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Swan 55 (Frers)

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/dual Rudders · First built 2021

A 17.75-metre performance cruiser with a 2.5-metre draft and a substantial 34.34 comfort ratio for offshore stability

Designed by German Frers, built by Nautor Swan.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/dual Rudders

See her sail

The Swan 55 (Frers), on the water

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

Footage from 59° North Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.79
LightHeavy

159 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 159
EasygoingPowered-up

20.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 846 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Swan 55 (Frers), as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Swan 55 (FRERS) is a fractional sloop designed by German Frers, built by Nautor Swan since 2021. It features a fin hull with dual rudders, measures 17.8 meters LOA, has a 5.0-meter beam, and displaces 22,450 kg. Standard draft is 2.5 meters, with optional shallow, performance, and centerboard keel configurations available. Interior design is by Misa Poggi.24:17 Its main sail is 95.11 m², jib 80.15 m², and gennaker 275 m². Andy Schell of 59° North Sailing plans to race the 2025 Gotland Rundt aboard Tapio Lehtonen’s Swan 55, *Galliana*.1:59

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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The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
159.3
Comfort ratio
34.3
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
9.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3034
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2021
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Nautor Swan

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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 65 (Frers)A high-performance German Frers design featuring a fractional rig, dual rudders, and a powerful sail-area-to-displacement ratioSwan 54A German Frers-designed performance cruiser featuring a fractional rig and a refined interior by Heini GustafssonSwan 58A modern 19-metre cruiser offering optional shallow or performance keels and a refined interior by Misa PoggiSwan 51-2A 2024 German Frers design featuring a versatile Solent rig and a modern dual-rudder configuration for high-performance cruisingSwan 55CC (Frers)A German Frers-designed center-cockpit cruiser built for offshore stability with a deep keel and heavy displacementSwan 45A German Frers-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.

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