Swan 36
| Swan 36 | |
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| Current Specifications | |
| Type | Keelboat |
| Construction | GRP |
| Rig | Sloop |
| LOA | 36 ft (11 m) |
| LWL | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
| Draft | 6.0 feet (1.8 metres) |
| Mast height | 43.04 ft 0 in (13.12 m) |
| Mainsail area | 229 sq ft (21.3 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 1,088 sq ft (101.1 m2) |
| Development | |
| Year | 1968-1970 |
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Infobox last updated: 13.01.2014 | |
Swan 36 is the first fiberglass constructed sailing yacht model built by Nautor's Swan. The first boats were delivered to their owners in 1967 and the production continued until 1971 with total of 90 Swan 36 boats being built.[1] The yacht was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and its main dimensions are length overall LOA 10,9 m, Length of waterline LWL 7,77 Beam 2,95 m, and displacement of 7000 kg, of which 3600 kg is ballast.
The designer’s decision to use a separate fin keel and rudder as opposed to the traditional full keel arrangement reduced the wetted surface area of the hull and thus also the frictional drag. This made the yacht faster and with the rudder placed further aft also more agile.[2] [3] Despite separate fin keel and a rudder had been used before in some of the Sparkman & Stephens' lighter sailboat designs such as the Lightning, this was the first time this arrangement was successfully used in larger sailing yachts. For a short period of time this application made Swan 36 one of the fastest commercially available sailing yachts and the boat gained international recognition in 1968 when a Swan 36 called Case Tete II won all seven starts of that years Cowes Week regatta.[4]
References
External links
- http://www.nautorswan.com/en/company/heritage/1966-1975
- http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.fi/2012/04/design-1710-cybele-and-swan-36.html
- http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.fi/2011/02/design-1710-gaia-class.html