BoatsTaswell 43 RS

Taswell 43 RS

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1990

A 13-metre cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for balanced performance and offshore comfort

Designed by Bill Dixon, built by TA Shing Yacht Building (Taiwan).

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 187
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2590 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
187.5
Comfort ratio
28.2
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1868
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1990
Designer
Bill Dixon
Builder
Ta Shing Yacht Building (TAIWAN)

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