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Tartan Marine 372

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1988–1993

A 1988-1993 masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.08-metre fin keel and a spade rudder for performance-oriented cruising

Designed by Tim Jackett W.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Tartan Marine 372, on the water

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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 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 232
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2952 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
231.6
Comfort ratio
25.3
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1358
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1988–1993
Units built
60
Designer
Tim Jackett w
Builder
Tartan Marine

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