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Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 43

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1999–2004

An Ed Dubois-designed fractional sloop featuring a raised saloon layout for panoramic views and comfortable cruising

Designed by Ed Dubois.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 277
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
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 ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2524 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
276.6
Comfort ratio
34.2
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1744
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1999–2004
Units built
48
Designer
Ed Dubois
Builder
Wauquiez, Henri (Chantier)

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Westerly Marine Ltd. Ocean 4313.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop built for offshore comfort with a stable, skeg-mounted rudder configuration
Hallberg-Rassy 42 (Frers)13.22 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for blue-water cruising, featuring a stable fin keel and a 181-unit production run.
Swan 44 (S&S)13.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design also sold as the PJ-44, this masthead sloop features a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff hull
Hunter Marine 450 Passage13.49 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 45-foot cruiser with a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, engineered for stable, comfortable offshore passage-making
Mason 4313.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Al Mason-designed cutter or ketch with a fin keel, built for offshore stability and comfort
Jeanneau Sun Magic 4413.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-volume charter veteran also marketed as the Atlantic 44, built for stable cruising with a 2.12-metre fin keel

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