Beneteau 43

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The Beneteau 43, on the water

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Footage from Sailing Zephyr

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24

CoastalBluewater

2.01 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.01

LightHeavy

158 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 158

EasygoingPowered-up

17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.1

TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2574 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau 43, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau 43 is a Berret-Racoupeau-designed fractional sloop built by Beneteau from 2006 to the present, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It measures 13.1 meters LOA, with a 4.1-meter beam, 1.6-meter draft, and 8875 kg displacement. Aboard *Zephyr*, a 43-ft Beneteau, the crew installed a Barnacle remote monitoring system at the mast base for GPS, battery voltage, and salon video surveillance.6:32 They replaced transom hinges with oversized hardware, filled old mounting holes with polyester resin, and applied new hull decals after cleaning waterline stains.2:22 The crew also replaced two worn toilet seats and swapped a malfunctioning chartplotter for an identical unit.11:31 They planned to address a leaking water tank and inspect standing rigging before their next passage.14:22

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

31.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.1

Displacement / length

158.2

Comfort ratio

23.9

Capsize screening

2.01

Hull speed

8.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1837

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2006

Designer

Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Beneteau

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Boat Basics | Safety & Boat Design | Ep. 1386:37 from LifeFourPointZero

The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Beneteau 46A 14.4-meter cruiser from 2007 featuring a fin keel with bulb and a balanced 1.96 capsize screening ratio Beneteau Sense 43A Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop featuring dual rudders and a wide beam designed for modern, stable cruising Beneteau Oceanis 46A Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop featuring a Nauta-designed interior and an optional shallow keel for cruising Beneteau Oceanis 45A high-performance fractional sloop from Finot-Conq designed for efficient cruising with a generous sail area Beneteau Oceanis 40A spacious fractional sloop from Berret-Racoupeau featuring a versatile optional shallow draft keel Beneteau 49A 15-meter cruiser with a 4,300-kilogram ballast for stability and an optional deep-draft keel for improved windward work

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