European builders have been including their swim platforms in their LOA dimension for decades. When the EEC and our own US boat building standards groups got together to talk about it, the decision was made that a builder could include their platform in the LOA of it is molded as part of the hull mold. For a number of practical reasons our platform is made as a separate part and then mechanically attached to the hull. So we're actually a 43 foot long 40 footer if you are comparing the new Sabre 40 to other boats in her class.
What you see here is the plug of the swim platform: the model that is created in order to create the mold. We listened to a lot of your comments about dinghy storage and you told us that you want to have your "annexe" (as the French call it. I always loved that description, it seems so appropriate), along on your voyages. We made this platform extra deep at 35". In addition, with the transom of the yacht being forward sloping, the dinghy can stow further forward on the platform. We do not currently have any specific suggestions as to makes and models of dinghy storage systems but having this large platform to work from will make our owner's choices far more appealing.