Tayana 47 CC
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1991
A Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by TA Yang Yacht Building Co. (Taiwan).
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
See her sail
The Tayana 47 CC, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 36Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.78Bluewater
LightD/L 240Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 20.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 33%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2108 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.
Seen 40 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Tayana 47 CC on video
ATLANTIC OCEAN CROSSING whilst I'm Pregnant | Sailing South Africa to St Helena Island... Ep 446Sailing Nandji - FrothlyfePULLING the OLD SEIZED ENGINE.. Boat life hey... Ep 431Sailing Nandji - FrothlyfeREBUILD or RE-POWER our Sailboat? Our Engine is SEIZED... Ep 430Sailing Nandji - FrothlyfeHYDRO-LOCKED ENGINE DISASTER! Our Sailboat Nightmare... Ep 429Sailing Nandji - FrothlyfeSOLO BOAT LIFE: DIVIDE & CONQUER | Keeping the DREAM ALIVE... Ep 428Sailing Nandji - FrothlyfeSTUCK in the AFRICAN DESERT... Ep 423Sailing Nandji - FrothlyfeSAILOR'S OVERLANDING AFRICA: What could possibly go WRONG.... Ep 421Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
Also on YouTube
- WE SAILED to one of the MOST REMOTE ISLANDS in the WORLD! St Helena Island... Ep 450Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
- After 13 Days & 1800 Miles... LAND HO! | Sailing South Africa to St Helena Island... Ep 449Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
- A FAMILY at Sea, A THOUSAND MILES From LAND | Sailing South Africa to St Helena Island... Ep 448Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
- PREPARING To CROSS OCEANS! | Goodbye Africa!... Ep 445Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
- Trying to LEAVE CAPETOWN but the Weather says NO! Ep 443Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
- We Have Been Keeping a SECRET!.... Ep 442Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
- SEA TRIALS! Didn't Go as Planned, BUT We are Still Smiling Anyway!... Ep 441Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
- Does a Sailboat NEED a GENERATOR? More Importantly, DO WE?... Ep 439Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
What broke, what changed
Gear aboard, as the crews told it
Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.
ReplacedSunbrella
The sun-damaged fabric on the staysail was replaced.
aboard Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfeseen March 202620:26
FailedVictron
One of their Victron MultiPlus inverter chargers failed and was repaired under warranty.
aboard Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfeseen July 202513:20
ComparedStarlinkweighed against public Wi-Fi
The crew normally uses Starlink for internet but cannot use their usual plan in South Africa, forcing them to use public Wi-Fi.
aboard Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfeseen July 20253:51
InstalledYanmar
A new engine from this brand was installed during the refit.
aboard Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfeseen May 20260:09
WorkinginReach
A Garmin inReach device was available as a backup for satellite communication.
aboard Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfeseen May 202610:17
WorkingB&G
The navigation displays at the helm are from this brand, showing information from Seazone.
aboard Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfeseen February 20264:22
Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Tayana 47 CC may be fitted out entirely differently.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.7
Displacement / length
239.6
Comfort ratio
36.4
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2085
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1991
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. (TAIWAN)
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Swan 48 - S&S14.60 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA versatile Sparkman & Stephens design available in sloop or ketch configurations with an optional tall rig
Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Hylas Yachts 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Feeling 48614.48 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Gilles Vaton masthead sloop featuring a 1.6m shoal draft and a light displacement-to-length ratio for her size
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
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