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| Columbia 43 | 
Numbers can tell you a lot about a sailboat and how she will perform. Here's the Columbia 43 by the numbers:
- Length: 43 feet 3 inches
 - Beam: 12 feet 4 inches
 - Draft: 6 feet 11 inches
 - Waterline Length: 32 feet 8 inches
 - Displacement: 22,200 pounds (one source says 18,900 pounds)
 - Ballast: 9,500 pounds
 - Sail Area: 806 square feet
 - Sail Area/Displacement: 18.24
 - Ballast/Displacement: 50.26 percent
 - Displacement/Length: 257.49
 - Theoretical Hull Speed: 7.5 knots
 - Vertical Clearance: 58 feet 4 inches
 - Built between 1969 and 1974
 - Number built: 153
 - PHRF number: 102 (Columbia 43 Mark III have a PHRF number of 96)
 
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| Columbia 43 sailing on the Columbia River. | 


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