Swan 40 (Frers)
Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1992–2001
A 12.27-metre performance cruiser produced through the 1990s, balancing a 2.15-metre draft with a 36% ballast ratio
Designed by German Frers, built by Nautor.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
254 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
18.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2751 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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