Design
The Shogun 43 has slim waterlines but with plenty of reserve buoyancy above to add righting moment, flowing into crisp full-length chines. It displays excellent directional stability while the transition from displacement sailing to planing is barely noticed
performance has deteriorated. Stepping onto the deck of the Shogun
43, it is obvious that this boat is slimmer and lower than just about any other modern boat in this size bracket. This is really a sports car, not a camper van. And it's clearly born to sail faster than just about anything else with a lead keel. The transom is designed in an extreme shape, the cockpit is huge – and yes, below deck the space probably equals a more obese 36-footer. Headroom is low, the interior design is an open plan and just about as far from mainstream as you can get. If you plan on doing long summer cruises with family,
dog and friends staying over, you should definitely buy another boat. Which is probably not a big issue – most likely you can't afford this one anyway. The sense of being in a boat smaller
‘Not a pumped-up dinghy, the 43 sails more like a freight train on solid rails.’
than its 43ft LOA vanished as soon as the sails were set and the sacred moment where the boat leans over with the pressure of the wind and starts to accelerate. Now you feel it.
Wow. In this machine all the different parts
work together as a whole and create something that is really unique. There is a force in this boat that makes her behave like she’s bigger than 43ft. The stability is instantly high – she can carry the huge
sail area without any problems. The light displacement transfers the pressure into fast acceleration. She’s a sporty boat for sure but she’s not a pumped-up dinghy: there is no need for the constant corrections on the helm and critical trimming of the sheets known from wide, overrigged and light boats with narrow underwater profiles. Actually the Shogun 43 sails more like a freight train on solid rails. A strong directional stability and a smooth, almost unnoticable transfer between displacement and planing modes. Double digit speeds came in short moments when gusts came between the islands and gave a bit more pressure than the eight to 10 knots she had most of the time. But it was enough to feel it: this boat can go really, really fast and she will do so
The forecabin has a conventional v-berth but the entire saloon is forward of the mast with the galley and heads aft 90 SEAHORSE
MALCOLM HANES
HENRIK AHRNBORG
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