BoatsTA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-44

TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-44

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1982–1989

A 13-metre cutter with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, offering a pilot house option for offshore voyaging

Designed by Yves-Marie Tanton.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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.

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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Ct-44 (Pilot House)13.16 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Tanton-designed pilot house cutter featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Beneteau First 44.713.66 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Bruce Farr-designed performance cruiser featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and multiple rig options
Beneteau 42 CC13.23 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA cutter-rigged cruiser produced from 2003 to 2007, widely utilized in the charter trade for its accessible layout
Beneteau Oceanis 44013.66 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop sharing its performance-oriented hull with the Beneteau First 45f5
Tartan Marine 430013.13 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 13-meter masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.51-meter fin keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43913.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop balancing a high SA/D ratio with a stable, modern cruising hull

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