The Swan 42 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1980.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ron Holland |
| Location | Finland |
| Year | 1980 |
| No. built | 38 |
| Builder(s) | Oy Nautor AB |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Swan 42 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 22,000 lb (9,979 kg) |
| Draft | 7.80 ft (2.38 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 42.00 ft (12.80 m) |
| LWL | 33.83 ft (10.31 m) |
| Beam | 12.96 ft (3.95 m) |
| Engine type | Perkins Engines 4-108 40 hp (30 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 9,200 lb (4,173 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 54.90 ft (16.73 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 16.70 ft (5.09 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 48.80 ft (14.87 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 14.10 ft (4.30 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 343 sq ft (31.9 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 686 sq ft (63.7 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 1,647 sq ft (153.0 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 1,029 sq ft (95.6 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 1,990 sq ft (185 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 78-87 |
Production edit
The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1980 to 1985, with 38 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][4][5]
Design edit
The boat was based on the 1979 Admiral's Cup design, Regardless, the only boat to win two races in that regatta. It uses a deck and interior derived from the Swan 441 and Swan 44.[13]
The Swan 42 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, two sets of unswept spreaders and aluminium spars with 1X19 stainless steel wire rigging. 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 shoal-draft keel. It displaces 22,000 lb (9,979 kg) and carries 9,200 lb (4,173 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2][3][4][5]
The boat has a draft of 7.80 ft (2.38 m) with the standard keel and 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2][3][4][5]
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine of 40 hp (30 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 42 U.S. gallons (160 L; 35 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 79 U.S. gallons (300 L; 66 imp gal).[1][2][3][4][5]
The design has sleeping accommodation for nine people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin along with two pilot berths and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side and a single berth to port. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and 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. The head is located aft of the companionway on the starboard.[1][2][4][5]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 1,647 sq ft (153.0 m2).[4][5]
The design has a hull speed of 7.79 kn (14.43 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 78-87 with the fin keel and 87 with the shoal draft keel.[1][2][3][4][5][14]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 42". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Swan 42". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Ulladulla. "Swan 42". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Swan 42 Standard Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Swan 42 Shoal draft Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Ron Holland". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Ron Holland". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Ron Holland Design Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "The Boats". The Spirit of Swan. Yachting Library S.r.L. 1 October 2002. pp. 244 Onwards. ISBN 88-87737-18-5.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Nautor's Swan Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Nautor (May 1980). "Nautor News". Yachting. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
External links edit
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