Westerly Marine Ltd. Ocean 43
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1997
A Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop built for offshore comfort with a stable, skeg-mounted rudder configuration
Designed by Ron Holland.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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The Westerly Marine Ltd. Ocean 43, on the water
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Character
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Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
1.78 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
287 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.
41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~75% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2535 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Sailed by the fleet
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Westerly Marine Ltd. Ocean 43 on video
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Market signal
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Sold at a loss after several years of ownership
from Sailing Gentlyseen April 20266:04
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