{"product_id":"taswell-43-windwalker","title":"Taswell 43 - Windwalker","description":"\u003cp id=\"isPasted\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWindwalker, Taswell 43 hull #22, will be a find for new owners seeking a great liveaboard and serious offshore passage-maker. Designed by Bill Dixon and built by Ta Shing in Taiwan, her hull is solid, hand-laid fiberglass below the waterline and end-grain balsa cored above, keeping the topsides light and stiff while leaving the hull below the waterline free of any concern over core deterioration. This is a boat built to head west out the Strait of Juan de Fuca and turn left, or venture north to circumnavigate Vancouver Island. In the latter case, her dual interior heating systems, air conditioning, and dodger\/bimini combination make Windwalker a capable four-season adventurer. Her cutter rig comes with a well-considered sail inventory, including a newer Code 0 and Seldén furler, in keeping with her mission as an able, robust sailing vessel both upwind and down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9,600 pounds of encapsulated iron ballast, carried in a moderate fin keel and paired with a skeg-hung rudder and wheel steering, strikes the sweet spot between solid offshore tracking and directional stability on one hand, and maneuverability in close quarters on the other. Her deck layout is built around generous side- and foredeck working space, reflecting a design brief centered on functional, shorthanded, offshore-capable sail handling rather than dockside styling. Her two-cabin layout comfortably accommodates two couples, with a dinette that converts into a midship double berth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the owners:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"We originally chose Windwalker because we fantasized sailing to Mexico and the Pacific after retirement. We knew she was the perfect blue water vessel. We found out quickly that Emily was not a fan of being on the ocean so we revised plans and spent the next 20 years exploring British Columbia: Haida Gwaii, a few trips to Barkley Sound from the south, counterclockwise circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, six trips around Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest, and nearly annual trips to the Broughtons at the north end of Vancouver Island.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swiftsure Yachts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67709162324131,"sku":null,"price":137000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/6271\/5299\/files\/DSC_3115.jpg?v=1792169148","url":"https:\/\/swiftsureyachts.com\/products\/taswell-43-windwalker","provider":"Swiftsure Yachts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}