Landmark 43
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008
A Mark Mills-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for competitive performance
Designed by M. Mills & Mark Mills, built by Premier Composite Technologies.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
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The Landmark 43, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
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Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 24Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.94Bluewater
LightD/L 155Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 24.3Powered-up
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2581 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Landmark 43 on video
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.3
Displacement / length
155.2
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1659
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Epoxy foam sand.w/Carbon
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
M.Mills, Mark Mills
Builder
Premier Composite Technologies
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Beneteau Oceanis 40.112.87 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a modern hull with dual rudders for stable, high-volume cruising
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS12.93 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 12.9-metre deck saloon cruiser featuring a high-volume hull and a deep, bulb-weighted fin keel for stability
Ct-44 (Pilot House)13.16 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Tanton-designed pilot house cutter featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43913.34 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop balancing a high SA/D ratio with a stable, modern cruising hull
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The family
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