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Swan 80

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1999–2004

A 24.9-metre masthead sloop built between 1999 and 2004, featuring a deep 4.2-metre draft for offshore stability

Designed by German Frers, built by Nautor.

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

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The Swan 80, 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 34Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.77Bluewater
LightD/L 109Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 28.5Powered-up

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

  • Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 98 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.5
Displacement / length
108.6
Comfort ratio
33.8
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
11.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
4726
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1999–2004
Units built
8
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Nautor

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