BRISTOL 43/44
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 43.92 ft |
| LWL | 36.5 ft |
| Beam | 13.5 ft |
| Draft | 7.5 ft |
| Displacement | 27,500 lb |
| Ballast | 10,749.8 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 8.1 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 52 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 15.25 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 56.75 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 19.25 ft |
| FLforestay | 15.3 ft |
| Mainsail | 986.4 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 396.5 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 674.1 sq ft |
About the BRISTOL 43/44
Also available with winged keel. Draft:5.5'/1.68m. First promoted as BRISTOL 43.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the BRISTOL 43/44 yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 43.92ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the BRISTOL 43/44yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a BRISTOL 43/44? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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