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Sceptre 43

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1995

An updated and extended Hein Driehuyzen design featuring a skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability

Designed by Hein Driehuyzen.

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 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 206
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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
40.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
205.7
Comfort ratio
29.6
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1630
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1995
Designer
Hein Driehuyzen
Builder
Sceptre Yachts Ltd, Scepter Yachts Ltd

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