Aerodyne Marine 43
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2001
A Rodger Martin-designed fractional sloop built for speed, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.
Designed by Rodger Martin.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 19Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.21Bluewater
LightD/L 124Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 24.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 37%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws more than ~94% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2626 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.8
Displacement / length
124.2
Comfort ratio
18.7
Capsize screening
2.21
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1941
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Composite
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2001
Designer
Rodger Martin
Builder
Aerodyne Marine
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