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Tartan Marine 4300

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2008

A 13-meter masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.51-meter fin keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Tim Jackett W.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Tartan Marine 4300, on the water

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Footage from 59° North Sailing

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 30Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.79Bluewater
LightD/L 179Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 20.5Powered-up
TenderBallast 31%Stiff

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

  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2576 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.5
Displacement / length
179.1
Comfort ratio
29.5
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1691
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Tim Jackett w
Builder
Tartan

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