BoatsClubswan 43

Clubswan 43

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2024

A 2024 Juan Kouyoumdjian design featuring a lightweight 7,050 kg displacement and a powerful 32.81 SA/displacement ratio

Designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, built by Nautor Swan.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Clubswan 43, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.24 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.24
LightHeavy

87 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 87
EasygoingPowered-up

32.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 32.8

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2005 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Clubswan 43, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Clubswan 43 is a 14.6-meter performance sailboat designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian and built by Nautor Swan since 2024, featuring a fractional sloop rig and a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. With a displacement of 7050 kg, the boat is optimized for ORC racing, utilizing a narrow waterline that requires a 20-degree heel to engage its full beam for stability. During sea trials in 15 knots of wind, the Clubswan 43 maintained speeds of 7.5 to 8 knots at 22 degrees apparent wind.47:05 The interior, designed by Lucio Micheletti, uses cork for insulation and weight reduction, and features removable hanging bags instead of traditional lockers to facilitate weight shedding for regattas.49:24 Aboard SEILmagasinet's review, the boat's 30-horsepower engine produced a top speed of around 9 knots, and its open interior lacks a dedicated sea berth.46:32 Early performance in the ORC European Championship in Spain showed mixed results against older designs like the Swan 42 and DK Yachts 46.50:56 The base price for the Clubswan 43 is approximately 820,000 EUR, excluding sails.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Clubswan 43 on video

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

  • InstalledStarlink

    The crew had a Starlink antenna mounted on their boat.

    aboard SEILmagasinetseen September 20254:58

  • WorkingDyneema

    Dyneema halyards are stretch-resistant but can creep over a season, requiring re-tensioning.

    aboard SEILmagasinetseen September 202559:13

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Clubswan 43 may be fitted out entirely differently.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
32.8
Displacement / length
87.4
Comfort ratio
16.2
Capsize screening
2.24
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2141
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2024
Designer
Juan Kouyoumdjian
Builder
Nautor Swan

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Clubswan 36A lightweight 11-metre racer featuring dual rudders and an aggressive 35.56 sail-area-to-displacement ratioClubswan 50A 15.24-metre one-design racer featuring a deep 3.5-metre draft and a high-performance 33.76 SA/displacement ratioClubswan 42Born from a joint venture between the New York Yacht Club and Nautor, this Estonian-built racer features a 2.7m draftSwan 43 (S&S)Drawn for the RORC rule, this masthead sloop features a high ballast-to-displacement ratio for a stiff, stable rideSwan 45A German Frers-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.Swan 54A German Frers-designed performance cruiser featuring a fractional rig and a refined interior by Heini Gustafsson

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