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Tayana 37

Cutter · Long Keel · 1976–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
337.2
Comfort ratio
41.1
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1274
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1976–present
Units built
588
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. (TAIWAN), Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. Ltd.

Design & history

The Tayana 37, originally called the Ta Chiao 37, was commissioned by Will Eckert of Flying Dutchman Yachts and C.T. Chen of Ta Yang Yacht Building. Rights were sold to Ta Yang, which built nearly 600 of these successful boats.

Notable features
Available as cutter or ketch
Variants
  • TA CHIAO 37
  • TA YANG 37
Design

Commissioned by Will Eckert, a partner in Flying Dutchman Yachts, along with C.T. Chen of the Ta Yang Yacht Building. First called TA CHIAO 37.

Production

40 were built as the TA YANG 37. The rights were sold to Ta Yang, the primary builder, with nearly 600 built.

Curated reference notes

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