Tartan 45

Summary

Best Suited For

• Short-Handed

  From the published figures: LOA 13.87 m · upwind 90.8 m²

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 13.87 m · 3 cabins · 2 heads · fresh water 757 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

45.5 ft (13.87 m)

Hull length

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LWL

39.5 ft (12.04 m)

Beam

14.1 ft (4.29 m)

Draft (min)

6.5 ft (1.98 m)

Draft (max)

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Air draft

64.2 ft (19.58 m)

Displacement

27,750 lb (12,587 kg)

Ballast

9,751 lb (4,423 kg)

Cabins

2–3

Heads

2

Berths

7

Sail Plan

Main sail

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Jib

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Genoa

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Sail area

977 ft² (90.8 m²)

Downwind sail area

1,325 ft² (123.1 m²)

Rig type

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Engine and Tanks

Engine

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Engine count

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Engine manufacturer

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Propulsion type

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Fuel capacity

140 gal (530 L)

Fresh water capacity

200 gal (757 L)

Black water capacity

60 gal (227 L)

Construction

Mast material

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Hull material

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Deck material

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Keel type

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Rudder type

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Steering wheels

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Builder's Own Figures

Unit basis

converted from the page's feet-inches, pounds, US gallons and square feet (the site prints no metric figures)

Upwind sail area basis

main & self-tacking jib as printed

Keel basis

stored draft, displacement and ballast are the 'Beavertail' keel

Cabins as printed

2 or 3 cabin options

Downwind sail area basis

main & reacher as printed

Berths as printed

2 CABIN 5; 3 CABIN 7

Layouts & Drawings

3 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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  455-2-CABIN-GA-WITH-STBD-ELEVATION — Tartan Yachts

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  455-3-cabin-ga-with-stbd-elevation — Tartan Yachts

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  455-StarsandStripesSailPlan — Tartan Yachts

About Tartan Yachts

Semi-custom

American builder of performance cruising sailboats from Painesville, Ohio — six vacuum-infused models from the all-new Tartan 27 to the 16.3-metre Tartan 53, all with self-tacking jibs, carbon rigs and a choice of deep-fin, Beavertail or keel-centreboard underbodies, built in low volume by Ohio craftsmen.

The Tartan Yachts Range

Every model Tartan Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Tartan 5353.5 ft
2. Tartan 45· this model45.5 ft
3. Tartan 4039.5 ft
4. Tartan 3736.5 ft
5. Tartan 3433.5 ft
6. Tartan 2727.8 ft

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