BoatsTartan Marine 37 (S&S)

Tartan Marine 37 (S&S)

Masthead Sloop · Keel/CB w/rudder On Skeg · 1976–1989

A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop derived from the Tartan 38, built for performance with a keel-centerboard configuration

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB w/rudder On Skeg

See her sail

The Tartan Marine 37 (S&S), 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.7
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Tartan Marine 37 (S&S), 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 37 (S&S) is a Sparkman & Stephens-designed masthead sloop built by Tartan Marine from 1976 to 1989, with an LOA of 11.4 meters and a displacement of 8073 kg. It features a keel/centerboard hull with a rudder on a skeg, though fixed keel and tall rig options were also available. The design, S&S #2253, was derived from the Tartan 38 but intended as a more performance-oriented racer. A variant of this design was also built in England as the CONDOR 37.20:39

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
240.7
Comfort ratio
30.7
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1347
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB w/rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1989
Units built
486
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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The family

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

Tartan Marine 38A Sparkman & Stephens design featuring a taller rig and deeper fin keel than its predecessor for improved performanceTartan Marine 34-2A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring an extended stern and refined interior based on the Tartan 33RTartan Marine 33A Sparkman & Stephens fractional sloop designed with a shoal-draft keel for versatile coastal cruisingTartan Marine 37 (Hood)A Ted Hood-designed masthead yawl sharing the classic lines of the Black Watch 37 with a low-maintenance fibreglass roofTartan Marine 41A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop built on adapted Tartan 43 moulds, featuring a revised 1974 keel for improved stabilityTartan Marine 372A 1988-1993 masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.08-metre fin keel and a spade rudder for performance-oriented cruising

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