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Bristol Yachts 43/44

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1989

A David Pedrick-designed fractional sloop offered with a winged keel option for versatile performance

Designed by David Pedrick.

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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.79
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 252
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2453 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
252.5
Comfort ratio
34.3
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1761
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Designer
David Pedrick
Builder
Bristol Yachts Inc

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Swan 44 MK II (Frers)13.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.44-metre cruiser featuring a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, produced by Swan from 1996 to 2002
Najad Yachts 44113.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, designed for stable, long-distance blue water cruising
Najad Yachts 440-113.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, designed for stable, comfortable offshore passage-making
Moody 44-113.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973-1975 masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore stability
Navy 44 (M&R)13.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1985 McCurdy & Rhodes masthead sloop built for the Naval Academy to replace their earlier Luders-designed yawls
Pacific Seacraft 4413.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Crealock-designed cutter with a 40% ballast ratio and a fin keel, built for offshore stability and performance

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