Serendipity 43
Description
The Serendipity 43 is a 42.5-foot (LOA 42.52 ft) fiberglass monohull IOR (International Offshore Rule) racer/cruiser designed by Doug Peterson (design #77) and built by New Orleans Marine in Louisiana, USA, from 1979 to 1982. The first boat, Wings, was initially constructed of C-Flex over a plywood jig in 1979; a mold was then taken from it for semi-production, resulting in a total of 26 boats built. These were advanced for the era, with many campaigned as grand-prix level IOR boats—examples like Acadia won the SORC in 1980, another Serendipity 43 won overall in 1983, and Wings placed well in the 1979 TransPac and Big Boat Series. Construction emphasized performance with a fin keel and spade rudder, high ballast ratio, and relatively light displacement for speed, though many were considered somewhat fragile for sustained heavy use and were often viewed as semi-disposable racing machines requiring annual maintenance.
Construction Details
| Designer | Doug Peterson |
|---|---|
| Builder | New Orleans Marine |
| Length | 42.520 ft |
| LOA | 42.520 ft |
| LWL | 34.420 ft |
| Beam | 13.250 ft |
| Displacement | 16400 lb |
| Ballast | 10000 lb |
| Max Draft | 7.300 ft |
| Year Built | 1979 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 56 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 17.68 ft |
| p | 50 ft |
| e | 13.89 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 ft | 17.68 ft | 50 ft | 13.89 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Serendipity 43 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 50 ft - (15240 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13.89 ft - (4234 mm) |
| Leech | * 51.15 ft - (15591 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 51.42 ft - (15673 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 357.82 ft² |
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Serendipity 43 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 46.98 ft - (14320 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 23.38 ft - (7126 mm) |
| Leech | * 40.87 ft - (12457 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115.05 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 20.34 ft - (6200 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.03 ° |
| Area | * 477.76 ft² |
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Serendipity 43 - GENOA
| Luff | * 55.79 ft - (17005 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 28.51 ft - (8690 mm) |
| Leech | * 52.51 ft - (16005 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 26.52 ft - (8083 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.02 ° |
| Area | * 739.74 ft² |
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Serendipity 43 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 55.79 ft - (17005 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 29.17 ft - (8891 mm) |
| Leech | * 51.33 ft - (15645 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1221 ft² |
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Serendipity 43 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 55.79 ft - (17005 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 31.82 ft - (9699 mm) |
| Foot | * 31.82 ft - (9699 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 1509 ft² |
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Serendipity 43 - STORMJIB
| Luff | 30 ft - (9144 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 12.5 ft - (3810 mm) |
| Leech | 24.5 ft - (7468 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 56.11 % |
| Length Perp | * 9.92 ft - (3024 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 19.92 ° |
| Area | * 148.86 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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