The aggressively styled, prize-winning, 31-knot Fairline Targa 43 Open will have its U.S. debut at the Miami boat show. Launched at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September, the British-built cruiser won the Best Exterior Design in the 14-18m category in the World Yacht Trophies competition there.
The new Targa 43 is built for lounging and comfort on board. You can stretch out on the large sun pad in the cockpit, or on the almost-as-large sunpad on the foredeck. The cockpit also has U-shaped seating to port with a teak table for lunch or drinks under the hardtop; if you want more sun, the hardtop roof is retractable at the touch of a button.
A garage, large enough to hold a Williams 280 MiniJet tender, is under the sunpad. The large teak swim platform lowers hydraulically to launch and retrieve the tender, and provide access to the water.
The aft section of the salon opens to the cockpit, to create a large social area. It has a large U-shaped settee to port, with a table; a bit forward, opposite the two-seat helm, is another L-shaped settee.
The accommodations deck is down four teak steps, and it comes with two options. In one, the master stateroom is midships, with the bed set athwartships facing a settee on the port side; it has an en suite head and shower. The forward stateroom has two single berths or a scissors berth, with an en suite head and shower on the starboard side. In the second plan, the master is forward and the guest cabin, with two single berths, is midships. Either way, the galley is down, between the two cabins, with a two-burner cooktop, microwave and fridge/freezer on the port side. An L-shaped dinette with a teak table is to starboard.
Power for the Targa 43 comes from twin Volvo 435-hp IPS600 pod drives. Low speed maneuvering and docking is fingertip easy with a joystick control. With a deep-V hull, the boat cruises at 26 knots and tops out at 31 knots.
Specs.: LOA: 46’6”; Beam: 14’2”; Draft: 3’10”; Disp.: 27,540 lbs.; Fuel: 343 gals.; Water: 115 gals..; Power: 2×435-hp Volvo Penta IPS600 pod drives.
