Overview
The Tartan 4100 is a Tim Jackett design from Tartan Yachts in Ohio, the larger sister of the Tartan 3700, built from 1996.
Design and Construction
sailboatdata.com lists a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, 41.25 ft overall on a 35.75 ft waterline, 13.5 ft of beam and 7 ft of draft. Displacement is 19,000 lb with 6,400 lb of ballast, and the masthead sloop carries about 885 sq ft. Practical Sailor’s review of the 3700 and 4100 describes hand laid-up hulls that are solid fiberglass below the waterline and balsa-cored above it, with isophthalic polyester and vinylester resins used to help prevent blistering. The deck is balsa-cored too, and the rudder is a high-aspect spade, foam-cored fiberglass on a 304 stainless stock. Tankage is 50 gallons of fuel and 100 gallons of water.
Buyers Notes
John Neal rates Tartans 3 of 5 and finds the later models impressive. Practical Sailor reviewed the 4100 alongside the 3700 and would sail either across an ocean, favoring the heavier 4100.
Practical Sailor sailed a 4100 on San Francisco Bay: in 10 knots on flat water she pointed within 30 to 35 degrees of apparent wind at 4.5 to 5 knots, and at 15 knots she made 6 knots with a hint of weather helm. Close reaching with a full main and 110% genoa in 22 knots she reached 9.5 knots, and at 120 degrees apparent she held 8.5 knots, flat and comfortable. The reviewers noted that the boat is heavier than the 3700 with a longer waterline, and chose the 4100 as the more comfortable offshore.
