LOA ................................................................................... 45 ft
LOD .................................................................................. 44 ft
LWL .......................................................................... 37 ft 6 in
Beam ......................................................................... 14 ft 1 in
Draft
Beavertail .................................................................. 5 ft 6 in
Displacement
Beavertail ............................................................ 24,000 lbs
Ballast
Beavertail .............................................................. 9,000 lbs
Capacities
Fuel ....................................................................... 80 gallons
Water ................................................................. 200 gallons
Auxiliary ..................................................................... 75 hp
Berths ................................................................................... 5
Sail Dimensions
Sail Area ...................................................................943 sq ft
I ...................................................................................... 58 ft
J .............................................................................. 16 ft 6 in
P ............................................................................. 51 ft 7 in
E ..................................................................................... 18 ft
Mainsail Area ..................................................... 464.3 sq ft
100% Foretriangle .............................................. 478.5 sq ft
Bridge Clearance ........................................................... 63 ft
Ballast/displacement ...................................................... 38
Displacement/length .................................................... 203
Sail area/displacement .................................................. 18
Designer ............................................................. Tim Jackett
A Beautiful Cure for Rough Days
Thirty-six hours later, with 35 knots howling in the rigging, the rain driving through gaps in our foul-weather gear, and even the Department of Homeland Security bent on thwarting our passage, I got my wish and much more. By the time we squeezed into our berth on the Hudson River, the gale was blowing full stink, and I had no doubts whatsoever: We’d put the Tartan 4400 to the test, and she’d handled it with aplomb.
