Swan 46 MKII

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The Swan 46 MKII, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34

CoastalBluewater

1.83 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.83

LightHeavy

258 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 258

EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8

TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~92% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2099 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Swan 46 MKII, as the fleet has seen it

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The Swan 46 MKII is a 14.3-meter masthead sloop designed by German Frers and built by Nautor from 1989 to 1997, with 28 hulls produced as an update to the original Swan 46. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder, a 4.4-meter beam, a 2.5-meter draft, and displaces 14,197 kg. Aboard *Masquerade*, a 1992 model, the boat is configured for both racing and cruising, featuring a three-cabin layout and a dual-cockpit design.0:19 Its sail inventory includes a fully battened Doyle mainsail, a 130% Doyle jib, a storm jib, a tri-sail, and four symmetric spinnakers.1:25 The yacht's systems include a 2010 engine with 1,000 hours, a 2010 rod rigging refit, and 2015 teak deck replacement.1:02 The interior features a linear galley with a 2020 fridge and freezer, an aft master cabin with an en suite electric head, and two forward cabins with a manual head.3:43

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

The yacht is being offered for sale by Berthon International
from Berthon Internationalseen August 2023watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

36.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

15.8

Displacement / length

258.1

Comfort ratio

34.1

Capsize screening

1.83

Hull speed

8.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1949

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1989–1997

Units built

28

Designer

German Frers

Builder

Nautor

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Swan 46A long-running 14-metre production cruiser with 81 hulls built between 1983 and 1997 Swan 46 MKIIIA German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring an optional daggerboard keel and twin rudders for versatile performance Swan 44 MK II (Frers)A 13.44-metre cruiser featuring a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, produced by Swan from 1996 to 2002 Swan 48-2 (Frers)A masthead sloop with a fin-and-bulb keel, offering a more cruising-oriented configuration than her regatta-focused sibling Swan 36-2A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a stiff fin keel and spade rudder configuration Swan 48-3 (Frers)A German Frers-designed performance cruiser featuring a fractional rig, dual rudders, and a modern MKII evolution

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