The Swan 68 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser-racer and first built in 1991. The boat was built with two different transom designs, angled and reverse.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Germán Frers |
| Location | Finland |
| Year | 1991 |
| No. built | 24 |
| Builder(s) | Oy Nautor AB |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Swan 68 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 88,184 lb (40,000 kg) |
| Draft | 10.83 ft (3.30 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 67.68 ft (20.63 m) |
| LWL | 54.72 ft (16.68 m) |
| Beam | 17.78 ft (5.42 m) |
| Engine type | Perkins Engines Sabre 225 hp (168 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fin keel |
| Ballast | 35,274 lb (16,000 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 90.00 ft (27.43 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 25.90 ft (7.89 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 81.50 ft (24.84 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 24.50 ft (7.47 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 994.4 sq ft (92.38 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 4,179 sq ft (388.2 m2) |
| Other sails | genoa: 1,741 sq ft (161.7 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 2,735.4 sq ft (254.13 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 5,173.4 sq ft (480.62 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 0 to -33 |
Production
editThe design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1992 until 2004, with 24 boats completed, but it is now out of production. The company considers the production run to have been "a great success for a yacht of this size".[1][3][5][9][10][11]
Design
editThe Swan 68 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom or optional traditional angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 88,184 lb (40,000 kg) and carries 35,274 lb (16,000 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2][3][4][5][6][12]
The boat has a draft of 10.83 ft (3.30 m) with the standard keel.[1][3][5]
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines Sabre diesel engine of 225 hp (168 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 375 U.S. gallons (1,420 L; 312 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 435 U.S. gallons (1,650 L; 362 imp gal).[12]
Interior layouts vary, but typical is one with sleeping accommodation for seven people, with two forward cabins, each with two bunk beds, two L-shaped settees in the main cabin, a midship single cabin and a large aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is C-shaped and is equipped with a four-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are four heads with showers, one for each cabin.[1][3][5][11]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 4,179 sq ft (388.2 m2).[12]
The design has a hull speed of 9.91 kn (18.35 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 0 to -33.[1][3][5][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 68". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 68 Trad)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Swan 68". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Swan 68 (Trad)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Ulladulla. "Swan 68". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b Ulladulla. "Swan 68 trad". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "German Frers". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "German Frers". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b Nautor. "Company Heritage 1982-1995". nautorswan.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Nautor. "Swan 68 Technical Details". nautorswan.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 29 May 2023.