BoatsHenri Wauquiez Pj-43cr

Henri Wauquiez Pj-43cr

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1975

A Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop sharing the same hull as the Amphitrite 43, built for comfort and stability

Designed by Donald Pye, Holman & Pye.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 moderate beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 313
EasygoingPowered-up

13.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.7
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2593 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.7
Displacement / length
313.1
Comfort ratio
35.6
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1658
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Designer
Donald Pye, Holman, Pye
Builder
Henri Wauquiez, Palmer Johnson

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.

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
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
Nauticat 4213.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 16-tonne masthead sloop with a 1.95m draft, built for heavy-displacement stability and long-range cruising
Pearson Yachts 424 Ketch12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch featuring an aft cockpit layout and a 1.6-metre draft for versatile coastal and offshore cruising
Hunter Marine 42 Passage CC12.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.95-metre centre-cockpit cruiser with a wing keel and a 1.5-metre draft, built for stable, easy-handling cruising
Baltic Yachts 4212.93 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1970s masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, sharing its hull design with the C&C 42 Custom

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