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The Tasar was designed to be sailed by a man and a woman and it delivers exciting performance without using either spinnaker or trapeze. The hull has a fine angle at the bow to reduce wave impact drag with unusually clean and sharp chines aft to ensure very free planing and outstanding stability. The foam cored hull is stiff and light and the advanced hull shape, together with an innovative rig which combines a rotating mast with a fully battened main sail, allows the Tasar to plane upwind with the crew normally hiked. The wide beam and a cockpit designed for comfortable hiking make the Tasar easy, fun and very exciting to sail in winds up to 25 knots.

Length overall: 14 feet 10 inches (4.52 metres)

Waterline length: 14 feet 0 inches (4.27 metres)

Beam: 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 metres)

Weight: Hull, fully rigged without spars, sails or foils: 149 pounds (68 kilograms)

Crew: Two, design crew weight 300 pounds (133 kilograms), minimum crew weight for racing 287 pounds (130 kilograms) (When boats are sailed by crews weighing less than this, ballast is carried to equalize performance.)

Sails: Sails were originally dacron. Mylar sails were adopted in 2006.

Mainsail: Mylar - 89.44 sq ft., 8.31 sq. m.
(Dacron - 90 square feet - 8.36 square metres)

Jib: Mylar - 38.42 sq. ft., 3.57 sq. m.
(Dacron - 33 square feet - 3.07 square metres)

Portsmouth Yardstick Handicap: 108

Construction: GRP foam sandwich for the hull, hollow aluminium section for the spars

Designers: Frank Bethwaite, Ian Bruce

The Tasar is constructed to the same specifications by licensed builders in Singapore and Canada. This keeps all boats as similar as possible and ensures a true one design class.

Updated 2006-04-10

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