Taswell is a brand of sailboat built by TaShing Yachts [1] in Tainan City, Taiwan from 1986 to 2002. The Taswell sail yachts designed by Bill Dixon [2] were ranged from 43/44 ft, 49/ 50 ft, 56 ft, 58 ft, 60 ft and up to 72 ft with both Center Cockpit and All Season versions.
Started with 43 ft in 1986 and ended up with 72 ft hull #2 in 2002, there are 117 Taswell [3] sailboats have been built.
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