Serendipity 43
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1979–1982
A Doug Peterson-designed IOR racer with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio, built from a mold taken off the original.
Designed by Doug Peterson, built by New Orleans Marine.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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The Serendipity 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.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.99 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
195 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
19.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2629 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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