⚓ Meet the Boat
Your Hands-On Sailing Experience Starts Here
Step aboard our Tartan 4000, a modern 40-foot performance cruiser designed for comfort, safety, and real-world sailing. With responsive handling and a spacious cockpit, she’s the perfect platform for learning to sail in Narragansett Bay.
📐 Vessel Specs
- Make & Model: Tartan 4000
- Year: 2014
- Length: 40 feet
- Rig: Solent Rigged Sloop (performance fractional rig)
- Hull: Epoxy-infused composite construction
- Keel: Fin keel with bulb for stability
- Steering: Twin wheels for excellent visibility
- Sails: Fully battened mainsail Furling Jib and Genoa
- Engine: Volvo D2-55 with saildrive
- Safety: Coast Guard safety gear, VHF, chartplotter, PFDs, MOB recovery, lifelines
🛋️ Comfort & Features
- Large cockpit with twin wheels – lots of space for learning and relaxing
- Wide, clean side decks – easy movement for trimming sails or learning deckwork
- Full interior with head, galley, salon, and shade options for longer trips
- Plenty of dry storage and comfortable seating for up to 5 guests
This is not a stripped-down day sailor — the Tartan 4000 is a fully capable, modern cruising yacht that offers real sailing and real comfort.
🚩 Why the Tartan 4000 Is Perfect for Learning to Sail
The Tartan 4000 blends modern sail handling systems with classic sailing feel, making it ideal for hands-on learning. You’ll benefit from:
- Twin Wheel steering — great for understanding helm balance
- Modern rigging with all lines led aft
- Spacious layout for learning teamwork and movement under sail
- Responsive performance for feeling trim and sail shape in action
Whether you’re interested in taking the helm, learning sail trim, or understanding how a real cruising boat works, you’ll have the space and setup to do it all.
Why the name Argon?
She’s hull number 18 in her series, and 18 is the atomic number for the noble gas argon—strong, stable, and reliable, just like our boat. Argon was built at the Tartan Yachts factory near Cleveland, Ohio, and we were fortunate to customize many aspects of her design to create the perfect blend of comfort and performance.
Designed for Performance and Comfort
Argon’s versatile sail plan features a powerful mainsail and two permanently rigged headsails (a 90% jib and a 150% genoa), giving her incredible flexibility in different wind conditions. With twin helms (steering wheels), she offers excellent balance and makes it easy—even for first-timers—to experience the thrill of steering a world-class yacht.
Spacious, Comfortable, and Ready to Sail
- Cockpit: Argon’s generous cockpit comfortably seats up to 6 guests plus crew, making her ideal for private, intimate charters.
- Interior: Below deck, she offers a fully equipped galley, a head (bathroom), and two cozy cabins—perfect for day sails and overnight trips alike.
The cockpit is very roomy and can easily accommodate up to 6 passengers plus crew. Inside is a full galley, head (bathroom), and twin cabins.