MERIT, a Maxi 80' Farr designed Whitbread Yacht is for sale.

A once in a lifetime opportunity to sail and race a legend.

Materials: Carbon and aramid fibers, honeycomb, PVC foam

Technology: Wet layup on male plug

Architect: B.Farr

Engineeur: R.Bowler

She has just completed a total four year refit and is ready for the Ocean Global Race or Newport Bermuda! New rod rigging, chain plates, bottom, hull and topside paint. New or re-certified safety gear including three life rafts. All she needs are new sails to set her free.

She finished third in the 1989/1990 Whitbread as a Sloop.  The first two overall that year with the winds were Ketches. She was re figured by Farr as a Ketch and she fly's.