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Tartan Marine 48

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972

A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop designed for comfortable cruising, featuring a traditional stern and optional ketch rig

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 273
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.1

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1961 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
272.7
Comfort ratio
33.1
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1801
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Units built
6
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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.

Hallberg-Rassy 4614.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser built for stability and comfort with a high ballast ratio and skeg-hung rudder
Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Nicholson 4814.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead ketch designed by Raymond Wall for comfortable, stable offshore passage making
Swan 48 - S&S14.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile Sparkman & Stephens design available in sloop or ketch configurations with an optional tall rig
Oyster Marine 48514.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA robust cutter-rigged blue water cruiser developed from the 461, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for offshore security
Hallberg-Rassy 4414.45 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA modern 14.45-metre cruiser featuring a performance-oriented fractional rig and dual rudders for precise control

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