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Tartan Marine 43

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1973

A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a traditional counter stern built from the tooling for the Tartan 41

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

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 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 234
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 52%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
51.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
233.6
Comfort ratio
27.5
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1418
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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