Powerful yet not easily overcanvassed. This is a boat that stands up to the immense sailpower of its huge rig with ease
To give this boat a much larger than normal self-tacking jib, the mast is stepped aft of the keel
Shogun 43 – specifications
in a calm and safe manner. The Shogun 43 is a bit like a musical instrument of professional quality: It sounds good almost no matter how you play it. But in the hands of real musicians the music becomes art. The three life-long sailors on board were lucky enough to taste that potential too. In short moments the boat played totally in tune, even though she was just launched and no-one on board had had much time on the water to play with her. The first real surprise was seeing
that the mainsail outhaul was hydraulic! Actually a lot of the trimming on this boat is electric or hydraulic, controlled with buttons at the wheels. This makes it almost ridiculously easy to play around with the tuning. In most situations all you need is the helmsman’s index finger. This is a very advanced machine but much like an iPhone the user interface makes it extremely easy to work with. Everything is set up with the best of the
best, top grade stuff fromKarver and Antal. The cockpit layout that accomodates a demanding race crew as well as a couple enjoying relaxed archipelago cruising. The sails (North 3Di) sit on a top-tuned carbon fibremast with a park avenue boom. Standing rigging is carbon. With a big Code Zero and a full main
we could momentarily build enough pressure on a tight angle to push the boat close to her limits. But even then there were no signs of the rudder letting go. The boat just laid down and asked politely to be let loose again on a wider angle, so she could accelerate back to the 10 knots and was able to do it on a reach around maybe 90 degrees TWA. Wind speed and
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boatspeed were about the same. Upwind, tacking in the shifting and
unstable breeze between the cliffs and forests, she was doing close to eight knots – without any crew on the rail. That is actually pretty remarkable. Shorthanded racing in this boat must be a dream! Let’s say it again: This is an extreme
boat. The Shogun 43 is uncompromisingly naughty. And yet it she is a compromise, let's say between a classic Södergren- designed Archipelago high-speed cruiser and a shamelessly radical modern, hi-tech sailing machine. Of course the price is as naughty as the rest of the boat: around a million pounds sterling, depending on your custom options. So, even though this boat is built in Sweden, the home of social democratic
LOA: 13.1m LWL: 12.3m Beam, max: 3.7m Beam, waterline: 2.9m Displacement: 6,100kg Keelweight (bulb, T): 2,660kg Air draught: 21m Mainsail: 65sq m Self-tacking jib: 49sq m Gennaker, masthead: 180sq m Fuel: 140 ltr Water: 2x130 ltr RCD category: A (ocean) Design: Oscar & Håkan Södergren Built by: Linjett Boatyard
Price: in the region of £1 million, depending on configuration
equality, this is not a politically correct boat. To sail a Shogun 43 is a statement. Maybe a bit like driving a yellow Ferrari and roaring through a quiet domestic area with your hair let loose. Who doesn't secretly dreamof that?
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The self-tacking J2 is carried on a through- deck furler on the stemhead. The code zero and gennaker are both tacked to the bowsprit
THOMS ENQVIST
HENRIK AHRNBORG
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