Description: |
The 343 is comfortable on deck and below, it is easy to handle and maintain, and it performs well through a wide range of conditions. Designed by the team of Berret and Recoupeau, the 343 hull is voluminous, there is plenty of freeboard and wetted surface is kept to a minimum. Beam is moderate but it is carried well aft, indeed maximum beam is somewhere around the companionway. South of the waterline the narrow keel section flares aft along its foot. The standard three-bladed propeller is supported by a molded skeg, and the balanced rudder is placed well aft, providing good steering control, especially when deep reaching. |