BoatsIrwin Yachts 43-CC MKI

Irwin Yachts 43-CC MKI

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1984

A Ted Irwin-designed center cockpit cutter featuring a shallow 1.5-meter draft and a skeg-mounted rudder for cruising

Designed by Ted Irwin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 259
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2267 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
259.4
Comfort ratio
32.4
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1723
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Designer
Ted Irwin
Builder
Irwin Yachts

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Morgan Yachts 45213.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, engineered for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Hunter Marine 46014.05 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 14-metre cruiser with a 37% ballast ratio, offering a stable platform for offshore passage making
Formosa Yachts 4613.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lengthened 13.72-metre cutter featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, derived from the Peterson 44 hull lines

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