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Swan 77

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1992–2003

A 24-metre masthead sloop built from 1992 to 2003, featuring a high comfort ratio for long-range offshore cruising

Designed by German Frers, built by Nautor.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Swan 77, on the water

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

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 50 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 50
CoastalBluewater

At 1.64 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.64
LightHeavy

229 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

19.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.4
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~94% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 121 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Swan 77, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Swan 77 is a 24.0-meter masthead sloop designed by German Frers and built by Nautor from 1992 to 2003, displacing 50,999 kg. The 2002 Swan 77 *Invictus*, hull number 77008, underwent a comprehensive refit in 2024 and 2025, receiving new 16mm teak decks, a full hull and coach roof paint job, and a replaced B&G instrument package.0:09 Its rig includes an Offshore Spars carbon four-spreader mast with a Leisure Furl boom, new stainless and running rigging, and a 2024 North Sails inventory.1:45 Deck hardware was upgraded with Lewmar hydraulic winches, a hydraulic windlass, and a Reckmann furler.1:07 The yacht features a custom 3m draft keel and a retractable Max Power bow thruster.2:50 Interior upgrades included a 2024 Dometic air conditioning system, new entertainment electronics, and modern galley appliances.6:30 The vessel carries a 2024 13AL tender with a 40hp Yamaha outboard.2:19

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Swan 77 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
228.9
Comfort ratio
49.9
Capsize screening
1.64
Hull speed
10.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
4240
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1992–2003
Units built
10
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Nautor

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The family

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