BoatsOffshore 45 (Tanton)

Offshore 45 (Tanton)

Cat Ketch (unstayed) · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1987

A 13.66-metre cruiser with a 4204-kilogram ballast for stability and a 1.5-metre draft for shoal-water exploration

Designed by Yves-Marie Tanton, built by TA Chiao Ltd. (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 moderate beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 189
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 7.8
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~95% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2362 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat Ketch (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
7.8
Displacement / length
188.9
Comfort ratio
30.0
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1925
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Designer
Yves-Marie Tanton
Builder
Ta Chiao Ltd. (TAIWAN)

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Hanse Yachts 45513.55 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.55-metre fractional sloop built from 2014 to 2017, featuring a 2.25-metre bulb keel for stable, modern cruising
Outbound Yachts 44/4613.64 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Schumacher-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a stiff, comfortable motion
Catalina Yachts 44513.54 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.5-metre fractional sloop featuring a deep 2.11-metre fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for coastal stability
Bavaria Yachts 44 Vision13.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.7-metre fractional sloop with a high 23.82 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive, spirited cruising
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 DS13.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed deck saloon cruiser featuring a classic rig and an optional shallow draft keel
Moody 45 DS13.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fractional-rigged deck saloon cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders for modern performance

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