BoatsSwan 60 FD

Swan 60 FD

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2006

A fractional sloop with an active European racing class, offering both deck salon and asymmetric spinnaker options

Designed by German Frers, built by Nautor.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Swan 60 FD, on the water

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

Footage from RAN 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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 112
EasygoingPowered-up

28.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 28.0
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

  • Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 608 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Swan 60 FD, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Swan 60 FD is a 2006-present fractional sloop designed by German Frers, built by Nautor, and featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It measures 18.9 meters LOA, with a 5.1-meter beam, 3.6-meter draft, and 18,699 kg displacement. The model offers an asymmetric spinnaker option and a deck salon variant, with active class racing in Europe. Aboard *privateer*, RAN Sailing navigated the Swan 60 FD through St. Vincent and the Grenadines, sailing 20 to 25 nautical miles from Bequia to the Tobago Cays and reaching speeds up to 11 knots on a 45-nautical-mile return passage to Grenada.12:55 The galley on *privateer* is equipped with a four-burner stove, two refrigerators, a freezer, and an external kitchen fan.3:31

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Swan 60 FD on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.0
Displacement / length
111.8
Comfort ratio
26.4
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
9.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3270
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Units built
10
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Nautor

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The family

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