ClubSwan 43

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|designer = Juan Kouyoumdjian
Lucio Micheletti

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|location = Finland

|year = 2024

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|builder = Oy Nautor AB

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|keel type = Fin keel, with weighted bulb

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The ClubSwan 43 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian as a one design racer-cruiser, with first deliveries expected in 2024. The interior design is by Lucio Micheletti and engineering by Pure Design & Engineering of New Zealand.{{cite web|url= https://www.nautorswan.com/yachts/models/clubswan43/|title= ClubSwan 43|access-date= 20 June 2023|author= Nautor|author-link= Nautor's Swan|work= nautorswan.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230620124256/https://www.nautorswan.com/yachts/models/clubswan43/|archive-date= 20 June 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite magazine|url= https://www.yachtingworld.com/reviews/boat-tests/first-look-clubswan-43-first-uk-built-swan|title= First look: ClubSwan 43 – first UK-built Swan|access-date= 20 June 2023|last= Hodges|first= Toby|magazine= Yachting World|date= 14 June 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230620124254/https://www.yachtingworld.com/reviews/boat-tests/first-look-clubswan-43-first-uk-built-swan|archive-date= 20 June 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.boats.com/sailing-boats/2024-nautor-swan-clubswan43-8890375/|title= Nautor Swan ClubSwan43|access-date= 20 June 2023|work= boats.com|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230620124319/https://www.boats.com/sailing-boats/2024-nautor-swan-clubswan43-8890375/|archive-date= 20 June 2023|url-status= live}}

The boat was originally designed with a length overall of {{convert|41|ft|m|abbr=on}} and an initial designation of ClubSwan 41, but was lengthened to comply with new Offshore Racing Congress Cat B rules.{{cite web|url= https://www.yachtscroatia.com/clubswan-43/|title= Clubswan 43 for the Racing-Cruising Experience|access-date= 20 June 2023|work= Yachtrs Croatia|date= 29 January 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230620124259/https://www.yachtscroatia.com/clubswan-43/|archive-date= 20 June 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.blur.se/2023/01/23/sweet-clubswan-43/|title= Sweet… ClubSwan 43|access-date= 20 June 2023|last= Gustafsson|first= Peter|work= Blur|date= 23 January 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230620124308/https://www.blur.se/2023/01/23/sweet-clubswan-43/|archive-date= 20 June 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://boattest.com/article/nautor-swan-expanding-clubswan-portfolio|title= Nautor Swan Expanding ClubSwan Portfolio|access-date= 20 June 2023|author= YachtStyle|work= Boat Test|date= 5 April 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230620124323/https://boattest.com/article/nautor-swan-expanding-clubswan-portfolio|archive-date= 20 June 2023|url-status= live}}

Production

The design will be built by Fibre Mechanics in Lymington, England, for the manufacturer, Oy Nautor AB of Finland. This will be the first Swan-series boat built in the United Kingdom. First deliveries are expected in 2024.

Design

The ClubSwan 43 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of E-glass, with carbon fibre reinforcement. It has a fractional sloop rig with a fixed bowsprit, with a deck-stepped mast and carbon fibre spars. The hull has a plumb stem, an open plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces {{convert|15540|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|8.8|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3JH5E diesel engine of {{convert|39|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds {{convert|40|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|80|u.s.gal}}. There is also a {{convert|8|u.s.gal}} holding tank.

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and two aft cabins, each with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. The head is located amidships on the starboard side.

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of {{convert|1873|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, flown from the bowsprit.

Operational history

In a June 2023 review for Yachting World, Toby Hodges noted, "the latest ClubSwan 43 is intended as a crossover boat offering a pure one-design or ORC racing experience, while also having enough accommodation to make a sporty cruiser."

See also

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