I am looking to buy a 92 Hunter Legand 43'. The draft is only 4'11",this is shorter than other boats this size. I like to enter the local club races, is this competitive with the Catlina 42? Have you or do you know of others that race this model. Also we do like to just go cruising to Catalina for the weekend, any general information on its perfromance. Ken
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shoal keel does not mean slow
It probably won't sail as close to the wqind as boats with a deeped keel. I've never raced a 43 but did charter one once. It's not slow by any means, but it's not designed to be particularly fast, either. I don't know how it compares to a C42, but I'm guessing it's comparable . I'd bet the C42 has a slightly faster hull form but the H43 has more sail area. Racing skill would probably be a much greater factor than the boat in either case.
It probably won't sail as close to the wqind as boats with a deeped keel. I've never raced a 43 but did charter one once. It's not slow by any means, but it's not designed to be particularly fast, either. I don't know how it compares to a C42, but I'm guessing it's comparable . I'd bet the C42 has a slightly faster hull form but the H43 has more sail area. Racing skill would probably be a much greater factor than the boat in either case.
43 Performance
We have never raced our full battened 430 (It has almost identical specs to the 43), but I spent a week in May sailing "with the guys" in the Strait of Georgia. For a week, we sailed up and down and across the Strait with no destination in mind except to sail with the wind. We were able to easily maintain 7.5 to 8 knots when the wind was 12 knots on any point of sail between a broad and close reach. At 15 knots we were single reefed, at 20 knots we were double reefed with no problems maintaining 8 knots. We often hit hull speed (8.3 knots) and more but could not maintain it for extended periods. (All speeds are through the water. Our GPS speed or SOG was as much as +/- 2 knots depending on the current) We passed alot of other boats, but then we were not racing and I am sure the other boats would say the same. We do not have a spinikar. However, I have been shopping for one and the UK Sail guy assures me that we can do 7 - 8 knots in less than 10 knots of wind. His claim may require a grain of salt.
We have never raced our full battened 430 (It has almost identical specs to the 43), but I spent a week in May sailing "with the guys" in the Strait of Georgia. For a week, we sailed up and down and across the Strait with no destination in mind except to sail with the wind. We were able to easily maintain 7.5 to 8 knots when the wind was 12 knots on any point of sail between a broad and close reach. At 15 knots we were single reefed, at 20 knots we were double reefed with no problems maintaining 8 knots. We often hit hull speed (8.3 knots) and more but could not maintain it for extended periods. (All speeds are through the water. Our GPS speed or SOG was as much as +/- 2 knots depending on the current) We passed alot of other boats, but then we were not racing and I am sure the other boats would say the same. We do not have a spinikar. However, I have been shopping for one and the UK Sail guy assures me that we can do 7 - 8 knots in less than 10 knots of wind. His claim may require a grain of salt.
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