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 aft and center cockpit models. It measures 12.7 meters LOA with a 3.8-meter beam, a 1.8-meter draft, and displaces 13,225 kg. Aboard *Millennial Falcon*, the crew sailed from the Azores to Madeira, encountering 13 to 20 knots of wind and two-meter seas, initially carrying a full sail plan with a staysail before dousing it when the wind shifted aft.13:00 They used a Hydrovane for steering and reduced battery consumption.10:58 On an 800-mile passage from St. Martin to Bermuda, *Millennial Falcon* maintained speeds of six to seven knots in 18-knot beam winds, with the crew tightening a loose Hydrovane A-bracket bolt underway.5:59 The crew performed a major refit in Grenada, including engine realignment, Sigma Drive installation, and new turning blocks.1:49 They later replaced undersized sheet winches with 44-size units sourced from a salvage warehouse in Faro, Portugal, and installed new Dacron headsail and staysail from Precision Sails, which allowed the boat to maintain five to six knots with less heel during sea trials.19:53

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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

Sailing Millennial FalconAdam and Khiara document their long-term refit and blue water voyages aboard the Tayana 42 Millennial Falcon, focusing on technical repairs and ocean passages.

Seen 20 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 FalconThe GREATEST thing we've seen in 20,000 Miles [EP 205]The crew of the Millennial Falcon visits the Litli-Hrútur volcano before navigating challenging Icelandic coastal currents.Sailing Millennial FalconIceland: The Altitude's Gone to her Head [Contagious laughter] [EP 203]The crew explores Iceland’s volcanic terrain and glaciers by rental car after a 26-day ocean passage.Sailing Millennial FalconWe SAILED 3600 Miles NONSTOP to Iceland [EP 202]The Millennial Falcon completes a 3,600-mile nonstop passage from Saint Martin to Reykjavik, Iceland.Sailing Millennial FalconThe Sound NO Sailor Wants to Hear at SEA... [EP 196]The *Millennial Falcon* crew troubleshoots a siphoning bilge pump and a mysterious Hydrovane noise during a Caribbean passage.Sailing Millennial FalconSailing to Trinidad, NO Pirates Encountered... So FAR 😆 [EP 185]The crew of the Millennial Falcon maintains active AIS while transiting offshore oil fields toward Trinidad.Sailing Millennial FalconWe had some Unexpected Visitors OFFSHORE [EP 184] - Sailing to The GrenadinesMillennial Falcon completes a 100-mile passage from St Lucia to Bequia during the North Atlantic hurricane season.Sailing Millennial FalconHow we got $5,000 winches for $500 🤑 [EP 157]The crew of Millennial Falcon sourced two salvaged 44-size winches for 400 euros in Faro, Portugal.Sailing Millennial FalconStop VLOGGING and drive the BOAT!! That time I almost crashed into a dock 😬[EP 154]The crew of the Millennial Falcon departs the Azores for Madeira after cleaning the hull and installing lifejackets.Sailing Millennial Falcon7 Features to consider in a Bluewater Sailboat | Interview with Dick BeaumontKraken Yachts founder Dick Beaumont details essential blue water design features including fuel polishing and hull rigidity.Sailing Millennial FalconLet's go cross an OCEAN! [EP 133] 800 mile shakeout SAIL to BermudaMillennial Falcon crew monitors Hydrovane performance and AIS data during an 800-mile passage from St. Martin to Bermuda.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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