Development | |
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Designer | Germán Frers |
Location | Finland |
Year | 2001 |
No. built | 50 |
Builder(s) | Oy Nautor AB |
Role | Racer-Cruiser |
Name | Swan 45 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 21,716 lb (9,850 kg) |
Draft | 9.19 ft (2.80 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | glassfibre |
LOA | 45.37 ft (13.83 m) |
LWL | 39.60 ft (12.07 m) |
Beam | 12.83 ft (3.91 m) |
Engine type | Perkins Engines 58 hp (43 kW) diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | Fin keel |
Ballast | 8,620 lb (3,910 kg) |
Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 61.68 ft (18.80 m) |
J foretriangle base | 17.72 ft (5.40 m) |
P mainsail luff | 61.22 ft (18.66 m) |
E mainsail foot | 21.82 ft (6.65 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | 9/10 Fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 822 sq ft (76.4 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 589 sq ft (54.7 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 1,647 sq ft (153.0 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 1,411 sq ft (131.1 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 2,469 sq ft (229.4 m2) |
Racing | |
PHRF | -8 to -18 |
The Swan 45 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a one design racer-cruiser and first built in 2001.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The boat was accepted as a World Sailing international class in 2005.[4][9]