Hinterhoeller F3 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

36.35' · 11.08 m

Disp.

10,900 lbs · 4,944 kg

First year

1981

The Hinterhoeller F3 represents a sophisticated intersection of Canadian build quality and Argentinean design flair. Launched in 1981, the F3 was George Hinterhoeller’s answer to the burgeoning racercruiser market, moving away from the traditional, cruiseoriented lines of his famous Mark Ellisdesigned Nonsuch and Niagara series toward a highperformance profile. Designed by the worldrenowned Germán Frers, the F3 (the "F" standing for Frers) was intended to compete directly with contemporary performance models from builders like C&C and J/Boats. Built to a high standard in Ontario, Canada, it married the structural integrity of George Hinterhoeller’s yard with a hull and rig that optimized speed under the International Offshore Rule (IOR) without succumbing to the extreme hull distortions of that era.