POLARIS 43
Description
The Polaris 43 is a 42.67 ft (13.01 m) fiberglass bluewater cruising sailboat, originally commissioned in 1976 from renowned American naval architect Robert H. Perry (based in Seattle) by a client in Guam seeking a design similar to Perry's successful Valiant 40; the boat was first built around 1978–1979, but while intended as a one-off, it entered limited unauthorized production (without Perry's royalties or full approval) by Taiwanese builder Chien Yu, resulting in only about 6 hulls constructed. It features a classic full-keel or modified fin keel underbody for excellent tracking and stability in offshore conditions, a cutter rig (often with self-tacking jib on boom, yankee, and full-batten main for manageable shorthanded sailing), heavy displacement for comfort and load-carrying on long passages, good upwind performance relative to its era, and proven seaworthiness as a world cruiser (with examples documented in Pacific and other oceans). Owners and reviewers praise its solid build, forgiving nature, and Perry-derived lines for serious voyaging, though information remains sparse due to the small production run and "pirate" status.
Construction Details
| Designer | Robert Perry |
|---|---|
| Builder | Chien Yu (Taiwan) |
| Length | 43.000 ft |
| LOA | 42.670 ft |
| LWL | 35.080 ft |
| Beam | 12.500 ft |
| Displacement | 24600 lb |
| Ballast | 8000 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.180 ft |
| Year Built | 1978 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 49.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 20.17 ft |
| p | 45.33 ft |
| e | 16.25 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.50 ft | 20.17 ft | 45.33 ft | 16.25 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
POLARIS 43 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 45.33 ft - (13817 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 16.25 ft - (4953 mm) |
| Leech | * 47.34 ft - (14429 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 47.62 ft - (14515 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 377.91 ft² |
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POLARIS 43 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 42.76 ft - (13033 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 28.02 ft - (8540 mm) |
| Leech | * 35.62 ft - (10857 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 114.97 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 23.19 ft - (7068 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.97 ° |
| Area | * 495.84 ft² |
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POLARIS 43 - GENOA
| Luff | 50 ft - (15240 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 29.5 ft - (8992 mm) |
| Leech | 45 ft - (13716 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 130.14 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 26.25 ft - (8001 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.96 ° |
| Area | * 656.35 ft² |
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POLARIS 43 - GENOA
| Luff | * 50.78 ft - (15478 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 33.72 ft - (10278 mm) |
| Leech | * 46.95 ft - (14310 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150.02 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 30.26 ft - (9223 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.02 ° |
| Area | * 768.27 ft² |
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POLARIS 43 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 50.78 ft - (15478 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 33.28 ft - (10144 mm) |
| Leech | * 46.72 ft - (14240 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1267 ft² |
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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. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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