BoatsBristol Yachts 43.3

Bristol Yachts 43.3

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · 1986–1994

A cutter-rigged cruiser featuring a versatile keel-centerboard configuration and a high comfort ratio of 37.4

Designed by Ted Hood, D. Empacher & Dieter Empacher.

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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

320 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 320
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 249 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
319.9
Comfort ratio
37.4
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1539
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1986–1994
Units built
25
Designer
Ted Hood, D. Empacher, Dieter Empacher
Builder
Bristol Yachts Inc

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Bristol Yachts 41.112.54 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centreboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA 12-metre masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-metre draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Bristol Yachts 45.513.79 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 3.35-metre keel-centerboard draft, built for deep-water cruising performance
Ovni 43512.90 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 12.9-metre aluminum cutter with a lifting keel, optimized for offshore stability and shoal-water exploration

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