There are yachts that promise performance, and then there are yachts that quietly reset the benchmark, like the newest Shogun 43. NIKE is precise, composed, and incredibly fast. Built in carbon fibre and epoxy sandwich, she carries a presence that is as refined as it is dynamic.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
Designed by Oscar & Håkan Södergren, NIKE is an updated and lighter version of the Shogun 43 performance cruiser. She is built for those who want to sail fast, often and well. A yacht that delivers line honours on the course, yet remains composed, intuitive, and quietly luxurious below deck.
As with the Shogun 50, the objective behind the Shogun 43 is to create an all-carbon thoroughbred capable of delivering exceptional speed without the usual compromises. For years, those seeking true high performance cruising have had little choice but to adapt race-bred platforms, accepting the trade-offs in comfort, usability, and short-handed handling that inevitably follow. The Shogun 43 redraws that line.
Constructed from the outset for double-handed sailing at pace, she pairs a fully optimised carbon structure and winning races with systems designed for precision and ease. NIKE is a yacht that is not only fast but accessible in a way that few in this category have managed to achieve.
Recent seasons have seen the Shogun 43 dominate leading double-handed events, taking line honours across the board, proving what the Shogun 43 design promised from the beginning.
Her specification highlights include:- Carbon fibre and epoxy sandwich construction Oyster White topsides Flexi teak decking Axe bow profile with integral spray sails ORC optimised carbon fibre keel blade with lead t-bulb Carbon racing rudders Pauger high modulus carbon fibre mast and box boom Pauger carbon fibre standing rigging E-bar system(rudder toe angle adjustment system) Hydraulic mast-jack - manual Integrated bowsprit Full North racing sail wardrobe with 3Di mainsail and jib, staysails, asymmetrics and code sails. Electric furler for head sails and flying head sails Antal electric mainsail traveller Load-cell on forestay with displays in cockpit 6 x Harken Performa winches in cockpit plus additional 2 x electric Harken halyard/control line winches at companionway Jefa steering with twin Carbonautica carbon wheels Victron Energy electrics with charger and inverter B&G instruments with Zeus 9’ plotters, Nemesis mast dispaly, autopilot, H5000 and AIS transceiver Eberspacher heating Full galley equipment Electric carbon toilet
MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:
Want a cruising yacht that effortlessly combines innovative design and ground-breaking technology, to make doublehanded sailing easy and fun – even at top speed?
Enter the Shogun 43.
Developed with a focus on performance and ease of use, this cruiser goes beyond conventional and traditional design, taking performance cruising to the next level. It is the yacht for you who love speed and want to sail fast without a crew. It is for you who want to have fun on the water and maximise your sailing experience every time you go out, but still want full interior comfort onboard. Shogun 43 gives you both. The interior of the Shogun 43 is developed to look and feel harmonious both from a sensory and auditory perspective. We wanted to create a quiet and cosy space with an interior that feels solid, and still is lightweight.
Thanks to a sleek design that can be customised specifically to your type of sailing, the Shogun 43 is a hybrid performer – whether its weekend hops or long distance cruising. Change your setup depending on the number of people onboard, weather conditions, type of sailing, preferred power, and overall experience.
The Shogun 43 was conceived as the ultimate synthesis of elite performance and accessible handling—a yacht that delivers exceptional speed while remaining easily managed by a minimal crew. The results from this season’s campaign speak for themselves, and the message is unequivocal.
Throughout the recent racing season, the Shogun 43 has demonstrated its competitive excellence across the most challenging offshore arenas. It has consistently proven its capabilities in premier double-handed competitions, including the Princess Sofia Cup, the demanding Gotland Runt, and the prestigious ORC Double-Handed European Championships held in Helsinki.
In a remarkable exhibition of both performance and durability, the Shogun 43 didn’t merely participate—it commanded the field, achieving line honors in every competition it entered.
These back-to-back victories represent more than just podium finishes; they validate the yacht’s inherent winning character. Designed and engineered to lead the fleet, the Shogun 43 fulfills the ambition of its name, demonstrating conclusively that top-tier performance is fully compatible with shorthanded sailing.
PRESS REVIEWS:
“Shogun 43 review: High velocity cruising
How many crewmembers of high tech racing yachts have wondered whether the boat could be tweaked and tamed to create a super-fast cruising machine that’s enormous fun to sail? I certainly considered the idea as a navigator in the Farr 45 fleet when there was a strong class in the Solent. Australian sailors Ian and Annika Thomson went further and refitted an early TP52, J-Bird, as an ultra-fast cruiser and occasional racer.
Mats Bergryd, a former ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 50 owner, is of a similar mindset, but instead he commissioned renowned Swedish father and son design team Hakan and Oskar Södergren, along with the Rosättra shipyard (better known as the yard behind the Linjett brand), to create a no holds barred all-carbon 50-footer for very fast cruising and occasional racing.
The Shogun 43 is the second model in the range, retaining the same DNA, but at a more affordable price point, and has enough interior space for family cruising.
One of the great things about the few cruising yachts that have top notch upwind performance is that, once you’re cracked off to true wind angles greater than around 50°, you’re already on a reach. It’s comfortable and fast, yet almost every other cruising yacht will still be struggling along in full upwind mode.
Equally, the Shogun 43 sails upwind at angles and speeds that would impress any race team on a similar size yacht. It proved quick to accelerate and very responsive. In a true wind speed of 15 knots and true wind angle of 40° our boat speed hovered consistently in the 7-7.5 knot range, with upwind VMG around 30% higher than many so-called performance cruisers of similar size.
But instead of requiring an army of talented crew to keep the boat constantly sailing at its best, all trimming and sail control can be carried out with only one or two crew on deck.
Hydraulics for the vang, backstays and deflectors, plus the electric traveller and toe-in adjuster for the twin rudders, for instance, all have fingertip control from the helm stations. This ability to fine tune the rig and sail trim so easily is a core part of this yacht’s concept.
The idea is to make fun and exciting sailing accessible beyond a relatively small group of die-hard semi-professional racing teams. This boat is therefore designed to make it as easy as possible for a single person on watch to get as much performance out of the rig as you might when racing with a full crew of 10 or more people.
It’s very much the type of boat that makes you actively want to hand steer and trim attentively to cover long distances quickly. When helming in gusty conditions, for example, you can drop the traveller, increase twist or apply more backstay to depower the mainsail, all at the touch of a button on the helm consoles. Reverting to the previous trim when the gust passes is just as easy.”
Yachting World, May 2024
SPECIFICATIONS CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status: Our understanding is that the vessel is built in accordance with CE Boat Category A-ocean.
Hull & Deck Construction: Epoxy vacuum infused carbon fibre hull and deck Sandwich laminate with 25 mm CNC-milled advanced cut divinycell core Carbon fibre bulkheads epoxy-glued to the hull/deck Beam structure and chain plate reinforcements made in multiaxial carbon fibre Tempered and laminated glass glazings in hull Deck and hull painted with Awlgrip Oyster white with lime green boot stripes Deck and cockpit covered in flexi teak decking Bottom coated with epoxy primer
Keel & Rudder: Carbon fibre keel blade, built in autoclave by Marstrom, bulb of 2% antimony alloy lead ORC optimized keel fin with bulb weight reduction Twin carbon fibre race rudders, built in autoclave by Marstom in a redundant system(Note. Vessel can be supplied with crusing rudders if preferred) Jefa self-adjusting rudder bearings, double drag links E-bar system(Toe angles adjustment system)
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox: Volvo Penta D1-30 3-cylinder diesel engine producing 30hp Volvo S130 saildrive gearbox Water engine cooling via sea water intake and heat exchanger Throttle Control, flush mount, Spinlock
Maintenance & Performance: Engine hours – approx. 100 hours as of Autum 2025 Date of last engine service: Engine serviced annually
Propulsion & Steering: 2-bladed folding propeller Instrument pods at both steering pedestals 2x Carbonautica carbon fibre wheels, 900mm
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems: 12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC start circuit and 220vAC via shorepower or inverter. Victron Energy GX Touch 50 remote display screen for systems monitoring
Charging / Inverter: Victron Energy 12VDC/220vAC 50Amp fanless lithium-ion compatible shore power charger with Bluetooth interface Victron Energy, inverter with multi control and battery monitor at chart table
Shore Power: 220vAC 50Hz shore power distribution box with residual current circuit-breaker complete with cable and LED indicator
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water: 12vDC fresh water pressure pump Hot water supplied via engine cooling with 30 litre calorifier or via 230vAC immersion heater element from shore power Hot & cold pressurised water to galley, heads and shower at stern platform
Bilge Pumps: 3x 12vDC electric automatic bilge pump Manual bilge pump 1x 3x 12vDC electric automatic sail-locker pump
TANKAGE
Fuel: 140 litres fuel capacity in 1x stainless steel tanks
Holding Tanks: 60 litre black water holding tank in stainless steel
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT B&G Zeus multi-function plotter displays at port and starboard helm pedestals B&G H5000 system with Performance CPU processor 2x B&G H5000 graphic displays in cockpit B&G Nemesis 12” multifunction display at mast B&G 5000 transducers and sensors including flush-mounted speed sensor and vertical wind transducer Precision-9 Compass ZG100 GPS Antenna B&G H5000 autopilot system with control head and keyboard at starboard helm pedestal, H5000 course computer, RF25 rudder feedback sensor, and T1 12vDC hydraulic pilot drive.
Communications Equipment: B&G V90S Blackbox VHF with dual stations (Navigation Table and Cockpit) B&G V3100 SOTDMA AIS Transceiver
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley: Propane stove/oven in stainless steel, Techimpex Racer XL2 2-burner Remote Propane Control by kitchen Isotherm BI75 Refrigerator, Magnum, water cooled 75L Stainless steel inset sink with pressurised hot & cold water supply
Heads: 12vDC electric Tecma Xlight Carbon toilet Shower in bathroom and cockpit
Heating & Ventilation: Heater Eberspächer Airtronic 2 D4 12vDC diesel fired hot air cabin heating
Interior Lighting: LED interior lighting – down lights floor lights. Two colors, dimmable
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation: The layout has three double berth cabins, one in the bow and two aft. The salon table is placed forward in the centre, with the mast situated aft of the table. Three large and aligned skylights are located above the table, allowing the light to enter the salon. Two couches, with large portlights behind them, stretch along on both sides of the salon. The L-shaped galley is located to port, opposite the spacious heads to starboard.
Accommodation Finish: The whole interior has a light wood veneer finish, and the floor is made in a customisable, synthetic fibre. Underneath the wood veneer, the interior is built in using a flax fibre laminate sandwich construction with a divinycell core. The structural part of the interior is made in a similar way, but with carbon laminate, as it is stronger. Both laminates have the same low weight, but the flax resonates a more dampened sound when you touch it, creating a more relaxed atmosphere inside the yacht. Corian countertops in kitchen and bathroom Alcantara upholstery
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig: Pauger high modulus carbon fibre mast- options for runners or single backstay built in Pauger box-boom 2-sets of 23 degree swept carbon spreaders with lightened thru-plate and titanium tip-cups RiggingProject Titanium headboard and mainsail halyard lock Facnor BT3 code-0 halyard lock 2:1 Inner jib and staysail sheave boxes Manual hydraulic mast jack Full carbon Pauger standing rigging Selden hydraulic vang, outhaul and deflector (only with runners) Selden TDe electric under deck jib furler Deck equipment by Antal Electric main traveller by Antal Antal Luff Cars HS 40-50J-70(no lock car) +2*DBS56 Dynablock Self-tacker track and traveller for jib Karver KF3.0 Fueler w.3:1fr sheave and KTS 3.0 adapter (top down) Cyclops Smart Fittings Gateway – Hydraulic gateway for NMEA with readout on 2x B&G HV 10/10 displays Cyclops Loadcell for forestay Dynema running rigging Lazyjacks
Sail Wardrobe: North Sails 3Di 870 raw full batten square-top mainsail North Sails 3Di Ocean pin-head mainsail with 3-reefs North Sails 3Di 870 raw furling jib -J2 North Sails 3Di Ocean self-tacking furling jib North Sails Xi 09/06 Code 75 Helix Design with top-down furling North sails Norlon NY90 easy furling gennaker
General: Pushpit, pulpit and guardwire stanchions polished stainless steel Lewmar Flush 2G skylight hatches Lewmar In-Glass opening windows in galley and head Lewmar tinted glass portholes in aft cabin to cockpit LED cockpit lighting
Covers, Cushions & Canvas: Covers for pedestals and wheels Mainsail cover Jib cover Double cockpit bags for sheets, aft in cockpit
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
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Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.
Lead Broker: Matias Renlund – Grabau International (Scandinavia) Tel: +358406861501 Email: ######@grabauinternational.com
