BoatsRoy 43

Roy 43

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1984

A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built in Argentina, sharing a lineage with the Hylas 44

Designed by German Frers, built by Nautivela.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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 moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 235
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
235.0
Comfort ratio
28.8
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1682
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Nautivela

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