Swan 53 Mk I
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The Swan 53, sometimes called the Swan 53 Mk I, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1987.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Development | |
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Designer | Germán Frers |
Location | Finland |
Year | 1987 |
No. built | 50 |
Builder(s) | Oy Nautor AB |
Role | Cruiser-Racer |
Name | Swan 53 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 44,000 lb (19,958 kg) |
Draft | 10.20 ft (3.11 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | glassfibre |
LOA | 53.00 ft (16.15 m) |
LWL | 43.06 ft (13.12 m) |
Beam | 15.51 ft (4.73 m) |
Engine type | Volvo TMD31A diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | Fin keel |
Ballast | 18,518 lb (8,400 kg) |
Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 69.40 ft (21.15 m) |
J foretriangle base | 21.00 ft (6.40 m) |
P mainsail luff | 61.90 ft (18.87 m) |
E mainsail foot | 19.80 ft (6.04 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 612.81 sq ft (56.932 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 728.70 sq ft (67.698 m2) |
Total sail area | 1,341.51 sq ft (124.630 m2) |
Racing | |
PHRF | 21-45 |
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The design was later replaced in production by a new Frers design, the Swan 52-2 or Mk II in 2004.[1][2][3]