Latitudes & Attitudes: Boat Reviews
Tartan 4400 Review - LATV
Season 1, Episode 1
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Educational, Short Films, Special Interest, Sports, G, 01-Jan-2005
Latitudes & Attitudes TV's Bob Bitchin reviews the Tartan 440. This model has power winches and and a lot of top draw features that make her very comfortable to live aboard and easily handled by a crew of two. Bob's test sail took place on San Francisco Bay. The boat quickly accelerated to 8 knots going to windward in 20 knots of wind.
Here is short documentary from 2018 about Tartan Yachts design and construction. https://youtu.be/vKA7HrxLxXw
Cruising World Magazine review.
https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/tartan-4400-beautiful-cure-rough-days/
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