Ta Chiao CT-48 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Ketch

LOA

48' · 14.63 m

Displ.

40,000 lbs · 18,144 kg

First year

1988

The Ta Chiao CT 48, a quintessential product of the Robert Perry design office during the golden era of Taiwanese boatbuilding, stands as a testament to the transition from traditional heavydisplacement cruisers to more performanceoriented offshore voyagers. Launched in the late 1970s and produced into the 1980s, the CT 48 was an evolution of the earlier CT 47, refined to offer a more spacious interior and a more balanced sail plan. Built by the Ta Chiao Bros. Yacht Building Co. in Kaohsiung, this model embodies the "teak palace" aesthetic—a hallmark of the shipyard’s identity—while utilizing a hull form that favors stability and momentum over raw speed. Despite the common moniker of "Leaky Teakies" applied to many Taiwanese builds of this vintage, the CT 48 is widely regarded as one of the more structurally ambitious projects from the yard, designed specifically for the rigors of transoceanic passagemaking.