CT 49
Description
The CT 49 (also known as the Ta Chiao CT-49 or CT 49) is a classic Taiwan-built bluewater cruising sailboat from the early 1980s, part of the CT (Ta Chiao) series renowned for heavy-displacement, overbuilt fiberglass construction and traditional offshore capability. Designed by F. Michael Kaufman and Robert Ladd (Kaufman & Ladd), it was built by Ta Chiao Yacht Building Co. in Taiwan, a yard famous for semi-custom and production cruisers exported worldwide (often with teak interiors, robust layups, and variations like cutter or ketch rigs, center cockpit, aft cockpit, or pilot house). It's similar to the CT-47 (nearly identical hull but with a different stern/transom style — the CT-49 has a more traditional counter stern). The boat is praised for its seaworthiness, spacious accommodations, and "go-anywhere" reputation — a heavy, stable cruiser ideal for liveaboard or long passages (e.g., Pacific or Atlantic crossings), though not optimized for light-air speed or racing.
Construction Details
| Designer | F. Michael Kaufman and Robert Ladd |
|---|---|
| Builder | Ta Chiao Enterprises |
| Length | 48.950 ft |
| LOA | 48.950 ft |
| LWL | 37.500 ft |
| Beam | 13.160 ft |
| Displacement | 42000 lb |
| Ballast | 14000 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1981 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 58 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 19.50 ft |
| p | 54.50 ft |
| e | 16.80 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 ft | 19.50 ft | 54.50 ft | 16.80 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
CT 49 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 54.5 ft - (16612 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 16.8 ft - (5121 mm) |
| Leech | * 56.2 ft - (17130 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 56.47 ft - (17212 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 469.37 ft² |
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CT 49 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 48.95 ft - (14920 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 26.04 ft - (7937 mm) |
| Leech | * 42.16 ft - (12850 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 114.97 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 22.42 ft - (6834 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.99 ° |
| Area | * 548.72 ft² |
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CT 49 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 56.5 ft - (17221 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 27.75 ft - (8458 mm) |
| Leech | 52.75 ft - (16078 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 131.85 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 25.71 ft - (7836 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.52 ° |
| Area | * 726.34 ft² |
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CT 49 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 57 ft - (17374 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 28 ft - (8534 mm) |
| Leech | 52 ft - (15850 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 130.56 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 25.46 ft - (7760 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 6.02 ° |
| Area | * 725.54 ft² |
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CT 49 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 37 ft - (11278 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 15 ft - (4572 mm) |
| Leech | 35 ft - (10668 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 72.56 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 14.15 ft - (4313 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 0.83 ° |
| Area | * 261.72 ft² |
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CT 49 - GENOA
| Luff | 56.5 ft - (17221 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 28 ft - (8534 mm) |
| Leech | 53 ft - (16154 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 133.44 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 26.02 ft - (7931 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.07 ° |
| Area | * 735.21 ft² |
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CT 49 - GENOA
| Luff | * 58.13 ft - (17718 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 31.68 ft - (9656 mm) |
| Leech | * 54.48 ft - (16606 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 29.25 ft - (8915 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | * 850.15 ft² |
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CT 49 - DRIFTER
| Luff | * 58.13 ft - (17718 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 40 ft - (12192 mm) |
| Leech | * 51.91 ft - (15822 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 178.67 % |
| Length Perp | * 34.84 ft - (10619 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 10.84 ° |
| Area | * 1012.65 ft² |
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CT 49 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 59 ft - (17983 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 33 ft - (10058 mm) |
| Leech | 54.5 ft - (16612 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1460 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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