WESTSAIL 43
Cutter • Long Keel • Built 1974
Dimensions
- LOA
- 42.92 ft
- LWL
- 33.33 ft
- Beam
- 13 ft
- Max Draft
- 5.67 ft
- Displacement
- 31,500 lbs
- Ballast
- 11,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.65 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 15.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 380
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 34.9%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 948 sq ft
- I
- 49.5 ft
- J
- 20.5 ft
- P
- 43 ft
- E
- 20.5 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Long Keel
- Rig Type
- Cutter
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1974
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 61
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Perkins
- Power
- 82 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
Notes:
The aft cockpit WESTSAIL 43 is similar to, and from the same hull mold, as the center cockpit WESTSAIL 42.
As with the 42, A number of rigs were available including cutter, ketch and yawl.
Total Sail Area:
Staysail ketch: 1296 sq.ft./120.4 m2.
Yawl: 1296 sq.ft./120.4 m2.
After Westsail closed, Jomarco built 6 hulls.
It is reported that two ketch pilothouse versions, called the Worldcruiser 43 Pilothouse, were built by Worldcruiser Yacht Co. of Costa Mesa CA.
Designer
- William Crealock (1920–2009)
Builder
- Westsail Corporation (USA) (1971–1979)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTSAIL 42 | 42.92 | 1974 | Cutter |