Offshore 43 (Tanton)

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The Offshore 43 (Tanton), on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from 59° North Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92

LightHeavy

170 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 170

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 8.3

TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Draws less than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2566 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Offshore 43 (Tanton), as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Offshore 43 (TANTON), also known as the Tanton 43, is a 13.2-meter Cat Ketch sailboat designed by Yves-Marie Tanton and built by Ta Chiao Ltd. in Taiwan from 1981.5:13 It shares its fin-with-rudder-on-skeg hull with the CT-44, and Offshore Yachts sold the model in the US.7:31 The design features unstayed carbon masts and aluminum wishbone booms.5:55 The hull has an Airex core above the waterline.1:20:01 The Tanton 44, a variant, has a rounded stern, high bulwarks, and slanted port lights.8:35 Its deck includes an uncluttered foredeck, an inner forestay, and a mast-mounted spinnaker pole.17:52 The cockpit has teak seating, but the side decks are clear of teak.21:18 The traveler is positioned forward of the dodger, necessitating a mid-boom sheeting arrangement.20:19 The high bulwarks, while providing a robust appearance, incorporate fairleads that require maintenance to prevent leaks and rot.19:32

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

44.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Cat Ketch (unstayed)

Ratios

SA / displacement

8.3

Displacement / length

170.1

Comfort ratio

25.9

Capsize screening

1.92

Hull speed

8.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1756

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1981

Designer

Yves-Marie Tanton

Builder

Ta Chiao Ltd. (TAIWAN)

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The family

Boats like this

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

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