Swan 47 S&S

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The Swan 47 S&S, on the water

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 38Sea-kindly

CoastalCapsize 1.73Bluewater

LightD/L 304Heavy

EasygoingSA/D 16.8Powered-up

TenderBallast 48%Stiff

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1997 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

The channels sailing this model, and where they were last seen.

Saga47swan SailingSaga47swan Sailing documents hands-on blue water expeditions and offshore training adventures aboard a classic Swan 47, emphasizing crew involvement and challenging technical navigation.

Seen 17 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Swan 47 S&S on video

Passage from Caribbean to Brazil - 2200 NM against wind and ocean currentA Swan 47 beats 2,200 nm from Martinique to Salvador against wind and equatorial current.Saga47swan Sailing

Sailing from Whitehead to Halifax - Sail Around Nova Scotia - Part 2The video contains no substantive information regarding the passage from Whitehead to Halifax.Saga47swan Sailing

Sailing Bay of Fundy - From Yarmouth to Eastport - Sail Around Nova Scotia - Part 5A Swan 47 S&S navigates Bay of Fundy tidal passages from Yarmouth to Eastport with 2.8-metre clearance margins.Saga47swan Sailing

Sailing from Sambro to Tanners Pass - Sail Around Nova Scotia - Part 3A Swan 47 S&S picks through shallow Tanners Pass on a Nova Scotia circumnavigation.Saga47swan Sailing

Sailing from Lunenburg to Yarmouth - Sail Around Nova Scotia - Part 4A Swan 47 S&S sails the southern coast of Nova Scotia from Lunenburg to Yarmouth.Saga47swan Sailing

Sailing from Charlottetown (PWE ) to Canso - Sail Around Nova Scotia - Part 1The video contains no substantive information regarding the sailing passage or vessel operations.Saga47swan Sailing

The Long Route: Being on a schedule can give you a hard passage - Which route to the Caribbean A schedule-forced January departure turned a 1,000-mile Bahamas-to-St. Martin passage into a 1,500-mile beat.Saga47swan Sailing

“Small crew. Hands-on skills. Real offshore miles.”The video contains no substantive information regarding offshore sailing or boat operations.Saga47swan Sailing

Our 10 year AROUND THE WORLD plan I Year One Update - Nov 2025A Swan 47 S&S one year into a 10-year circumnavigation, now bound for the Bahamas.Saga47swan Sailing

Ocean Signal MOB1 AIS - Routine Testing - Functional, DSC and AIS TestsOcean Signal MOB1 AIS: three-step monthly and biannual test procedure demonstrated aboard Saga.Saga47swan Sailing

Newfoundland Expedition - whales, Icebergs & Awesome hiking A Swan 47 S&S circumnavigates Newfoundland, navigating Iceberg Alley and the challenging west coast current.Saga47swan Sailing

Just the two of Us - Rogue Roost, Nova ScotiaThe video for the Saga47swan Sailing update regarding Rogue Roost, Nova Scotia, contains no substantive sailing information.Saga47swan Sailing

Also on YouTube

Heavy Weather on our North Atlantic crossing from Azores to Newfoundland Saga47swan Sailing

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

47.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.8

Displacement / length

303.9

Comfort ratio

38.4

Capsize screening

1.73

Hull speed

8.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1782

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1975–1984

Units built

70

Designer

Sparkman, Stephens

Builder

Nautor

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