Swan 56
Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1996–2006
A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for performance, with a dedicated racing variant available.
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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
1.78 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
158 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
19.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
- Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file
Compared with 908 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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