Swan 40 Frers

Swan 40 Frers

Development
Designer	Germán Frers
Location	Finland
Year	1992
No. built	58
Builder(s)	Oy Nautor AB
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Name	Swan 40 Frers
Boat
Displacement	19,400 lb (8,800 kg)
Draft	7.04 ft (2.15 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	40.25 ft (12.27 m)
LWL	32.43 ft (9.88 m)
Beam	12.92 ft (3.94 m)
Engine type	Volvo Penta diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast	6,990 lb (3,171 kg)
Rudder(s)	Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	54.79 ft (16.70 m)
J foretriangle base	15.91 ft (4.85 m)
P mainsail luff	47.57 ft (14.50 m)
E mainsail foot	16.57 ft (5.05 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	394.12 sq ft (36.615 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	435.85 sq ft (40.492 m^2)
Total sail area	829.97 sq ft (77.107 m^2)
Racing
PHRF	72-93

The Swan 40 Frers, also referred to as the Swan 40-2, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1992.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 40, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 40 Frers or the Swan 40-2, to differentiate it from the unrelated 1970 Sparkman & Stephens Swan 40 design.^{[1][2][3][6][7]}

Production

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1992 until 2001, with 58 boats completed, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][3][8][9]}

Design

The Swan 40 Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with three sets of unswept spreaders and aluminium spars. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional stub keel and retractable centreboard. It displaces 19,400 lb (8,800 kg) and carries 6,990 lb (3,171 kg) of lead ballast. ^{[1][2][3][10]}

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 7.04 ft (2.15 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 9.51 ft (2.90 m) with the centerboard extended and 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.^[1][2][3]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 62 U.S. gallons (230 L; 52 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 112 U.S. gallons (420 L; 93 imp gal).^[1][2][3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees and a pilot berth in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one on the starboard side in the aft cabin.^[1][2][3]

The design has a hull speed of 7.63 kn (14.13 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 72 to 93 for the fixed keel version and 87 to 96 for the centreboard version.^{[1][2][3][11]}

Operational history

In a 2000 review, Robert Perry wrote, "the Swan 40 designed by German Frers, may be an interesting comparison boat for those of you compiling knot-per-dollar ratios. To most of us, Swans have come to represent the best of the breed. 'Swan quality' is an industry accepted specification ... design specifics aside, perhaps nobody draws as beautiful a hull shape as Frers does. He has the knack to maintain a classic set of proportions regardless of the basic parameters."^[10]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

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3. Ulladulla. "Swan 40 frers". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "German Frers". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "German Frers". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 40 (S&S) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
7. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Swan 40 (S&S)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
8. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
9. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
10. Perry, Bob (13 September 2000). "Perry Design Review: Swan 40". boats.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
11. US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 13 May 2023.