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Tanzer 10

Masthead Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 1980

A Dick Carter-designed pilothouse cruiser featuring inside steering and the versatility of a lifting keel

Designed by Dick Carter.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.61 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

2.02 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 279
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 11.0
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 38%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 376 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.0
Displacement / length
279.1
Comfort ratio
25.7
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1165
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Dick Carter
Builder
Tanzer Industries Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.7 m longerBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Ovni 3711.90 mSame hull family1.9 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed aluminum cutter featuring a centerboard and a stern scoop extension for versatile cruising
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Allied Boat Co. Inc. Seabreeze 3510.52 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA MacLear and Harris-designed masthead sloop featuring a versatile keel-centerboard configuration for shoal-draft cruising

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