and rudders:

• Mini, fixed keel for bottm protection
• Kick-up centreboard

Accommodation:

• Standing heardoom in the main cabin
• Aft cabin with 2 berths and sitting headroom
• Toilet and washbasin in the forepeak
• Separate galley
• Dinette
• Wing berths in main cabin

Accommodation images:

Systems - Power, Navigation:

10 - 20 HP inboard

Performance and handling:

• Ocean capable
• Docile handling with 20 kts+ top speed
• Can be a family cruiser and a keen racer

LOA (length overall):

0 m (9 ft)

LWL (length at waterline):

9.19 m (30 ft 2 in)

Beam:

8.15 m (26 ft 9 in)

Draft minimum:

0.69 m (2 ft 3 in)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Windward sail area:

46.17 m² (497 ft²)

Mainsail area:

27.41 m² (295 ft²)

Jib or Solent area:

18.77 m² (202 ft²)

Genoa area:

27.68 m² (298 ft²)

Mast height above deck:

13.11 m (43 ft)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

1

Displacement, lightship (empty):

2500 kg (2.46 tons)

Displacement at design waterline (DWL):

3700 kg (3.64 tons)

Payload:

1200 kg (1.18 tons)

Number of berths:

5-6

Inboard engines:

1

Typical total engine HP:

10

Fuel type:

Diesel

Trailerable:

No

First introduced:

1983

In production:

No

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Designer's/manufacturer's website:

• Command 10 data from the designer
• Farrier Marine website
• Newsletter recoding the launch of the first Command 10

Used boats for sale:

49 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• F-Boats newsgroup

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