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C&C Yachts 43-1

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1971

A limited edition semi-custom yacht featuring significant interior variations and a stiff 46% ballast ratio

Designed by Cuthbertson, Cassian & C&C Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The C&C Yachts 43-1, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

222 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 222
EasygoingPowered-up

18.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.8
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2563 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The C&C Yachts 43-1, as the fleet has seen it

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The C&C Yachts 43-1 is a masthead sloop designed by Cuthbertson, Cassian, and C&C Design, built by C&C Yachts and Bruckmann Custom Yachts from 1971 to the present. This 13.2-meter semi-custom yacht, also known as a 'Limited Edition,' features a fin keel with a spade rudder and a displacement of 9667 kg. Interior details vary significantly among individual boats due to its semi-custom production. The C&C 43-1 has a draft of 2.1 meters and a beam of 3.9 meters. A tall rig option is available.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
221.9
Comfort ratio
29.4
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1605
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1971
Units built
15
Designer
Cuthbertson, Cassian, C&C Design
Builder
C&C Yachts, Bruckmann Custom Yachts

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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.

C&C Yachts 43-2An IOR racing design with a 2.47-meter draft, distinct from the earlier 1971 model of the same nameC&C Yachts 42 CustomA 1976 custom masthead sloop with a deep 2.13-meter draft and fin keel, built for performance-oriented offshore sailingC&C Yachts 39A 1971-1974 production masthead sloop with a moderate displacement-to-length ratio, balanced for coastal cruisingC&C Yachts 41A Robert Ball-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

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