page_title: Tanzer 8.5
section_title: Design
hierarchical_section_title: Tanzer 8.5 / Design
caption_attribution_description: English: A Tanzer 8.5 sailboat named *Unknown Legend*.
context_page_description: The Tanzer 8.5 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Johann Tanzer and first built in 1978.
context_section_description: The Tanzer 8.5 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. The boat displaces 7,400 lb (3,357 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast.
  The boat is powered by a Japanese-made Yanmar diesel engine, supplied by a fuel tank with a capacity of 15 US gal (57 l). It also has a fresh water tank of 15 US gal (57 l) capacity.
  The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 201 with a high of 192 and low of 234. It has a hull speed of 6.53 kn (12.09 km/h).
caption: Tanzer 8.5 sailing with genoa only
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