Tayana 48
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1992
A Robert Perry-designed cutter featuring a raised salon and elevated floor for enhanced interior visibility
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
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The Tayana 48, on the water
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Footage from Sailing Nandji - Frothlyfe
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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 19.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 33%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1961 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
239.6
Comfort ratio
36.1
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2085
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
FRP w/PVC foam core
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1992
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. (TAIWAN)
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Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
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 48 - S&S14.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile Sparkman & Stephens design available in sloop or ketch configurations with an optional tall rig
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
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
Beneteau Sense 5014.98 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA masthead sloop with a 4.86-metre beam and dual rudders, engineered for stability and high-volume living
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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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