BoatsTatoosh 51

Tatoosh 51

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1983–1984

A Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder and heavy displacement, built for stable, long-range cruising

Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by TA Shing Yacht Building (Taiwan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 moderate beam gives 40 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 264
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.7
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1632 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.7
Displacement / length
263.6
Comfort ratio
39.9
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2319
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–1984
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Ta Shing Yacht Building (TAIWAN)

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