- Length
- 7.92 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Sail area
- 30.01 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.92 m
- Waterline length
- 6.86 m
- Beam
- 2.44 m
- Draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 2,359 kg
- Ballast
- 1,043 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 30.01 m²
- Mainsail area
- 12.36 m²
- Foresail area
- 17.63 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.06 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.51 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 8.53 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 2.9 m
- Forestay length
- 10.65 m
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Kermath
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, transom-hung rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks1
- Fuel tank
- 45 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1971
- Production ended
- 1973
- Hulls built
- 73
- Designer
- Tom Norton
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.27
- Displacement / length
- 203.8
- Ballast / displacement
- 44.2 %
- Comfort ratio
- 21.38
- Capsize screening
- 1.85
- Hull speed
- 6.36 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Tartan 261 generation
01
1971–1973