Martin 243 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · lifting

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

24' · 7.32 m

Disp.

1,450 lbs · 658 kg

First year

1998

Introduced in 1998, the Martin 243 represents a highoctane evolution of the successful pocketrocket lineage created by Canadian designer and America's Cup measurer Don Martin. Built in fiberglass and advanced composites by Martin Yachts Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia, this ultralightweight sportboat was designed for sailors seeking pure, unadulterated speed. With only 14 hulls ever constructed, the Martin 243 occupies an elite, highly rare niche in the performance sailing world. It is a boat designed not to conform to traditional cruiserracer definitions, but to shatter them, serving as a transitional vehicle between highperformance skiffs and modern keelboats.