BoatsTayana Vancouver 42

Tayana Vancouver 42

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1979

A heavy-displacement cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stable offshore passage-making since 1979

Designed by Robert B. Harris.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

See her sail

The Tayana Vancouver 42, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Millennial Falcon

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

362 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 362
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2668 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Tayana Vancouver 42, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Tayana VANCOUVER 42 is a Robert B. Harris-designed cutter-rigged sailboat built by Tayana (Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. Ltd.) from 1979 to the present, offered in both aft and center cockpit configurations. With an LOA of 12.7 meters, a beam of 3.8 meters, a draft of 1.8 meters, and a displacement of 13,225 kg, it features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg. Aboard *Millennial Falcon*, the crew sailed from Reykjavik to Stornoway, encountering 3-meter seas and 20-26 knot winds that caused sail stitching to fail, requiring a Dacron repair.13:39 The *Millennial Falcon* also experienced 49-knot gusts while anchored in a fjord, which caused the boat to drag anchor, flipped the deck-stowed dinghy, and tore loose three solar panels.12:38 The crew later performed an outboard motor teardown and repair after it was submerged.19:31 In Grenada, the crew used a bridle to reorient the boat and mitigate heavy rolling from a beam swell, finding it a reliable solution for adjusting heading.5:16 They also performed maintenance, including rebedding a leaky window and removing rust from aluminum toe rails.16:52 The crew is redesigning the saloon to accommodate a diesel heater, replacing swivel chairs with a custom couch featuring integrated storage.0:08

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.

Sailing Millennial FalconAdam and Khiara document the extensive refits and long-distance ocean passages of their Tayana Vancouver 42, Millennial Falcon, throughout their global sailing journey.

Seen 61 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Tayana Vancouver 42 on video

Staying WARM on a Sailboat - Dickinsons Diesel Heater Install [EP 221]Hybrid gravity-feed and transfer-pump fuel system prevents engine fuel starvation from a Dickinson diesel heater.Sailing Millennial FalconBoat Saloon Overhaul BEFORE vs AFTER [EP 220]A wasted chart-table seating area becomes a transient berth and ottoman on a Tayana VANCOUVER 42.Sailing Millennial FalconDIY Sailboat Saloon Overhaul [EP 219]The *Millennial Falcon* crew replaces saloon swivel chairs with a custom couch to house a diesel heater.Sailing Millennial FalconTEARING APART our 40 year old boat [EP 218]Adam and Khiara rebuild the interior of Millennial Falcon to accommodate a new Dickinson's diesel heater.Sailing Millennial FalconThe TRICK to Surviving WINTER on a Sailboat [EP 217]A dehumidifier at 350 watts eliminated condensation aboard Millennial Falcon in Oban faster than foam insulation alone.Sailing Millennial FalconThe Problem with Sailing Around the World… [EP 216]The crew of Millennial Falcon installs closed-cell foam insulation and waterproofs the bimini in Oban, Scotland.Sailing Millennial FalconThe HARDEST 20 miles we've EVER sailed [EP 215]The Millennial Falcon crew navigates 40-knot gusts and the Kyle Rhea tidal race while transiting to Oban.Sailing Millennial FalconWet & Wild WINTER SAILING in Scotland [EP 214]The crew repairs a torn mainsail and navigates a 45-mile passage from Stornoway to a Scottish anchorage.Sailing Millennial FalconRacing the weather in the North Atlantic: Iceland to Scotland [EP 213]The *Millennial Falcon* crew navigates from Iceland to Scotland, using PredictWind to outrun a North Atlantic gale.Sailing Millennial FalconSailing to the most REMOTE place in ICELAND [EP 212]The *Millennial Falcon* crew secures the boat at a Reykjavik concrete dock before 50-knot autumn gales.Sailing Millennial FalconDragging Anchor in GALE FORCE 10 [EP 211]The crew of *Millennial Falcon* recovers a submerged outboard motor after 49-knot gusts cause anchor dragging.Sailing Millennial FalconLost on a GLACIER - A dangerous mistake [EP 210]The crew of Millennial Falcon navigates uncharted Icelandic fjords and survives a treacherous 10-hour off-trail glacier hike.Sailing Millennial Falcon

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Tayana Vancouver 42 may be fitted out entirely differently.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
362.2
Comfort ratio
43.8
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1474
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Units built
200
Designer
Robert B. Harris
Builder
Tayana, Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. Ltd

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The family

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

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