Carter One Tonner TINA

The engine was replaced in 2002.
It is a VETUS M-Line, diesel, model M4-15, 33 HP, 4 cylinders in line.
The engine has 2,531 hours recorded and has always been professionally maintained.
Its last full service was carried out in 2025.
VETUS, manufactured in the Netherlands, is well known for producing robust and reliable marine engines.

Fuel consumption:
• At cruising speed: approximately 4 L/h
• At maximum speed: 5 L/h
Maintenance and upgrades:
• Seawater pump replaced in 2022
• Heat exchanger dismantled and cleaned in 2023
• All hoses replaced in 2023
The boat is equipped with a two-blade Max Prop feathering propeller, ideal for racing.
This high-end propeller (worth €2,600) automatically feathers, providing virtually zero drag under sail and up to 80% more efficiency in reverse.
Max Prop has been the market leader for over 40 years in automatic feathering propeller technology.
Electrical system:
• Cristec battery charger with shore power (220 V) – installed 2020
• Victron battery monitor
• Two sealed, maintenance-free 12 V batteries, new in 2025:
o House battery: 225 Ah, under the starboard saloon settee
o Engine start battery: 95 Ah, under the saloon floorboards (original recommendation was 56 Ah)
• Electrical panel and wiring looks to be in good condition.
Fuel system:
• 40-litre stainless steel diesel tank permanently installed
• Additional removable tank of 30 l, stored ashore, allowing increased range
• Both tanks have been cleaned, inspected, and repainted

Sloop rigged SPARLIGHT Aluminium spars () with Stainless Steel standing rigging ()

The Marconi sloop rig is kept to its simplest form: a stiff, large-section mast with a single set of spreaders.
The yacht’s motto is: “Maximum speed for minimum effort.”

The boat comes with two complete sets of sails:

Racing set: 1 mainsail (24 m²) and 1 furling genoa (44 m²), North Sails Competition, ordered in 2020 for €6,100, including a genoa cover.
This set is considered as new, having seen very little use, and is carefully stored dry.

Cruising set (in good condition): 12 years old, overhauled in 2024, consisting of mainsail + solent (with cover) + spinnaker + storm jib.

Sun awning and sprayhood were both replaced in 2023.
Standing rigging is stainless steel 1x19 wire, 8 mm and 10 mm in diameter.
Although more than 10 years old, it has been professionally inspected and declared sound.
The mast, a SPARLIGHT model, is deck-stepped. It is hinged, allowing it to be lowered easily for bridge clearance (a Dutch specialty). Its exact age is unknown, but it was thoroughly inspected in 2025, along with all chainplates, and everything was found to be in excellent condition.

12 volt battery, 220 shore power voltage, 2 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

Dick Carter: The renowned American naval architect, made history by winning the Fastnet Race at the helm of his first boat, Rabbit, in 1965. He then designed TINA, a natural evolution of Rabbit and a true architectural revolution. This yacht won the One Ton Cup and many other One Tonner races. Tina gave rise to a production series – called TINA – consisting of 40 yachts, all built in the Netherlands, including 15 in steel.

Dick Carter was the only designer who managed to challenge the dominance of the Sparkman & Stephens office during the 1960s. His moderately displaced boats, with broader beams, were shallower and offered greater stability.

Corten Steel Construction:
The boat is built of Corten steel, also known as "weathering steel". This material is commonly used in urban furniture, architecture, and modern art. Thanks to its self-protecting patina, Corten steel is significantly more resistant to corrosion than regular steel. It has the strength of stainless steel without its brittleness – it will deform under impact rather than crack, and is relatively easy to work with. Because of its higher cost, it is rarely used in boatbuilding. However, the hull of this 1966 yacht, having been meticulously maintained, looks to be in excellent condition.

Another advantage of steel is the ability to create very stiff hulls, which allow for a straight forestay and an excellent foundation for supporting the rig.

Hull Plating: The hull is made of 4 mm Corten steel, increasing to 5 mm in thickness around the keel. The lead ballast is melt-cast. The skeg is built from 4 mm steel plates, and the rudder from 3 mm plates. For a vessel of this size, these scantlings are substantial and reassuring. A reinforcing doubler plate has even been welded along the leading edge of the keel.

The boat is constructed without longitudinals (stringers). The transverse framing consists solely of frames spaced just 270 mm apart. This avoids water traps, and therefore rust, while ensuring unobstructed drainage of condensation toward the bilge.

According to a 2014 survey report, 183 ultrasonic thickness measurements were taken over the entire hull. These tests revealed “no significant corrosion and no visible defects” (report available). All was rechecked during the major refit of 2020.

The hull-to-deck joint is exemplary, featuring a large horizontal steel gutter. The deck beams are also steel, while the deck itself is made of marine plywood and real teak.

Cathodic protection is provided by four hull anodes (12 cm each) and one shaft anode (propeller nut type).

Trimmer : The yacht is fitted with a Trimmer, that is, a movable trim tab located on the trailing edge of the keel. As on the 12-M JI of the America’s Cup, this device increases the hydrodynamic lift of the keel, much like an aircraft flap. It improves windward performance by 1° to 5°.

The system is very reliable and simple to operate: it is manually controlled from the cockpit. It is also an important safety feature — there have been instances of yachts that, after losing their rudder, were able to steer solely using the Trimmer.

Later on, the Trimmer became heavily penalised under the rating rules, and has therefore almost disappeared from modern designs.

Don’t expect the impossible inside. The spaces are indeed rather compact for an 11-metre yacht, but everything is charming and well laid out. A few finishing touches would make it a comfortable and pleasant cruising boat.

I would recommend reupholstering the cushions and settees, and repainting the forward cabin. It all depends on whether you intend to use her as a racing yacht or a cruiser.

There is everything needed to accommodate up to five people who enjoy convivial cruising:
Double cabin forward
Two berths in the saloon
One “coffin berth” to starboard aft
Headroom in the saloon: 1.90 m

Interior varnish: in fair condition. Some finishing work remains around the chart table area and the forward cabin.

The saloon table swivels.
Galley equipment:
ENO two-burner gas stove, recent
Refrigerator in excellent working order, plus an icebox
Pressurized freshwater system with two tanks, total capacity 220 litres. Tanks located under the saloon settees on either side.

2 burner propane Stove