CONTESSA 43
Description
The CONTESSA 43 is a performance cruiser designed by Doug Peterson. This substantial yacht offers spacious accommodations and excellent seakeeping, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. A true blue water cruiser capable of comfortable ocean passages.
Construction Details
| Designer | Doug Peterson |
|---|---|
| Length | 43.000 ft |
| LOA | 42.750 ft |
| LWL | 34.330 ft |
| Beam | 12.500 ft |
| Displacement | 21000 lb |
| Max Draft | 7.250 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 57.10 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 18.33 ft |
| p | 50.50 ft |
| e | 13.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.10 ft | 18.33 ft | 50.50 ft | 13.50 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 56.97 ft - (17364 mm) |
| Foot | * 29.62 ft - (9028 mm) |
| Leech | * 53.56 ft - (16325 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150.03 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 27.5 ft - (8382 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.02 ° |
| Area | * 783.3 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 47.98 ft - (14624 mm) |
| Foot | * 24.29 ft - (7404 mm) |
| Leech | * 41.64 ft - (12692 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 21.08 ft - (6425 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | * 505.69 ft² |
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 50.5 ft - (15392 mm) |
| Foot | * 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 51.55 ft - (15712 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 51.82 ft - (15795 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 351.55 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMJIB |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 32.98 ft - (10052 mm) |
| Foot | * 13.74 ft - (4188 mm) |
| Leech | * 27.08 ft - (8254 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60.01 |
| Length Perp | * 11 |
| Deck Angle | * 19.02 ° |
| Area | * 181.38 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 56.97 ft - (17364 mm) |
| Foot | * 30.24 ft - (9217 mm) |
| Leech | * 52.41 ft - (15975 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 |
| Area | * 1292 ft² |
| Sail Type | DRIFTER |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 56.97 ft - (17364 mm) |
| Foot | * 30.81 ft - (9391 mm) |
| Leech | * 51.11 ft - (15578 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 150.03 |
| Length Perp | * 27.5 |
| Deck Angle | * 9 ° |
| Area | * 783.38 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.