Tanton 43
Cat Ketch (unstayed) · Fin with rudder on skeg · First built 1980
An unstayed cat ketch designed by Yves-Marie Tanton, versatile enough to be sold as the Offshore 43 and Explorer 43
Designed by Yves-Marie Tanton, built by TA Chiao (Taiwan).
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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