BoatsTartan Marine 44

Tartan Marine 44

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1974

A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a stretched hull design that prioritizes a lighter displacement

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.7

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
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
240.7
Comfort ratio
28.7
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1436
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Units built
7
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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