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Standfast Yachts 43

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A masthead sloop from Dubois and Maas, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder with a distinct low-profile coach roof

Designed by Ed Dubois & Frans Maas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 274
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2623 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
273.9
Comfort ratio
30.8
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1547
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Ed Dubois, Frans Maas
Builder
Standfast Yachts

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Swan 43 (S&S)13.04 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthDrawn for the RORC rule, this masthead sloop features a high ballast-to-displacement ratio for a stiff, stable ride
Grand Soleil 40 (Polli)12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Matteo Polli-designed fractional sloop optimized for ORC competition with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Sirius 40 DS12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.9-metre fractional sloop built since 2015, offering a deep 2.3-metre draft for performance and stability
Hunter Marine 42 Passage CC12.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.95-metre center-cockpit cruiser with a wing keel and a 1.5-metre draft, built for stable, easy-handling cruising
Henri Wauquiez Amphitrite 4313.03 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch also marketed as the Palmer Johnson 43CR, offering a stable fin keel and skeg-hung rudder configuration

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