BoatsTayana 65

Tayana 65

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1989

A Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a 44.44 comfort ratio and 33-ton displacement for serious blue-water passage making

Designed by Robert B. Harris, MacLear & Harris, built by TA Yang Yacht Building Co. (Taiwan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 234
EasygoingPowered-up

17.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.4
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 459 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
233.9
Comfort ratio
44.4
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
9.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3303
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Designer
Robert B. Harris, MacLear, Harris
Builder
Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. (TAIWAN)

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Hylas 5616.48 mSame hull family3.2 m shorterA 2011 masthead sloop with a 21.51 sail area to displacement ratio, engineered for spirited offshore performance
Bluewater 56 (Frers)16.48 mSame hull family3.2 m shorterA former Hylas 56 design featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, built for stable, high-displacement offshore travel
Tayana 5516.76 mSame hull family3.0 m shorterA Peter Beeldsnijder-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for heavy-displacement offshore cruising
Hylas 5416.48 mSame hull family3.2 m shorterA German Frers-designed cutter with a high comfort ratio and bulb keel, built for stable, long-distance blue water cruising
Taswell 5617.02 mSame hull family2.7 m shorterA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder and high comfort ratio, built for stable, long-range passage making

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