BoatsTA Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-35

TA Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-35

Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1975

A William Garden-inspired staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-weather stability and traditional cruising

Designed by William Garden.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

391 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 391
EasygoingPowered-up

11.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 11.8
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.8
Displacement / length
390.6
Comfort ratio
35.9
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1071
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Designer
William Garden
Builder
Ta Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (TAIWAN)

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