Replaced the PARKER 31.
Became the Parker 335 in 1999 reflecting the actual LOA.
325: 1993 – 1999; 29 hulls
335: 1999 – 2009: 11 hulls
Hull: Lifting Keel
formerly Drop Keel.
The PARKER 31 evolved from the PASSAGE MAKER 31, first built by John Baker Ltd. in 1981.
First builder: Marten Marine (NZ).
Most recent builder: Austral Yachts. (2009)
(Farr #112)
Also sold as FARR 940.
CB model: Draft – bu 2.3′ / bd 4.92′
Sold in Canada as the SIROCCO 22.
Mainsail: 22m2/237 sq.ft.
Jib: 11m2/118 sq.ft.
Fractional reacher: 40m2/430 sq.ft.
Masthead gennaker: 59m2/635 sq.ft.
See ANTRIM 27.
A variant, the TRAPPER T250 is the same but with a fixed keel. A ‘tandem keel’ version was also available (draft: 3.08ft). Both the 240 and 250 are modified versions of the STARFLASH, designed by Dubois and built by Blue Water Yachts Ltd., a company that was aquired by Trapper Yachts in the late 1970s.