BoatsTA Chiao (Taiwan) Ct-34

TA Chiao (Taiwan) Ct-34

Cutter · Long Keel · 1970–1987

A long-keeled cutter loosely based on Philip Rhodes' 1920s Dog Star design, built for steady cruising.

Designed by C. S. Chen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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The TA Chiao (Taiwan) Ct-34, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

339 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 339
EasygoingPowered-up

15.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

What the fleet has seen

The TA Chiao (Taiwan) Ct-34, as the fleet has seen it

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The Ta Chiao (TAIWAN) Ct-34 is a cutter-rigged, long-keel sailboat designed by C. S. Chen and built by Ta Chiao (TAIWAN) from 1970 to 1987. It has an LOA of 10.1 meters, a beam of 3.1 meters, a draft of 1.5 meters, and a displacement of 7302 kg. The design is loosely based on Philip Rhodes's DOG STAR from the late 1920s, which later became the TRAVELLER 32. The Ct-34 was built at the behest of Seacomber, Inc., with C.S. Chen as one of the owners of Ta Chiao at the time.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
339.3
Comfort ratio
38.2
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1013
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1970–1987
Units built
43
Designer
C. S. Chen
Builder
Ta Chiao (TAIWAN)

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