The Tartan Ten, is a one-design racing keelboat built by Tartan Marine in the United States. The company produced 400 examples between 1978 and 1988.Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 262–263. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. It has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.
It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig. The halyards are all internally-mounted, as is the reefing system and the 4:1 outhaul. The mast can be shaped by the shrouds and 4:1 mechanical advantage backstay. There are two jib sheet winches in the cockpit and two halyard winches on the cabin top. The boom vang has a 4:1 mechanical advantage and can also be employed as a preventer, when attached to the rail. A genoa track system was a factory option.
It has a flush deck and very little interior space. There are six berths, including a V-berth, which has the head underneath and a privacy curtain. The galley is located amidships and includes a manual pump sink and a portable ice box. The chart table doubles as a galley table. Lacking any cabin windows, ventilation is provided by a large deck hatch on the foredeck, which is also used to pass sails below for storage.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126.
It was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 1998.
Southern Caribbean (SOCA) Sailboats produced an updated version of the Tartan Ten from the early-2000s until mid-2010s called the LS-10. It was built using the original hull molds and designed to conform to the Tartan Ten class rules for one-design racing, but with improved comfort, functionality and layout.
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