TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-44

BoatsTA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-44

See her sail

The TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-44, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from 59° North Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.93

LightHeavy

170 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 170

EasygoingPowered-up

18.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.9

TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Draws less than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2453 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-44, as the fleet has seen it

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The Ta Chaio Shipbuilding Co.52:31 (TAIWAN) Ct-44, designed by Yves-Marie Tanton and built from 1982 to 1989, is a cutter-rigged cruiser with a fin keel and rudder on skeg.5:13 It shares its hull design with the Offshore 43 (cat ketch) and is also known as the Tanton 43; a pilothouse version was available.7:31 The 13.4-meter LOA vessel has a distinctive rounded stern, high bulwarks, and slanted port lights.8:35 Aboard *59° North Sailing*, a 1983 model showed an uncluttered foredeck with an inner forestay and a mast-mounted spinnaker pole.15:38 The cockpit features teak seating, but the side decks are clear of teak.21:18 The traveler is positioned forward of the dodger, necessitating a mid-boom sheeting arrangement.20:19 The high bulwarks, while contributing to a robust appearance, incorporate fairleads that can be susceptible to leaks and rot.19:32

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

1channel looked into buying

The boat is being sold by a former crew member of the channel, and is featured in a boat shopping episode
from 59° North Sailingseen September 20264:48

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

45.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Cutter

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.9

Displacement / length

170.1

Comfort ratio

25.7

Capsize screening

1.93

Hull speed

8.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1759

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

1982–1989

Designer

Yves-Marie Tanton

Builder

Ta Chaio Shipbuilding Co

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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