SportboatSemi-displacementSportboat

Tartan 245

Tartan · Tim Jackett · 2021

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Tartan 245 is a 7.92 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Tim Jackett and built by Tartan, first launched in 2021. It races in Sportboat.

Tartan 245 - Tim Jackett - TartanP 8.78 mLOA 7.92 m

Length

7.92 m

26′ 0″

Beam

2.57 m

Draft

1.32 m

Displacement

1.3 t

Sail area

29 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Tartan 245 finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Tartan 245 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

No regattas found yet.

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Tartan 245 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3691230°60°90°120°150°WIND13.2

Upwind VMG

4.42

43°

Beam reach

8.45

90°

Broad reach

13.19

135°

Downwind VMG

9.58

170°

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Tartan 245

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.444.304.664.42
52°5.176.196.626.58
60°5.406.376.866.94
75°5.566.527.167.61
90°5.976.947.318.45
110°6.077.228.199.54
120°5.967.138.3911.10
135°5.516.797.8813.19
150°4.806.206.9111.07
Run VMG4.165.376.239.58

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail16 m²
Headsail13 m²
Gennaker46 m²

Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 400 kg.

Rigging

Tartan 245 rig and sail dimensions

A Tartan 245 carries 8.78 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.05 m boom, a forestay 9.19 m above the deck and a 3.44 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP8.78 m8.78 – 8.78
Boom lengthE3.05 m3.05 – 3.05
Forestay heightIG9.19 m9.19 – 9.19
Fore triangle baseJ2.90 m2.90 – 2.90
Spinnaker hoistISP9.21 m9.21 – 9.21
BowspritTPS3.44 m3.44 – 3.44
Boom above deckBAS0.75 m0.75 – 0.75

Sails

Mainsail15.8 m²15.8 – 15.8
Headsail12.7 m²12.7 – 12.7
Gennaker45.8 m²45.8 – 45.8