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Tartan Marine 3000

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1988

A Sparkman & Stephens design available with either a fixed keel or a keel-centerboard for flexible shoal-water access

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

See her sail

The Tartan Marine 3000, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.02 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 220
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Tartan Marine 3000, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Tartan Marine 3000 is a Sparkman & Stephens-designed masthead sloop built by Tartan Marine from 1981 to 1988, offered with both a fixed fin keel and a keel/centerboard option. It has an LOA of 9.1 meters, a beam of 3.1 meters, and a displacement of 3606 kg. The fixed keel version draws 1.6 meters, while the keel/centerboard version draws 1.01 meters with the board up and 2.19 meters with it down. The Tartan 3000, part of the Tartan 30 series, balances performance and build quality, making it suitable for both cruising and PHRF racing.10:33

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
220.5
Comfort ratio
21.2
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
909
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1981–1988
Units built
97
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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The family

Boats like this

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

Tartan Marine 3100An evolution of the Tartan 31, this 1994 fin-keel sloop balances a 40% ballast ratio with a spirited sail-area-to-displacementTartan Marine 30A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop offering versatile interior configurations and a choice of standard or tall rigsTartan Marine 3800A 1994-1999 production cruiser featuring a shallow 1.62-metre draft and a bulb-fin keel for versatile coastal accessTartan Marine 3500A 1993 masthead sloop with a 1.98-metre draft and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for coastal cruisingTartan Marine 3700Offered with versatile keel options including a shoal-draft beaver tail or a performance-oriented centerboard

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