Tayana 65

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The Tayana 65, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Golden Globe Race Official

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 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 234

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4

TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

Heavier than ~93% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 459 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Tayana 65, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Tayana 65 is a Robert B. Harris-designed cutter-rigged sailboat, built by Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. since 1989, featuring a fin keel with a rudder on skeg. With an LOA of 19.7 meters, a beam of 5.4 meters, and a displacement of 33,565 kg, it has a draft of 2.4 meters, though a shoal draft model of 6.33 feet (1.93 meters) also exists. Aboard *Golden Globe Race Official*, a competitor sailing a full-keel Bob Perry-designed boat, mentions the Tayana 65 in the context of offshore designs, noting the advantages of full-keel boats for ocean passages.2:08:28

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

40.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Cutter

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.4

Displacement / length

233.9

Comfort ratio

44.4

Capsize screening

1.70

Hull speed

9.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

3303

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1989

Designer

Robert B. Harris, MacLear, Harris

Builder

Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. (TAIWAN)

Boats like this, on the water

More boats like her, on the water

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Hallberg-Rassy 6218.88 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA German Frers-designed cutter built for long-range blue water cruising with a robust skeg-hung rudder

[OFF MARKET] We revisit Hallberg-Rassy 62, CONTRARIAN, with Sue Grant - Yacht for Sale - Berthon0:08 from Berthon International

Swan 65120.02 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 20-metre masthead sloop with a deep 3.51-metre draft and a heavy ballast ratio for offshore stability

#GGR Sister Race #ogr2023 on the dock video share here19:50 from Golden Globe Race Official

Oyster Marine 62519.37 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed masthead sloop built for high-performance blue water cruising with a stiff, comfortable motion

[OFF MARKET] Oyster 625 (YOLO), with Sue Grant - Yacht for Sale - Berthon International from Berthon International

Oyster Marine 6219.30 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed cutter built on a semi-custom basis, offering a high comfort ratio for long-range blue water cruising

Two Cyclones, Stewed Chicken Feet, and the Coffee Aunties WHS145 from Wind Hippie Sailing

Hallberg-Rassy 6419.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed flagship featuring a high-volume hull and a powerful masthead rig for comfortable blue-water cruising

Epic Solo Adventure: Thrilling Encounter With A Massive Crocodile - Learning By Experience Ep246!13:15 from Sailing Learning By Doing

Swan 65-S&S19.84 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens-designed masthead sloop that famously won the inaugural 1973 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race

Swan 65 S&S: An icon from SEILmagasinet

The family

Boats like this

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

Tayana 64A Robert Ladd-designed cutter with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance at 64 feet Tayana 52A Robert Perry-designed cutter built for heavy-displacement offshore cruising with a skeg-mounted rudder Tayana 55A Peter Beeldsnijder-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for heavy-displacement offshore cruising Tayana 47 CCA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio Tayana 58DSA Peter Beeldsnijder-designed deck saloon cutter built on the proven Tayana 55 hull for serious offshore cruising Tayana 48A Robert Perry-designed cutter featuring a raised salon and elevated floor for enhanced interior visibility

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