Mao TA 42/44

BoatsMao TA 42/44

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 33Sea-kindly

CoastalCapsize 1.78Bluewater

LightD/L 251Heavy

EasygoingSA/D 19.8Powered-up

TenderBallast 38%Stiff

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

38.4%

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-44A Yves-Marie Tanton-designed cutter built on the versatile Offshore 43 hull, available in both standard and pilothouse configurati Brewer 46A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, originally marketed under three different names including Pan Oceanic Ct-42 (Mermaid)A masthead ketch derived from William Garden's Sea Wolf, built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder TA Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-43A Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop built in Taiwan, featuring a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg for offshore stability TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-47A versatile cutter from the board of F. Michael Kaufman, built in Taiwan with over 80 hulls produced for varied layouts TA Chiao Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-41A heavy-displacement masthead ketch with a long keel, based on the Sea Wolf 40 and built for offshore cruising

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