Design
Tangaroa Mk IV
Designed by James Wharram
The Tangaroa Mk IV grew out of the Tangaroa Mk I, the first design for which James Wharram drew self-building plans, in 1965. She is 10.82 m long with an overall beam of 5.80 m.
Compared with the Mk I, of which many are still sailing, the Mk IV has more graceful hull lines, wider hulls, more freeboard over the bunks and a longer cabin with standing headroom. Construction is plywood over a backbone and bulkhead frame.
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