Tartan emerged on the auxiliary sailing yacht scene in 1960, with Charlie Britton at the helm. As a result of a collaboration with Olin Stephens, Tartan developed the companies first model, the Tartan 27. The Tartan 27 constituted a departure from the existing norms of wooden construction to begin a new generation of quality-crafted fiberglass hulls. Establishing themselves at the forefront of the boat building world, Tartan charged forward with new designs, such as the 34 and the "Blackwatch" 37 and opened a second plant in Hamlet, North Carolina.

 

 

Continuing this evolution into to the seventies, Tartan developed ten new models. Each a success in its own right, yet most notable were the Tartan 37, Tartan 41 and the Tartan Ten. As the company entered the 1980's, a strong market following was established in New England, Long Island Sound, Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes as a result of Tartan's increasing popularity. By maintaining the traditional quality-crafted designs and sailing performance as the top priority, this decade also saw six new models developed and produced in the time-proven Tartan manner.

 

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