A buyer would acquire a cozy home from Tayana 37 that could take him anywhere in the world both safely and efficiently. Perry gave the boat a more modern canoe body by not fairing it into the full keel with the wineglass garboard sections normal in such a design. He also narrowed the bilges, cut away the forefoot – all to reduce displacement – and added a tall cutter rig (only 20 of the 37’s were built as ketches). A streamlined inboard rudder replaced the traditional outboard one.

Despite its matronly appearance, accented by the tumblehome in the stern, the 37 regularly logs 140-160 mile days in the trades while tracking beautifully and carrying a cruising cargo. Thanks to a moderately high 17.3 sail area-to-displacement ratio, the boat keeps moving in relatively light air, and when reefed down with staysail set, it will pick its way through breaking seas.

The cast-iron ballast is encapsulated in the keel, so there are no keel bolts to fail, but it means that a 37 won’t take the ground as well as a boat with external ballast. It would, however, be difficult to hole the 37’s solid fiberglass hull; it’s 3/8 inches thick at the sheer. The boat isn’t still - sail is generally shortened at about 18 knots- but this initial tenderness contributes to the easy motion in a seaway so essential to an ocean passagemaker. The displacement-to-length ratio of 337, high by today’s standards, suggests a hull that can carry the payload needed on an extended voyage and provide an acceptable liveaboard home.

Custom interiors are available and can be constructed to suit individual requirements.

Once you have seen a Tayana interior, everything else tends to look common!