BoatsTA Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-41

TA Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-41

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1972

A heavy-displacement masthead ketch with a long keel, based on the Sea Wolf 40 and built for offshore cruising

Designed by William Garden.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

At 1.61 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.61
LightHeavy

358 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 358
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.0
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.

  • Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 364 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.0
Displacement / length
357.6
Comfort ratio
43.8
Capsize screening
1.61
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1405
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
William Garden
Builder
Ta Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (TAIWAN)

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Morgan Yachts 4513.92 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built by Charles Morgan Jr. between 1966 and 1970
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making
Morgan Yachts Out Island 4112.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific long-keeled masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. that became a staple of the global charter trade
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Cape George 3811.58 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 1985 cutter with a 1.58-meter draft and high comfort ratio, designed by Atkin and Lange for steady offshore work

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