CAPTIVITY is a Farr CM 60, custom built by Carroll Marine. A sister ship to Stars & Stripes (ex Numbers), CAPTIVITY is an exciting and easily handled yacht and a competitive IRC racer. This yacht is very fast for its size with excellent handling ability and an emphasis on light-air performance with substantial downwind sail area. Carbon fiber composite construction, with loads of interior space and a large workable cockpit, CAPTIVITY is sturdy and perfect for offshore distance racing. The CM 60 concept was established to meet the clients demands for an exciting but easily handled boat competitive under multiple racing handicaps.
A well finished IRC race interior with tremendous volume below providing a comfortable living space and great layout for sail handling. A large main saloon features port and starboard settees with hinged upper berths. Forward on the mast and main bulkhead is ample storage for sails and gear. Aft of the companionway are additional port and starboard upper and lower pipe berths, centerline berths and port and starboard storage. To starboard aft of the galley is a sizeable enclosed head. Six full sized bunks port and starboard.
- Double galley sinks on centerline
- SeaFrost refrigeration
- 4 Burner camp stove
Aft-facing nav station that is set to port of the companionway. Custom Ockam instrument package with several displays. The navigation suite includes a Dell desktop CPU, a radar/plotter, SSB and VHF
- Ockam Instrument package T1 & T2
- Icom IC-M502 VHF w/ external speaker
- Sierra Wireless cellular data modem
- Furuno radar
- Garmin 2006c GPS/plotter
- (4) 20/20 mast displays
- Ockam Matrix display on main pedestal
- Robertson auto pilot (removable)
- Dell Desktop CPU
- SEA 235 HF/SSB
- Globalstar modem telephone
- Removable stern-mount radar mast
- View Sonic 15" flush mount monitor
- (4) 20/20 bulkhead displays
- (2) Ockam card displays at nav station
- Datamarine depth sounder
12V DC SYSTEM: 12 Volt DC distribution panel with battery condition meter, circuit breakers, ammeter, voltmeter, main battery switch & engine start switch, battery paralleling switch. Alternators: 55 amps for engine battery, 115 amps for ship service battery. ORC approved running lights; interior red & white dome lights & interior dome and spot lights, 12-volt outlets.
110V AC SHOREPOWER SYSTEM: 110 volt distribution panel w/ circuit breakers, ammeter & polarity indicator, 30 amp - 50 ft. shore power cord. Waterproof shore power inlet located mid-cockpit. 110V AC outlets ground fault protected. Freedom 10 inverter/battery charger.
- (2) 225 amp house batteries
- (1) 90 amp engine battery
Hull and deck construction uses carbon laminates on foam cores, with aluminum structure to accept keel bolting and mast loads
The deck layout is designed for racing. Twin wheels and twin primary grinder pedestals with a third mainsheet grinder pedestal to give good central cockpit space and a clean-looking, workable layout. Cockpit sides are inboard at the forward end of the cockpit and a half-height bridge deck gives way to more space below to accommodate the interior, without compromising cockpit use.
- Custom carbon fiber bowsprit.
- Fore/aft jib tracks w/hydraulic pullers
- 7 Spinlock halyard clutches
- Multi-height steering platforms
- (8) Lewmar deck hatches
- Hydraulic jib in-hauler system
- Port/starboard spinnaker sheet clutches
- Spinnaker twing controls
- Removable hard spray hood
- (8) Opening Lewmar cockpit portholes
- (2) Harken 990 top cleat Primary Winches
- (2) Primary Linked Pedestal Grinders
- (1) Harken 990 self-tail Mainsheet Winch
- (2) Harken 53 Self-tail Halyard Winches
- (1) Harken 48 Self-tail Halyard Winch
- Harken speed ring base sheaves
- (2) Harken 48 traveler winches
- Mainsheet pedestal grinder
- 3-spd Harken 55.3 self-tail bobstay winch
The rig plan is a carbon spar with two swept spreaders and no running backstays. Generous sail area enables the Farr CM 60'' to be very fast relative to its size. The jib sheets use a hydraulic jib in-hauler system, giving a good range of trim control. Forestay load and mast bend are controlled through the masthead backstay with hydraulic system. Additionally, an internal mast jack system enables quick adjustments of the rig tune.
- Carbon fiber mast - refinished 2007
- Hydraulic backstay
- Hydraulic vang with quick release
- Hydraulic internal mast jack
- Custom masthead for multiple masthead halyards
- Masthead spinnaker halyards
- 2 Fractional jib halyards
- Tuff Luff
- Discontinuous rod rigging
- Carbon fiber boom - refinished 2007
- PBO backstay w/ SSB antenna
- Hydraulic outhaul in boom
- Hydraulic jib car controls & in-hauler
- 2:1 Mainsail halyard
- 2 Fractional spinnaker halyards
- Spare PBO backstay
- Several spares running rigging
North Sails Grand-Prix sail inventory, complete inshore/offshore racing inventory. Additionally, there is a nearly complete inventory of Quantum sails.
- 1/06 3DL Mainsail 800L 26000
- 1/07 3DL Mainsail 800L 26000
- 5/05 3DL Light Jib 860L 19600
- 7/06 3DL Light Jib 860L 19600
- 6/06 3DL Medium Jib 800L 23800
- 1/07 3DL Medium Jib 800L 23800
- 6/06 3DL Heavy Jib 860L 26000
- 1/07 3DL Heavy Jib 860L 26000
- 7/05 3DL 101% #3 Jib 860L 29400
- 7/05 3DL 85% #4 Jib 860L 26000
- Spectra hounds height delivery mainsail
- #4 delivery jib
- 7/05 Code 0 NLS 35 Spectra
- 5/05 A1 Spinnaker Norlite 50/60
- 1/07 A1 Spinnaker Norlite 50/60
- 6/06 A2 Spinnaker Norlite 60
- 1/07 A2 Spinnaker Norlite 70/60
- 5/05 A4 Spinnaker Airex 700/900
- 6/05 A5 Spinnaker Norlon 150
- 5/05 S2 Spinnaker Norlite 60/70
- 5/06 S2 Spinnaker Norlite 60
- 7/06 S4 Spinnaker Airex 700/900
- 6/06 S5 Spinnaker Fractional
- 1/06 Small Spin Stysail 1.7 oz Norlam
- 5/05 Big Spin Stysail Quantum
- A complete set of spares for support of a Grand-Prix racing program.
- (20) Life jackets
- (1) 406 EPIRB
- (2) Fortress anchors w/ rode
- (3) 6 person Switlik MD-2 life rafts
- Emergency running lights
- (1) Life Sling
- (1) Throw-Line
- Winch spare parts
- Hydraulic spare parts
- Fenders & docklines
- Custom fitted high/low cradle
- Hard spray hood (removable)
- (14) Harnesses and tethers
- (2) Fire extinguishers
- (2) Buckets w/ lanyards
- Emergency VHF antenna
- (1) Man Overboard Module
- (1) Air horn
- Deck hardware spare parts
- Engine spare parts
- Cloth covers deck and interior
- Emergency tiller
- Multi-height steering platform
CAPTIVITY has been maintained and updated at the highest professional level with many recent improvements to include: 2007: Re-painted mast, boom and spreaders 2006: New rudder designed by Farr Yacht Design 2005: New keel bulb profile - added lead from bilge to bulb, by Farr Yacht Design. All new C6 composite standing rigging from Southern Spars. New PBO backstay. Custom carbon fiber bowsprit. (2) Over-sized carbon spinnaker poles by Hall Spars. Upgraded primary, mainsheet and bobstay winch packages. Extra primary pedestal grinder installed. Masthead spinnaker halyard system
