Swan 65 Frers
The Swan 65 Frers is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser-racer and first built in 2018. The interior was designed by Heini Gustafsson. The boat was first publicly shown at the BOOT Duesseldorf show.
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Germán Frers Heini Gustafsson |
| Location | Finland |
| Year | 2018 |
| No. built | 7 (2019) |
| Builder(s) | Oy Nautor AB |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Swan 65 Frers |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 60,075 lb (27,250 kg) |
| Draft | 11.48 ft (3.50 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 65.98 ft (20.11 m) |
| LWL | 60.30 ft (18.38 m) |
| Beam | 18.44 ft (5.62 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo D3-150 150 hp (112 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fin keel with weighted bulb |
| Ballast | 14,484 lb (6,570 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Dual spade-type rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 86.94 ft (26.50 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 26.90 ft (8.20 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 84.32 ft (25.70 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 26.57 ft (8.10 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 1,273 sq ft (118.3 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 2,585 sq ft (240.2 m2) |
The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 65, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 65 Frers to differentiate it from the unrelated 1972 Sparkman & Stephens Swan 65 design.
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