Luffe 43
Luffe Yachts · Oluf Jorgensen · 1994
Updated
The Luffe 43 is a 13.00 m displacement racing yacht designed by Oluf Jorgensen and built by Luffe Yachts, first launched in 1994. It races in Class B.
Length
13.00 m
42′ 8″
Beam
3.71 m
Draft
2.07 m
Displacement
7.0 t
Sail area
83 m²
On the podium
Where a Luffe 43 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
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 3 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Luffe 43 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Maibockregatta 2026 LYC2026- Deutsche Bestenermittlung Seesegeln Inshore2024
Hollænderseilasen2015
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Luffe 43 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Italia 9.98 (4 meetings), Melges 20 (4 meetings), J/88 (4 meetings), Xp 44 (4 meetings), Corby 29 (4 meetings), X-332 (4 meetings), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (4 meetings), X-41 (4 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (4 meetings), Sun Fast 36 (3 meetings), Mat 101 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (3 meetings), Hanse 371 (3 meetings), J/92 (3 meetings), F & F 95 (3 meetings), Grand Surprise (3 meetings), First 34.7 (3 meetings), X-442 (1 meeting), Seaquest 36 (1 meeting), Dynamic 43 (1 meeting), First 40 (1 meeting), Elan 350 (1 meeting), Xp 38 (2 meetings), First 40.7 (3 meetings), X-40 (2 meetings), X-412 (1 meeting), Mumm 36 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 42 (1 meeting), Hanse 430 (2 meetings), 11 Metre (2 meetings), X-43 (1 meeting), N-yachts 41 (1 meeting), Hp 103 (1 meeting), Hanse 400 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.43
39°
Beam reach
8.76
90°
Broad reach
9.73
135°
Downwind VMG
8.41
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is running deep in a working breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short cracked off once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Luffe 43
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.66 | 4.96 | 5.30 | 5.43 |
| 52° | 5.60 | 7.26 | 7.58 | 7.73 |
| 60° | 5.97 | 7.47 | 7.82 | 7.97 |
| 75° | 6.20 | 7.63 | 8.12 | 8.37 |
| 90° | 6.11 | 7.65 | 8.28 | 8.76 |
| 110° | 5.92 | 7.77 | 8.55 | 9.18 |
| 120° | 5.74 | 7.69 | 8.55 | 9.65 |
| 135° | 5.12 | 7.31 | 8.32 | 9.73 |
| 150° | 4.33 | 6.58 | 7.90 | 9.20 |
| Run VMG | 3.75 | 5.70 | 7.11 | 8.41 |
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 650 kg.
Rigging
Luffe 43 rig and sail dimensions
A Luffe 43 carries 14.71 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.00 m boom, a forestay 16.61 m above the deck and a 4.99 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 90 to 98 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.