ORCA 43

Great and noble history for this design by Dick Carter, who was personally dedicated to its creation. A wooden prototype was made from which the mold of the fiberglass Orca 43 was derived at the Sailboat shipyard, which later became Grand Soleil’s Pardo Shipyard in 1974. One of the first four Orca 43s was purchased by Raul Gardini (that of the Moro di Venezia) who successfully competed in the Mediterranean Championship and the Middle Sea Race. Very distinctive: very slender bow and completely flush deck. Unusual.