Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1969–1974
A William Tripp Jr. design featuring a high ballast ratio and a masthead rig, built for offshore performance
Designed by William H. Tripp Jr.
See her sail
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Hashtag Sal
Is it for you?
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.86 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
257 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
18.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
50% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
Compared with 2563 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
What the fleet has seen
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Columbia 43 is a 13.2-meter masthead sloop designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and built by Columbia Sailing Yachts from 1969 to 1974.14:22 It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a beam of 3.8 meters, a draft of 2.1 meters, and a displacement of 8572 kg. A diesel engine was an optional feature for this model.2:28
The living fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
The record
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Boats like this, on the water
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The family
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
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