HR 43 vs Najad 390

Premium Nordic passage boats in the same buyer bracket: Hallberg-Rassy HR 43's centre-cockpit pedigree versus Najad 390's modern Swedish build and layout. Side-by-side specs from published model data.

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Category	HR 43	Najad 390
Length overall	13.57 m	11.75 m
Beam	4.08 m	3.5 m
L/B	3.33	3.36
LWL	11.75 m	10 m
Draft	2 m	unknown
Displacement	12,700 kg (light)	9,500 kg
Ballast	4,500 kg	4,000 kg
Wetted surface	46.2 m², calculated	unknown
Hulls built	199	unknown
Engine	2001-2016 - Volvo Penta D2-75 - 75 hp - standard	unknown
Keel	unknown	fin
Rig	unknown	masthead
Designer	Germán Frers	Thorwald Karlsson
Production years	2001-2016	1984-1995
Overview	Three Hallberg-Rassy 43 data sheets sit on the table. The sail buyer is not hunting a third mast - they are reading two sail-area columns and asking how the saloon breathes.	On Swedish Blocket and on international YachtWorld, two listings can share the same model name. One matches Thorwald Karlsson’s Najadvarvet boat: built 1984–1995, LOA about 11.75 m.
Typical issues	Q: Are these three different boats or one? A: One Hallberg-Rassy 43 family on one Frers hull. Later generations differ in light and windscreen, not a new shape. Q: How is this 43 not a 42F, not a 412, and not a 44? A: The 42F is shorter on the waterline. The 412 keeps the cockpit aft. The 44 already has twin rudders.	Q: Which years and which designer should you check first on a Najad 390? A: Production 1984–1995 at Najadvarvet, designer Thorwald Karlsson. Reject ads or catalogues that give 1997–2005 or Olle Enderlein for this model; that is the wrong era and the wrong designer. Q: Which dimensions should match the yard-era record? A: LOA about 11.75 m and beam about 3.50 m with displacement about 9.5 t.

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