Tartan Marine

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Tartan Marine
Type Privately held company
Industry Boat building
Founded1971
FounderCharles Britton
Headquarters,
Products Sailboats
Website www.tartanyachts.com

Tartan Marine (also called Tartan Yachts) is an American boat builder based in Painesville, Ohio near Lake Erie. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1] [2]

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The company was founded by Charles Britton in 1971. He started the company as a result of buying out the remains of the Douglass & McLeod after its factory was destroyed by a fire in 1971. [1] [2]

In 2018 the company was producing six designs, the Tartan 5300, Tartan 4700, Tartan 4300, Tartan 4000, Tartan 345 and the Tartan Fantail. [3]

Boats

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Tartan 34-2

Summary of boats built by Tartan: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Browning, Randy (2017). "Tartan Marine 1971-". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Tartan Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. Tartan Yachts (2018). "Models". www.tartanyachts.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.