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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

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.

The record

Full specifications

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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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