Used Tartan Yachts For Sale

Decades and decades has Tartan Sailboats has made history. The resourceful designers, engineers and boat builders of Tartan Yachts have continuously established new standards from performance to quality. Tartan Yachts has been able to do just that by staying true to themselves and the company, all while providing the owners with a Tartan Yacht that delivers both luxurious accommodations and a safe, well-mannered sailing performance, in all conditions of the sea. In 1960, Tartan emerged on the sailing yacht scene, with Charlie Britton at the helm. Charlie developed the company’s first model, the Tartan 27, thanks to a collaboration with the renowned design firm of Sparkman and Stephens and builder Douglass and McLeod of Grand River, Ohio. Jumping into the seventies, Tartan continued to expand the company and develop new models. During the eighties Tartan experiences a great deal of change. John Richards and Jim Briggs took over the reins from Charlie and close to the mid-eighties is when the new development of several Tartans started. The first complete in house design was the Tartan 31 and Tartan 372. Both these yachts were Cruising World Boat of Year winners in their early years. The late nineties is when Tartan acquired the C & C brand and began to development several new models. Although Tartan experiences a large deal of success with the C & C brand, launching nearly 400 Tartan build C & C’s over a 10 year production run, unfortunately the C & C brand was eventually licensed to another builder which allowed Tartan to focus on its core product, luxury cruisers with great performance. Today, with over 5,000 hulls launched, Tartan still continues to adhere to the foundation of great designs, exceptional craftsmanship and leading technology and let’s not forget about the uncommon comfort and performance.