Mauritius/Norfolk43

The Mauritius 43 and Norfolk 43 plans were first drawn in 1969 and have been one of our most popular designs with over 2,000 examples currently in service throughout the world. There is barely a port in the world that doesn't have one of these yachts gracing it's waters. Although the R434 was drawn to supersede the 43 the 434 has never reached the popularity that these designs attained. Even now 43's are launched by enthusiastic owner builders. Sail plans have been drawn to enable this design to be rigged as a ketch, cutter or sloop.

You can build the Mauritius or Norfolk 43 in Fibreglass or wood epoxy with a round bilge hull or from steel or aluminium with a multi chine hull form. Both these designs are centre cockpit with the difference being a flush deck (Norfolk), or with a long coach house (Mauritius). A motor sailing Mauritius version is also available. All versions offer many different below deck accommodation possibilities.

Early versions, especially the steel multi chine configuration suffered from very bad steering characteristics which has since been rectified with plans also available for rectifying earlier rudder keel configurations.

The large STUDY PLAN PACKAGE shows the construction techniques required in the material of you choice and includes material lists, accommodation layouts and a variety of sail plans for only $53 plus postage.

Sloop rigged Norfolk 43.
Rigs are interchangeable between these two versions

Interior of Pilot House Version. See picture below.

Fine wood finished interior of a Fibreglass Mauritius 43

Mauritius 43 Pilot House Version

This Roberts 43 sailed around the world from UK

Mauritius 43 interior

Norfolk 43 ready for launching

This fine Norfolk 43 was built in Sweden and sailed to Australia.

Many have found the early R43's (vessels built from plans bought in the early seventies) difficult to steer downwind, especially the shallow drafted ketch version. This can be rectified by altering the keel/rudder configuration, drawing of which are available from us for $20.00 to cover printing and postage. The Potter Family kindly supplied us with these shots of before, during and after the alterations.
R43 Alterations

You will find in the photo gallery a
complete pictorial coverage on the
building of the steel Norfolk 43 that is
pictured above ready for launching.

L.O.A.	13.18 m	43' 3"
L.W.L.	9.91 m	32' 6"
BEAM	3.96 m	13' 0"
DRAFT	1.52 m	5' 0"
DRAFT	1.80 m	6' 0"
DISPL.	12,193 m	26880 lb
BALLAST. plus trim	3556 m	7840 lb