Design and Construction
The Landfall 43 is a monohull with a raked stem and raised transom, built by C&C Yachts in Canada starting in 1982 anchor. Its fixed fin keel draws 5.50 feet and carries 9,075 pounds of ballast against a displacement of 24,600 pounds, giving a ballast-to-displacement ratio near 37 percent that speaks to a steady, planted hull rather than a featherweight racer. The skeg-mounted rudder is controlled by a wheel, and the overall package—42.08 feet length overall on a 34.42-foot waterline, with a 12.62-foot beam—was conceived for the bareboat charter market, where durability and forgiving manners matter more than silverware performance.
Rig and Handling
The design was offered with a masthead sloop rig or optionally a ketch rig, the latter giving the centre-cockpit cruiser its CC Ketch designation and splitting the sail plan for easier short-handed handling. On the sloop configuration the foretriangle stands 50 feet high on a 17-foot base, with a 346-square-foot mainsail and a 425-square-foot genoa for a total of 771 square feet of working sail. A hull speed of 7.86 knots is the theoretical ceiling set by the 34.42-foot waterline, and the skeg-hung rudder paired with the fin keel gives predictable tracking under wheel steering.
Accommodations
The centre cockpit shelters a passage aft to a large owner's cabin with a centreline double berth, hanging and other lockers, and a private head with shower, lit by four opening ports and an opening hatch. That aft cabin is reached either from the cockpit companionway or through an interior passageway with full standing headroom anchor, a layout that keeps the owner's quarters private from the charter guests forward. The forward passage itself holds a workbench outboard or, as an option, two sea berths, with engine access inboard.
Entering the saloon, the galley lies to port with the navigation station just ahead, and the U-shaped galley is genuinely large: a refrigerator, double stainless steel sinks, a row of drawers, a hidden built-in disposal basket, a dry locker, and a three-burner propane stove with oven. Opposite, the U-shaped dinette converts to a double berth with a settee across and six lockers behind the settees for stowage. Forward of the saloon a head serves both the saloon and the forecabin, the latter a double with its own lockers and hanging lockers. Ventilation forward is generous, with six opening ports, five opening hatches, and two dorade boxes.
The Verdict
The Landfall 43 CC Ketch is a thoughtfully planned charter-bred cruiser whose Robert W. Ball pedigree shows in the balanced proportions and the separation of private and guest quarters. The ketch option and the deep, well-ventilated accommodation make her a plausible liveaboard or bluewater candidate.
Pros
- Centre-cockpit layout with private aft cabin and full standing headroom passage
- Large U-shaped galley with propane stove, oven, and ample stowage
- 9,075 lb ballast on 24,600 lb displacement for a steady, offshore-capable hull
- Optional ketch rig for manageable sail division
Cons
- Available facts cover specification and arrangement only, with no performance assessment
