The Tartan Ten Sailboat and Class Association

The Tartan Ten, a.k.a the T-10, is a 33' offshore one-design sailboat with strong class rules and a large class membership. Our active racing fleets are concentrated in the Great Lakes region and the North American Championship regatta regularly has 25 - 30 boats participating. It's a boat that is easy to both sail and race. The T-10 is a great day-sailing boat with a 9'6" cockpit and an inboard diesel engine. It's not limited to to day-sailing, however, with one of the largest one-designs sections in the 333-mile Chicago Mackinac race as well as boats competing in the PHRF classes in the Bayview Mackinac races.  In 2001, the class approved the addition of the LS-10 sailboat to race one-design with the T-10. These new boats were molded and rigged from a classic T-10 to retain the sailing characteristics in order to race one-design with the existing T-10s. 

The strength of the class is it's members.  On the race course, the competition is fierce.  As a one-design fleet with limits on sail purchases and boat modifications, the battle is between the sailors and not their pocketbooks.  Once the racing is finished, you simply won't find a more welcoming group of sailors.   Relax with crew and fellow competitors in the oversized, comfortable cockpit or join in one of the legendary gas-powered blender parties - good times are sure to follow.  And the best racers in the class enthusiastically share their knowledge, believing that a stronger fleet makes for better racing for everyone.

If you are an owner, crew, potential owner or just someone who loves big boat one-design sailing, check out this website (www.tten.com) for all information about a T-10. The website includes: tuning guides/racing tips/repairs & modifications, over 80 archived TenSpeed newsletters, discounts from supporting suppliers, training videos, promotional video, extensive photo gallery, class rules, classifieds with available boats in every condition and price category.

Please send any website suggestions to Mike Platzke at michael.platzke@gmail.com.  Check back often to see 'what is new' or use a change detector (example of a free website to track our changes) to track any updates to the T-10 website.