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Shannon Yachts Pilot 43

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · First built 2000

A high-performance cutter with a 20.3 SA/displacement ratio and a deep 2.62m draft for offshore speed and stability

Designed by Walter Shultz.

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 narrow beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 261
EasygoingPowered-up

20.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.3
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.3
Displacement / length
260.8
Comfort ratio
37.9
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1707
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
Walter Shultz
Builder
Shannon Yachts

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