GRAND SOLEIL 43 OT: ALTERNATE BOATS
Arcona 430 Hanse 430
Swedish boatyards are known for their A rather more cruising orientated yacht,
fine craftsmanship and painstakingly the Hanse 430 has the option of being
hand-built yachts, but not always for built using the lighter and stiffer epoxy
a slick performance. Many are heavy construction (as with the 370e and 400e)
displacement ocean passage makers, for those looking to get a bit more
rather than fast cruisers. Arcona, however, performance out of an already fast
has emerged as a leader in the field cruiser. The 430 has a high
of fast cruisers with ballast ratio for stiffness
its latest range of in gusty conditions and
intelligently designed shorthanded sailing is
and stoutly built luxury straightforward, due to
performance yachts. her self-tacking jib and
The Arcona 430 is not sail control lines all being led
a lightweight racing machine back to the cockpit.
relying on the strength of modern She comes with a fully battened
laminates to hold her together. mainsail and zip-up maindrop
Instead, she has a massively sail bag system as standard
strong steel framework around and genoa tracks are supplied
which the boat is moulded, should you wish to order
absorbing all the loads from an overlapping headsail for
the mast, rig and keel. lighter airs.
Finngulf 43 Elan Impression 434
Conceived by Farr Yacht Design, the Finngulf The Impression 434 has a modern, sleek
43 is a fast performance yacht with racing look with powerful lines and a low coachroof
pedigree, but cruising luxury below. forward that sweeps up to a stylish cabin
Finngulf specialises in building extremely top above the saloon. Said to be the
tough yachts to withstand both the most popular of this Slovenian yard’s
racing circuit and the performance cruising fleet,
rough and tumble of the 434 is presented as an
extended cruising. It ocean passage maker.
also allows for plenty Each yacht is built
of customisation – only under Germanischer Lloyd
the bulkheads must supervision and moulded
remain in place – anything else using quad axial glass fibres
can be changed. with Kevlar reinforcing around the
An open transom is standard, bow, keel and mast step.
but this could be changed to Available in four layouts –
make her more cruiser-friendly. twin or single aftercabins and
In a recent ST test she either a suite forward with
regularly hit speeds in excess one large vee berth and
of 8-9kn close-hauled and ensuite heads, or a slightly
was found to be beautifully smaller berth with heads
balanced and easily handled. and a twin bunk cabin.
Specifications Elan Impression 434 Finngulf 43 Arcona 430 Hanse 430
LOA 13.41m/44ft 0in 13.07m/43ft 1in 13.15m/43ft 1in 13.20m/43ft 3in
Beam 4.18m/13ft 9in 4.07m/13ft 3in 3.98m/12ft 9in 4.18m/13ft 8in
Draught shoal 1.60m/5ft 3in 2.20m/7ft 3in n/a 1.80m/5ft 9in
Draught deep 1.90m/6ft 3in 2.60m/8ft 6in 2.28m/7ft 6in 2.20m/7ft 3in
Displacement 10,900kg/23,980lb 8,490kg/18,720lb 9,200kg/20,240lb 10,800kg/23,810lb
Sail area 99.26m²/1,067ft² 123m²/1,324ft² 113.8m²/1,223ft² 126m²/1,356ft²
Water 500ltr/110gal 245ltr/54gal 200ltr/44gal 300ltr/66gal
Fuel 270ltr/59gal 147ltr/32gal 300ltr/66gal 140ltr/31gal
Engine 55hp Volvo 50hp Yanmar 40hp Volvo 55hp Yanmar
Berths 6-8 6-8 6-8 4-6
RCD A-Ocean A-Ocean A-Ocean A-Ocean
Price* (from) £160,000 £395,000 £229,500 £175,000
Contact Premier Yacht Sales A-Board Yachts Arcona Yachts UK Hanse Yachts UK
01489 884075 www. 023 8045 6169 023 8045 7770
premieryachtsales.co.uk www.finngulf.co.uk www.arconayachts.com www.hanseyachts.co.uk
ST tested? Yes, Issue 136 Yes, Issue 148 Yes, Issue 142 Not yet
* Guide price only – subject to exchange rate fluctuations. UK delivery and commissioning included.
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