Tanton 45 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Cat Ketch

LOA

44.83' · 13.66 m

Disp.

25,920 lbs · 11,757 kg

First year

1983

In the early 1980s, the cruising yacht landscape was dominated by two divergent philosophies: heavy, slow traditional doubleenders and complex, highmaintenance racing rigs. Into this environment stepped Frenchborn naval architect YvesMarie Tanton, a designer known for his refusal to conform to conventional parameters. Having already established the viability of unstayed, shorthanded platforms with his successful Offshore 43, Tanton penned the Tanton 45 in 1983. Conceived as an honest, oceangoing passagemaker, this 45foot cruiser was built on a semicustom basis at the respected Ta Chiao shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Rather than chasing the transient marketing trends of the era, Tanton set out to produce a seakindly, easily managed vessel that prioritized structural integrity, cockpit simplicity, and high daily run averages. Today, the Tanton 45 stands as a rare, highly specialized ocean cruiser that blends the classic, warm teakcrafted elegance of legendary Taiwanese yard construction with a forwardthinking, lowstress aerodynamic platform.