.png) Swan 65 - 009 (1974) | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Year | 1971–1989 |
| No. built | 41 |
| Brand | Swan |
| Builder(s) | OY Nautor AB |
| Name | Swan 65 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 31,800 kg (70,100 lb) |
| Draft | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
| Air draft | 80 ft 0 in (24.38 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | GRP |
| LOH | 19.68 m (64.6 ft) |
| LWL | 14.334 m (47.03 ft) |
| Beam | 4.98 m (16.3 ft) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta MD32 89 hp Perkins H6.354M 115 hp TMD41A, 148 hp |
| Hull appendages | |
| Ballast | 10,400 kg (22,900 lb) - 13,900 kg (30,600 lb) |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Sloop or Ketch |
| I foretriangle height | 24.38 m (80.0 ft) Sloop 22.83 m (74.9 ft) Ketch |
| J foretriangle base | 7.73 m (25.4 ft) Sloop 7.38 m (24.2 ft) Ketch |
| P mainsail luff | 22.25 m (73.0 ft) Sloop 20.64 m (67.7 ft) Ketch |
| E mainsail foot | 7.01 m (23.0 ft) Sloop 5.58 m (18.3 ft) Ketch |
| Rig other | 13.73 m (45.0 ft) Mizzen P 3.68 m (12.1 ft) Mizzen E |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 839.5 sq ft (77.99 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 3,652 sq ft (339.3 m2) |
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The Swan 65 is a large fibreglass fin+keeled masthead ketch- or sloop-rigged sailing yacht design, manufactured by Nautor's Swan. It was introduced as the new flagship of Nautor in 1973. At the time of its launch it was the largest glass reinforced plastic (GRP) constructed yacht in the market and because of its excellent racing history, one of the most famous Swan models ever built. The first 65-footers were delivered to owners in 1973, and the production continued until 1989 with 41 hulls built in total.[1]
The yacht was designed by Sparkman & Stephens[2] which was considered by many, the number one yacht design company at the time. Swan 65 was designed to I.O.R Mk III to fulfil the continuously increasing demand for bigger sailing/racing yachts in the market. In order to meet this demand Nautor had asked Olin Stephens to design a beautiful, fast and safe sailing yacht to continue the development of Swan range. Stephens combined the requested characteristics in a fibreglass hull together with a luxurious interior and technical features that were then typical for successful racing boats.
Its main dimensions are: length overall (LOA) 19.9 m (65 ft), length of waterline (LWL) 14.33 m (47.0 ft), beam 4.98 m (16.3 ft). Up until the hull #019, the displacement was 31,800 kg (70,100 lb) of which 10,400 kg (22,900 lb) was ballast. From the hull #020 onwards the ballast was increased to 13,900 kg (30,600 lb) resulting in a displacement of 35,300 kg (77,800 lb). Therefore, for the first 19 hulls the ballast to weight ratio was 31% which was then increased to 39% for the rest of the production. Although it replaced Swan 55 as the flagship of Nautor, the yacht has no actual predecessor in the Nautors own range and according to the designers comments the design is based on a successful American aluminium yacht Dora IV.[3]
A new Swan 65 was introduced in 2018 under the same name. It is commonly called the Swan 65 Frers to differentiate it from the earlier design.[4][5][6]
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- ^ "Nautor Swan65". 2021-06-09.
- ^ "Sparkman & Stephens: Design 2089 - Dora IV". sparkmanstephens.blogspot.fi. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 65 Frers". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Nautor. "Swan 65". nautorswan.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Hodges, Toby (20 June 2019). "Swan 65 test: The triumphant return of a true sailing icon". Yachting World. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.