From the FAREAST Boats website

“Inheriting the genes from the excellent racing keelboat FAREAST 28R, a recognized class by WORLD SAILING, FAREAST19R has unassailable good sailing performance like FAREAST 31R, 28R and 23R. With a smaller size and a … light hull, she has a particularly good speed in broad-reaching. 

With ergonomic design and configuration, FAREAST 19R has good maneuverability and comforts. The boat is very responsive and agile and can be used as a single or double-hander. With a draft of only 1.2m, FAREAST 19R can sail almost in any waters of the country and get wide uses. … Following the ideas of pleasure, fashion and excitement ,FAREAST 19R is not only an ideal boat for sailing beginners , but also a good boat for professional sailing schools. Just as extraordinarily smart and fashionable …”

CONSTRUCTION

• Hull; Vacuum infused Iso-Polyester sandwich hull with one piece structural inner frame
• Deck; Sandwich foam deck with molded non-skid. Reinforced laminate at mounting positions of deck fittings
• Keel; 1.2m T-shaped retractable keel with carbon fin and lead bulb
• Carbon rudder and tiller
• Tiller Extension

MAST & RIGGING

• Mast; Selden aluminum single spreader mast, Selden aluminum boom, Vang with Harken blocks, Aluminum bowsprit
• Standing Rigging; Selden S/S rigging
• Running Rigging; Main, Jib and Gennaker halyards, Jib sheets, Mainsheet, Cunningham, Outhaul, One reefing line, Gennaker sheets, blocks and cleats

HARDWARE & SAILS

• Deck Equipment; Spinlock cleats, Two Harken Jib sheet blocks on cars on tracks, Harken mainsail traveler, 300mm railing with pulpits and stanchions in S/S, Two cockpit rope storage bags, Companionway cover, Manual bilge pump

SAILS

• Square Top Mainsail in black polyester
• Jib in black polyester laminate
• (Standard) Gennaker in 0.75 oz nylon
• Gennaker drop bag
• Larger Gennaker with drop bag

ENGINE

• Suzuki 4HP gas motor

UPGRADES & OPTIONS

• Keel lifting system
• Upgraded SS pintles & gudgeons with Delrin Bushings
• Upgraded 3:1 traveler control lines for mainsheet
• Selden Furlex 40S structural jib furler
• Cover for mainsail on the boom