Columbia 43 CB Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

43.25' · 13.18 m

Displ.

23,500 lbs · 10,659 kg

First year

1969

The Columbia 43 CB (Centerboard) represents a significant era in American boat building, emerging from the drafting board of the legendary naval architect William Tripp Jr. during the highwater mark of Columbia Yachts’ production under the Whittaker Corporation. Introduced in 1969, the 43 was marketed as a "Magnificent Aggressor," a bold racercruiser designed to challenge the dominance of the Cal 40 in offshore racing while providing the interior volume of a much larger vessel. The Centerboard variant, often categorized as the Mark II configuration, was specifically engineered to broaden the boat’s cruising grounds, allowing this 23,000pound bluewater hull to navigate the shallow waters of the Bahamas and the Chesapeake Bay. Visually, the boat is defined by Tripp’s signature "bubble" or flushdeck aesthetic, which maximizes interior headroom without sacrificing the sleek, lowprofile silhouette typical of 1970s ocean racers.