Tartan Ten
Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1978 |
| No. built | 400 |
| Builder | Tartan Marine |
| Role | One-design racer |
| Name | Tartan Ten |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 7,100 lb (3,221 kg) |
| Draft | 5.83 ft (1.78 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 33.15 ft (10.10 m) |
| LWL | 27.00 ft (8.23 m) |
| Beam | 9.25 ft (2.82 m) |
| Engine type | Faryman 9 hp (7 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 3,340 lb (1,515 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 35.00 ft (10.67 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 40.25 ft (12.27 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.75 ft (4.19 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional sloop |
| Mainsail area | 276.72 sq ft (25.708 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 210.00 sq ft (19.510 m2) |
| Total sail area | 486.72 sq ft (45.218 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 126 (average) |
The Tartan Ten, is a one-design racing keelboat built by Tartan Marine in the United States. The company produced 400 examples between 1978 and 1988.[1][2][3][4]
It has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.[1][3]
It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig. The halyards are all internally-mounted, as is the reefing system and the 4:1 outhaul. The mast can be shaped by the shrouds and 4:1 mechanical advantage backstay. There are two jib sheet winches in the cockpit and two halyard winches on the cabin top. The boom vang has a 4:1 mechanical advantage and can also be employed as a preventer, when attached to the rail. A genoa track system was a factory option.[3]
It has a flush deck and very little interior space. There are six berths, including a V-berth, which has the head underneath and a privacy curtain. The galley is located amidships and includes a manual pump sink and a portable ice box. The chart table doubles as a galley table.[3] Lacking any cabin windows, ventilation is provided by a large deck hatch on the foredeck, which is also used to pass sails below for storage.[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126.[3]
It was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]
Southern Caribbean (SOCA) Sailboats produced an updated version of the Tartan Ten from the early-2000s until mid-2010s called the LS-10. It was built using the original hull molds and designed to conform to the Tartan Ten class rules for one-design racing, but with improved comfort, functionality and layout.[4][6][7]
References
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Tartan 10 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 262–263. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ a b Kretschmer, John (10 November 2008). "LS-10". Sailing Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Adams, Josh (1998). "Tartan Ten". American Sailboat Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "LS10". Archived from the original on 24 November 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "2001 Soca Boats LS-10 / T-10". Boat Trader. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
External links
- Media related to Tartan Ten at Wikimedia Commons