BoatsMao TA 42/44

Mao TA 42/44

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1980

A Ted Brewer-designed cutter featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a choice between a conventional or reverse transom

Designed by Ted Brewer & Edward S. Brewer.

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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

251 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 251
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.8
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2461 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
250.6
Comfort ratio
33.4
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1631
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Ted Brewer, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
Mao Ta Lumber, Yachts Co.(TAIWAN)

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Jeanneau Sun Magic 4413.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-volume charter veteran also marketed as the Atlantic 44, built for stable cruising with a 2.12-metre fin keel
Lafitte Yachts 4413.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for high-quality offshore cruising
Hunter Marine 450 Passage13.49 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 45-foot cruiser with a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, engineered for stable, comfortable offshore passage-making
Hallberg-Rassy 43 MKI13.57 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead-rigged blue water cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Najad Yachts 44113.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, designed for stable, long-distance blue water cruising
Catalina Yachts 42613.26 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 2024 6 Series fractional sloop featuring a 2.03-metre fin keel and updated laminate construction for modern coastal cruising

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