Twins 43

The immense bridgedeck on Twins 43 has been fitted out to include dining area, a relaxing lounge area, navigation station and office with room for a full size desk, computer and navigation equipment. The dining table comfortably seats 8 or more persons and the forward lounging area is both spacious and comfortable. There is excellent all round vision and natural light from the windows with good ventilation from opening hatches and ports.

The fully fitted galley is also situated on the bridgedeck. The galley includes full size oven and fridge, good working surface and stowage. The galley could of course be situated in one of the hulls where a fully fitted kitchen could easily be installed.

The standard Twins 43 is fitted with two heads compartments, one in each hull, both fitted with toilet, basin and shower. Hot water is provided for each by a calorifier fitted to the engines.

The cabins and berths are large, airy and comfortable. There is excellent headroom throughout the boat and enormous storage areas. Windows and hatches provide good ventilation throughout. Each double cabin is fitted with dressing area, hanging and flat clothes stowage and seating. Space is available for a personal office in either of the hulls. The berths and saloon seating are manufactured from fire retardant foam and fitted with quality material of the owners specification.

Twins 43 is designed and fitted so that she can be sailed by a short handed crew, such as husband and wife team, or even single handed by an experience yachtsman. All sail handling can easily be managed by one person, fully battened mainsail and roller furling genoa are fitted as standard. Anchor handling is made easy with the installation of an electric or hydraulic anchor winch.

The excellent cockpit provides numerous relaxing positions, the fitted cockpit cushions and back rests ensure there are no uncomfortable corners. The cockpit is well protected from weather and sea and the helmsman’s seat ensures good visibility.

The staysail schooner rig featured on the designers own boat means that the Twins 43 has a total sail area large and powerful enough for her to easily cruise at over 8 knots but that each individual sail is small enough to be handled by one person making short handed sailing an easy possibility.

Alternative rigs are available and Twins 43 can be rigged as a sloop, ketch or would be ideally suited to carry an Aerorig.

SPECIFICATION:
LOA – 43ft (13 metres)
LWL – 39ft 6in (12 metres)
BOA – 23ft (7 metres)
Draught – 3ft 3in (1 metre)
Displacement – 6 tons
Payload – 3 tons
Sail area – 1277 sq ft (118.75 sq m)

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My thanks to Pip Patterson – Multihull Centre – for the use of his copyright material.