TASAR SAILING FOR ALL

Frank Bethwaite and Ian Bruce are responsible for many of the iconic racing dinghies and most of the breakthrough designs of the last 40 years. In the Tasar they have created a dinghy that combines efficiency with simplicity and performance.  The Tasar delivers controllable performance to club sailors and olympic helms alike; with fleets in Australia, Canada, USA, Japan, Germany, Holland and the UK.  To find out more about this remarkable boat download a brochure here:-   Tasar brochure

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 without spars, sails or foils: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Crew:                            Two; min crew weight for racing is 130 kg
Mainsail:                       90 square feet (8.36 square metres)
Jib:                                33 square feet (3.07 square metres)
PN Number:                 1023
Construction:              GRP foam sandwich hull, aluminium spars
Designers:                   Frank Bethwaite and Ian Bruce in 1976


•     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 and has clean and sharp chines aft to ensure free planing and outstanding stability.

•     The foam cored hull is stiff and light, together with a rig that 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 deep cockpit are designed for comfortable hiking.