The Swan 43 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens as an Royal Ocean Racing Club rule cruiser-racer and first built in 1967. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design #1973.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | Finland |
| Year | 1967 |
| No. built | 67 |
| Builder(s) | Oy Nautor AB |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Swan 43 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 19,850 lb (9,004 kg) |
| Draft | 7.16 ft (2.18 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 42.78 ft (13.04 m) |
| LWL | 31.00 ft (9.45 m) |
| Beam | 11.67 ft (3.56 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta MD2B 25 hp (19 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 10,400 lb (4,717 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 51.54 ft (15.71 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 17.54 ft (5.35 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 46.04 ft (14.03 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 16.04 ft (4.89 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 369.24 sq ft (34.304 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 452.01 sq ft (41.993 m2) |
| Total sail area | 821.25 sq ft (76.297 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 96-114 |
The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 43, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 43 S&S to differentiate it from the unrelated 1985 Swan 43 Holland design. It was also sold in the United States as the Palmer Johnson 43.[1][2]
Production
editThe design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1967 to 1982 and was the second boat built by the company. A total of 67 boats were completed over its 25-year production run, an average of 2.68 boats per year, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7]
Design
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The Swan 43 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a raked stem, a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, swept fin keel. It displaces 19,850 lb (9,004 kg) and carries 10,400 lb (4,717 kg) of lead ballast. The boat was delivered with a keel-mounted trim tab.[1][2][5]
The boat has a draft of 7.16 ft (2.18 m) with the standard keel. A short mast was a factory option with a mast about 1 ft (0.30 m) lower than standard.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta MD2B diesel engine of 25 hp (19 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal).[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths and two pilot berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin, two single berths. The galley is located on the starboard 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 sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1][2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker or an asymmetrical spinnaker.[5]
The design has a hull speed of 7.46 kn (13.82 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 96 to 114.[1][2][8]
Operational history
editIn a 2016 article on a Swan 43 restoration project for Yachting Monthly, Pip Hare wrote, "the Swan 43 was only the second Olin Stephens design to be produced at the Nautor's Swan yard, but its overhanging ends, short coachroof, low freeboard, sheer and tumblehome established the classic Swan lines."[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 43 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Swan 43". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Hare, Pip (10 October 2016). "Swan 43: the restoration of 50-year-old Sparkman & Stephens yacht Runn". Yachting Monthly. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
External links
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