Clubswan 42
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2005
Born from a joint venture between the New York Yacht Club and Nautor, this Estonian-built racer features a 2.7m draft
Designed by German Frers, built by Nautor.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
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The Clubswan 42, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.05 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
140 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
25.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws more than ~98% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2624 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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