Landmark 43
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008
A Mark Mills-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for competitive performance
Designed by M. Mills & Mark Mills, built by Premier Composite Technologies.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
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The Landmark 43, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 24Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.94Bluewater
LightD/L 155Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 24.3Powered-up
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2581 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Landmark 43 on video
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.3
Displacement / length
155.2
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1659
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Epoxy foam sand.w/Carbon
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
M.Mills, Mark Mills
Builder
Premier Composite Technologies
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The family
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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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