History of our Sailboat

August 8, 2013

1978 Tangerine 18

Initially, the Tangerine Sailboat Company manufactured the Tangerine 18′ pocket cruiser . In the early 80′s the Renken motorboat company bought the Tangerine company in an effort to try out the sailboat market.

Evidently, the company produced several hundred boats in the course of several years. The company then decided to move away from the sailboat market, and no longer manufactured the boat.

The boat is a Shoal keel pocket cruiser with marconi-type sails and rigging system. It is a fiberglass monohull sailboat with a fiberglass deck. Although small in length, it offers a surprising amount of cabin space for it’s size.

LOA: 17’6″

LWL: 15’3″

Draft: 24″

Beam: 6’4″

Keel: fixed shoal

Displacement: 1220 lbs

Ballast: 450 lbs

Sleeps: 4 adults

Sail area: main=91 sq. ft., jib=59 sq. ft. (total=150 sq. ft.)