Bby 43
Brooklin · Botín & Carkeek · 2023
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Bby 43 is a 13.22 m planing racing yacht designed by Botín & Carkeek and built by Brooklin, first launched in 2023. It races in Class A.
Length
13.22 m
43′ 4″
Beam
3.51 m
Draft
3.11 m
Displacement
6.5 t
Sail area
122 m²
On the podium
Where a Bby 43 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
1
Thirds
8
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 8 starts by 1 boat between 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bby 43 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
- ORC World Championship2024
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Bby 43 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Bby 43 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a Bby 43
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.60 | 6.31 | 6.57 | — |
| 52° | 8.07 | 8.69 | 8.98 | — |
| 60° | 8.30 | 8.96 | 9.31 | — |
| 75° | 8.61 | 9.32 | 9.87 | — |
| 90° | 8.72 | 9.68 | 10.39 | — |
| 110° | 8.48 | 9.88 | 11.27 | — |
| 120° | 8.31 | 9.80 | 11.27 | — |
| 135° | 7.83 | 9.54 | 11.53 | — |
| 150° | 6.68 | 8.66 | 10.21 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.78 | 7.52 | 8.84 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 820 kg.
Rigging
Bby 43 rig and sail dimensions
A Bby 43 carries 17.74 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.12 m boom, a forestay 17.42 m above the deck and a 7.34 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails