Wauquiez 43 Pilot Saloon built 2000 Designed by Ed Dubois. Incredibly well equipped and upgraded, this yacht has it all. Over €85,000 spent on upgrades and improvements since 2019. High quality French cruiser, deep draft bulb fin keel, wheel steering, spade rudder. Teak laid decks & cockpit new 2020.
Powered by 88hp Yanmar 4JH2-DTE (original) 230hrs since major service (2020), shaft drive to 3 blade max prop.
Superpower 110 24v bowthruster, 7 batteries all 2023. Panda Generator (349hrs) 560w solar panels, Aquabase watermaker 90ltrs/hr
Cutter rigged sloop, standing rigging new 2023, spars by sparcraft, Lewmar hardware ST 54/44/40 winches.. Fully battened Quantum Mainsail (2015) Furling genoa (2015) furler drums new 2023. Lewmar electric windlass. Highfield 3m tender 6hp Tohatsu outboard
Full Nav/electronics , predominantly Raymarine incl C90W plotter incl radar display, St7001 autopilot, Radar, Sat phone, wireless network, Seatalk network. Comprehensive safety gear.
Accom for 5/6 in 3 cabins + saloon. Two doubles & Single berth + saloon berth, 2 Jabsco manual heads & 2 showers,
Upholstery and curtains all new July 2023. 45lts calorifier, Top-opening washing machine Brandt Premia, Fridge & freezer, Holding tank.
Spacious aft cabin with excellent en-suite facilities, good double forecabin and a single cabin to stbd. A saloon giving comfort and great visibility with more than adequate head room. Supurb access to engine, generator and all pipe work/valves. Raised fully equipped navigation station, well designed galley with plenty of storage throughout.
A quality built and respected cruising yacht far more suitable to offshore cruising than her smaller sister the 40 being stronger in construction with a double skin and built as an original Wauquiez with no Bennteau design influence, stronger fittings and an additional cabin.
Euros 177,500 VAT Not Paid
Construction
Built by Wauquiez, France 2000 to Ed Dubois design.
Pilot House Saloon cruiser
White GRP hull / two blue stripes
GRP structure, teak decks (replaced as new 2020)
Fin keel with bulb, Lead keel
Spade rudder
Wheel steering
LOA: 43’8 (13.35m)
LWL: 35’6 (10.85m)
Beam: 13’9 (4.20m)
Draft: 6’10 (2.10m)
Displacement: 12,500 kg
Ballast: 4,500 kg
Machinery
Yanmar 4JH2-DTE, 88hp engine
Original engine with 230 hours since major service in 2020
(Recorded hours 4,056 Feb 2025)
KM4A gearbox
Shaft drive to 3 blade folding prop (seal last changed 2020)
New engine exhaust 2015.
Injectors cleaned and calibrated at 3000 hours.
Major service in 2020. Engine has done 230 hours only since these works.
Invoices for major mechanical works available.
Pumps and other equipment in engine room are labelled.
Generous access to engine compartment.
Bowthruster - Superpower Model 110 (24 volts)
Panda Generator 4kva (349 hrs serviced Feb 2025 - Overhaul/major service 2020 only 7 hours since)
Aquabase XA223 water maker 90 ltr/hr
Electrics
Domestic Batts 3, Linux, 180 a/h June 2023
Engine Starter Batts 1, Linux, 110 a/h June 2023
Generator Starter Batts 1, Linux, 110 a/h June 2023
Bow Thruster Batts 2, Linux, 110 a/h June 2023
Available On-board Voltage(s) 12, 24, 220v systems
Charging by - Engine, solar, shore, generator
Inverter - Victron Phoenix 12/3KVA 230 V Smart
Battery Charger Sterling Pro charge Ultra 60 ah (2 other smaller battery chargers for generator start and bow thruster)
Solar Panels Linux marine 560w
Shore Power with 30m cable
Spare new Sterling Pro charge ultra battery charger on board (identical to main fitted battery charger).
Galvanic isolator is fitted.
USB charging points at helm.
Foredeck light.
Engine alternator high output 12V/80A.
220 volts in all cabins.
LED lighting throughout with reading lamps above all berths
Tanks
Fuel: 2 tanks 580 ltrs (full) Aluminium
Water: 1 tank 400 ltrs (empty) New May 2017
Holding: 1 tank 190 ltrs (empty, clean) Stainless steel New June 2019
Rig & Sail
Cutter rigged sloop
Standing rigging replaced July 2023
Rustproof Stainless Steel rigging
Sparcraft spars & spinnaker gear
Mainsail: Fully battened, Slab with 3 reefs. Reefs 1 & 2 are single line reefs. White, DCX-M by Quantum 2015
Genoa: Roller furler, White, by Hallet 2015
Staysail: Roller furler, White, Refurb 2017
Spinnaker by Northsails 2010
Storm Jib: White
Sturdy battened lazy bag.
Genoa staysail roller furling drums replaced June 2023.
Storm jib hanks onto furled genoa
Genoa Sheet winches: Two on cockpit coaming Lewmar ST54
Halyard winches: One (at mast) Lewmar ST44
Main winches: Two on cabin top Lewmar ST44
Additional: One for roller furling line Lewmar ST40
Accommodation
Accom for 4/6 in three cabins, two doubles, one single, one on settee and cot style bunk in forward cabin.
Two manual Jabsco heads with 2 showers (3rd shower on stern platform)
New dark blue upholstery
Wood joinered interior (fair condition)
Upholstery and curtains all new July 2023. Wrap around windows with views to exterior from sitting positions at settee and chart table. Extra cot-style bunk in forward cabin. Two heads – one amidships and one en suite with separate show stall adjacent to aft owner’s cabin. Plenty of storage including under berths and in saloon. Wet storage in cupboard adjacent to companionway.
Domestic
220v Calorifier heating 45 ltrs water.
Force 10 cooker – oven & grill
2 burner gas hob
Double S/S sink
Front loading fridge
Top loading freezer
Various cooking equipment & utensils
Pioneer CD/Radio
Top-opening washing machine Brandt Premia STV 1135 fitted in single cabin. Odour filter fitted to holding tank. New cockpit speakers (2) June 2023. Two Seawater available at sink via footpump. Automatic gas cut-off valve. Fridge compressors are water-cooled via seawater pump. Pressurised water system. Blackwater can be emptied via pump to outside or to pump-out station via deck fitting. “Down the hatch” wind scoop for forward hatch.
There is a safe on board and also a wireless printer.
Equipment
Lewmar Ocean 1 Electric windlass
30kg WASI stainless steel bugle style anchor 70m S/S chain 10mm
25kg CQR + 50m rope
Warps x 6
Fenders x 8
Pasarelle
Boat Hook
Swimming Ladder
Swimming Platform
Spray Hood with opening window
Bimini
Winter Covers
Davits
Navigation Lights
Deck Shower
New fender covers all round in 2023. One webbing strap and one long floating line for tying to shore. Anchor winch can be operated from bow and also from cockpit. Sevylor inflatable 2-person kayak.
Navigation
GPS: For chartplotter using Hummingbird GPS antennae
Plotter: Raymarine C90W
Autopilot: Raymarine ST7001 (two controllers at chart table and one at helm). Lecomble Schmidt hydraulic ram.
Radar: Raymarine digital
VHF: Standard Horizon GX2200E
Sat Comms: Satellite phone FB150 Inmarsat
Onboard Wireless Network: Redbox NMEA by mailasail
AIS Receiver
Compass Sunto
Speed Log uses GPS
Wind Indicator
Echosounder/depth
Raymarine Seatalk network.
Plotter includes radar display.
Tenders
Highfield 3m tender
6hp Tohatsu outboard
Safety
6 person life raft (last serviced 2016 – out of date)
EPIRB
4 x life jackets
Manual & electric bilge pumps
3 x fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
Dan buoy
Jack stays
Grab bag
Radar reflector
Flares – in date
Emergency tiller
15ft diameter heavy-duty sea anchor.
Boltcutters.
The condition or level of safety equipment on board is not to be negotiated on following survey. It is likely to be listed by most surveyors but is not structural or an integral working part of the vessel and is not to be used to further negotiate the price down after survey. We strongly suggest that for your own personal safety that when purchasing a yacht you provide new safety equipment rather than relying on second hand gear.
Should you become the new owner of this yacht then the responsibility to re-register or update official bodies for items such as EPIRB, VHF, MMSI or AIS becomes yours.
Owners Comments
This is hull number 10 of 45 built. The three-cabin deep keel version of the model and features a higher hp engine, generous fuel storage and excessive specification rig replace in 2023. New teak deck in excellent condition protected by winter cover.
The sale includes an extensive up to date operating manual specific to this yacht of over 70 pages including diagrams of safety equipment, through-hull fittings, sanitation, water systems and many other components. This will save time and aid the buyer in becoming familiar with the vessel and its operation.
Purchased new by a Swiss couple. The documents relating to the original purchase and photographs during construction are available and included in the sale. She was first registered in Basel, Switzerland on 7 February 2000. The husband passed away not long after the purchase, after this the wife and their son used to visit the boat but didn’t sail her much.
In 2010 she was purchased by a British couple who transferred to British flag registered in London. They covered a lot of miles in the boat taking her across the Atlantic and back twice. They wrote a book, “The Age of Sail” about their experiences.
At the end of the summer 2018, the boat was out of the water in Leros, Greece. The current owner purchased the boat in January 2019; apart from the day of the survey, the boat remained out of the water until launch in June 2019. In early 2019, layers of old anti foul were removed and coppercoat applied. A new stainless steel waste-water tank was installed. The boat transferred to Australian flag. During the summer of 2019, the boat travelled 1,191 miles in the south east of the Aegean in the Greek islands and the Turkish coast.
She came out of the water in Marmaris in Oct/Nov 2019. The following works were completed early in 2020: new teak deck, major mechanical services and solar. At the start of COVID, a cover was custom-made to protect it. The boat remained out of the water from November 2019 to June 2023. When the boat was readied for the 2023 season, all the batteries were replaced as were the lazy jacks. The dinghy had gone missing during COVID so a reconditioned dinghy was purchased. New upholstery and curtains were fitted below and most of the linen was replaced.
Declaration – Insurance Repair to Hull & Keel:
In July 2023 the boat struck a rock which caused damage to the keel and the hull. The repairs were completed in Marmaris, were covered by insurance and were well supervised by a marine surveyor; they necessitated the removal of the keel and the mast. At this time the fixed rigging was replaced. During the 2023 season the boat sailed 1,581 miles from Marmaris east to Alanya and then west along the Turkish coast, across the Aegean, through the Corinth Canal to Preveza where she came out of the water and remains there now.
Title Documents and Tax
Listed below are the documents/or copies of what we have seen on listing this yacht.
Current Australian Flag
Copy - British SSR Closed Registration Transcript (2018)
Copy - Purchase Contract (2018)
Copy - Declaration of Conformity
Copy - Initial Yacht Order Agreement (May 1999)
Copy - Current Transit Log (Yacht sailed out of EU Sept 2025 to Montenegro returning to Greece October to reset the 'clock' and renew the Transit Log).
Photo of Yanmar engine plate
Photo of Wauquiez Ce Plate in cockpit Ce 0607
Photo of Wauquiez builders plate/number in saloon