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YACHT test : The new Swan 48: How good is noble?

Fridtjof Gunkel

 ·  27.08.2019

The new Swan forms the lower end of the new cruising yacht line. The new design of the Argentinean is also based on the characteristics of current ocean racers. The hull is voluminous and remains very wide aft, there are double rudder blades and the mast is positioned far aft for larger headsails. This means that the gennaker can be set at the end of the fixed bowsprit at the front, a code zero behind it, the jib at the stem and a staysail on deck. The hull is optimised for a maximum heel of 20 degrees.

A dinghy garage is built into the semi-open stern, which is accessed via the stern hatch. Both the garage and the sail load are watertight and sealed off from the rest of the hull. There are three cabins in the interior. The owners have their own bathroom including a separate shower at the front. To starboard aft is the so-called VIP cabin with two large single berths, which can be enlarged to form a huge berth by inserting cushions. There is a conventional guest cabin to port. The Swan 48 is available in three different design styles, and the owner can also choose between keel, rig and bowsprit variants.

Read in YACHT, issue 17/2019, whether the Swan legend continues in the new 48. The magazine is available in DK-Shop or you can download the test directly via the link below.

Swan 48 (pdf)

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2021 NAUTOR SWAN 48

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Huge spec Swan 48 with carbon rig

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Nautor Swan 48, MIDNIGHT SWAN

Nautor Swan, Nautor Swan 48 Built 2021 / £1,200,000, UK VAT paid

Broker’s Comments

The Nautor Swan 48 is an iconic class that embodies all the qualities for which Nautor is renowned: intelligent design, superb build quality, exhilarating and rewarding sailing performance, comfortable fast cruising, and the potential to participate in regattas. This class has proven to be immensely popular, with over 60 hulls currently navigating the waters. MIDNIGHT SWAN, designated 48/227, was delivered to its current owner in 2021. It boasts a comprehensive specification for cruising and an impressive sail wardrobe featuring 3Di Ocean sails from North. Its owners are experienced sailors who prioritize performance and have previously owned several race boats. It was imperative for them that MIDNIGHT SWAN be fully equipped for two-handed sailing while also being suitable for regattas, a requirement it has met admirably. The yacht is in virtually new condition, with some mattresses and bedding still in protective coverings. And, of course, a Swan is a Swan.

Builder’s/Manufacturer’s Comments

For Nautor’s Swan, 48 is a magic number. One of the most iconic Swans ever was born in 1971 under this number: the mythical Swan 48. Designed by the best yacht designer of that time, indeed one of the best of all times, Sparkman & Stephens of New York, this iconic yacht won some of the most prestigious offshore races, like the Bermuda Race and Transatlantic Race and achieving selection for the Admiral’s Cup – the “Formula One” race series of that time.

However, racing was not the main purpose of the boat: like any Swan, she was born to be a perfect family cruiser, capable of sailing around the world in total safety and comfort. Quoting from the original brochure: “With many international races behind her – the Swan 48 is keeping up an irresistible challenge as top-class ocean racer. With the speed of a bird of prey, she combines the luxury and grace which make her the swift, smooth-going Swan of tomorrow. The Swan 48 is equipped to the highest professional standards and the woodwork has the class given it by the Nautor specialists, men who have learnt their crafts around the Gulf of Bothnia, where woodwork and shipbuilding skills are traditional. The unique design and professional skills behind the Swan 48 make her the complete ocean cruising racer.” To prove this, 46 units were sold during five years of production.

Following the same principles, in 1995 German Frers designed a new Swan 48 with the same level of grace and performance as the original one: another shining success, with 57 yachts built, now becoming beloved and highly regarded yachts on the brokerage market.

Today, almost forty years after the original one, it is time for another mythical Swan 48.

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Designer’s Comments

German Frers, Architect: Like every design coming off our drawing board, the new Swan 48 has been designed with heart and passion, but rather than acting only on the flash of a moment of inspiration, this new Nautor model is the result of a rational brief, based on a market analysis and the experience of the builder, agents and designers, coordinated by the Nautor Project Line Leader. One can safely say the Swan 48 is a new model created by the work of a team of experts, and she offers the best equipment and material specifications and solutions available in the market. The equipment and tanks are low in the bottom of the hull and close to the longitudinal centre of buoyancy. The angle of positive stability is in the order of 120 degrees.

The displacement reflects the quality of the construction and the equipment dedicated to providing best comfort on-board. A yacht that will be safe, a pleasure to sail, will have an easy motion at sea due to the form stability and moderate ballast of the three keel options available, standard, shallow and racing. Following the latest larger models, the new design shows no distortion in the stern sections, the deck beam has been carried all the way back to the transom in combination with a twin rudder arrangement. Positive control shallow rudder draft and extra sailing length are some of the advantages of this design. A well-illuminated, massive interior volume where every one of the three cabins and two toilets that include separate showers has been carefully developed in detail by the interior designer.

On deck, there are separate areas for relaxing and sail handling. All halyards and sails are controlled from the cockpit and the tails stowed in dedicated bins. Protection from the elements is given by the spray hood mounted in combination with the bimini. The lazarette is large enough to accommodate and stow a fully inflated 2.80-metre tender. For sailors interested in racing at the Corinthian level there is a performance package offer available from Nautor, including a racing keel, a square top mainsail, carbon fibre mast and rigging, long bowsprit, upgraded deck gear together with recommendations to remove some of the cruising-oriented equipment like the gen set.

Misa Poggi, Interior Designer: Working on the interior of a Swan yacht means creating a special atmosphere for on-board comfort and contentment and a reciprocal enrichment beyond the practicalities of place, function and space, always involving Finnish passion for excellence.

The process for producing a sense of intimacy combined with the necessary seamanlike features is a multi-faceted one that enriches itself thanks to the collaboration of the great expertise of the Nautor’s Swan team, our technicians and, of course, evaluating the dreams of Swan enthusiasts.

The atmosphere on-board and its energy are determined by the relationship between spacial elements and materials.

Nautor’s Swan materials are chosen carefully and tested by the whole team to guarantee their best performance in all the challenging areas of the sailing context.

Owner’s Comments

Although we have owned many yachts in the past, MIDNIGHT SWAN was our first Nautor Swan. We purchased her while she was in build, and we were able to upgrade the specification significantly, including the sail wardrobe, a folding saloon table, central heating (we wanted to use her in the UK, after all!), additional refrigeration, and many more detailed updates.

MIDNIGHT SWAN is UK VAT paid as we purchased her for UK two-handed sailing, and she has performed extremely well. Her modest size makes her welcome in UK ports, and she sails quickly and is very well balanced. She is a very stable platform, and we have never found the need to bring additional crew on-board. Her twin rudders have proved to be a very big plus.

The build quality of the Swan 48 is everything that you would imagine; MIDNIGHT SWAN looks good behind the scenes as well. Her lightwood interior makes her light, bright, and airy below.

We have much enjoyed our ownership of MIDNIGHT SWAN, and we are only putting her on the market as we have decided to do more sailing in the Mediterranean, and we already have a yacht there. This means that MIDNIGHT SWAN will not have the use that she deserves in our hands, so we have reluctantly decided to put her on the market. She is a fantastic yacht, and we are sure that her next owners will have as much good sailing and fun aboard her as we have.

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• Builder: Nautor Swan
• Model: Nautor Swan 48
• Yacht Name: MIDNIGHT SWAN
• Hull Designer: German Frers
• Year Built: 2021
• LOA: 51’9” / 15.78m
• LWL: 45’6” / 13.88m
• Beam: 15’1” / 4.59m
• Min Draft / Max Draft: 7’10” / 2.40m
• Displacement: 15,629kg / 34,456lb
• Ballast Weight: 5,200kg / 11,465lb
• Berths: 6 berths in 3 cabin(s) / 2 head/WC(s)
• Engine Count: 1 Volvo D2-75 (75hp) Diesel
• Country: Hamble, Hampshire, UK
• Asking Price: £1,200,000, UK VAT paid

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Swan 48 – Beautiful, Brilliant and Born in Finland: Yacht Style Review

The new Swan 48 by renowned designer Germán Frers is brilliant, as Yacht Style contributor Guy Nowell discovered after flying to Finland to see for himself.

“Today is looking good,” says Vanni Galgani, Product Line Leader at Nautor’s Swan. “This could be the Finnish summer. I’ll tell you if it is, then you can take your jacket off. It’ll last about half an hour.”

Product Line Leader Vanni Galgani with the legendary designer German Frers at the helm of the Swan 48

There’s a sort of wry truth behind the flippant comments. We
are just about to step aboard the oh-so-new Swan 48 – hull number one, splashed just the day before I tested it – and the weather is just perfect for sailing, with blue skies, sunshine and 14 knots of breeze. But it’s not always like this.

The Nautor’s Swan Boat Technology Centre is in Jakobstad (Pietarsaari in Finnish) on the Gulf of Bothnia, just 330km south of the Arctic Circle.

In winter, the temperature drops below -10 ̊C, the sea freezes over and the countryside turns into a very chilly wonderland. Like Swiss watchmakers holed up in the mountains, the Swan craftsmen are indoors, building some of the very best production sailing yachts in the world.

The Swan 48 had already sold at least 25 units during its world premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival

When the spring comes, it’s the birthing season. When the sea ice melts, the boats are launched. The sailing season here is brutally short – just six weeks or so – and all the boats that have been built over the winter have to be launched, commissioned and handed over to their new owners.

“It’s always a bit mad,” Galgani says. “Every year we plan for it, but still it’s a bit mad.”

SWAN 48, ROUND THREE

The Swan 48 is the newest addition to the Nautor’s Swan family. Except for the ClubSwan 36, which is a flat-out racing boat, the 48 is the smallest Swan to go into production for some time.

Giovanni Pomati, a recent addition to the Nautor’s Swan family himself, having been appointed CEO in September 2018, was delighted to report that 16 boats were sold before the first one was launched – and that one more was signed while we were out on the water! That’s cheerful news for Nautor’s Swan, which is reporting a full order book all the way through the size range.

Light on her feet, easy to manage, and with all the feature comforts you’d expect from the Frers drawing board, the Swan 48 is a compilation of good design

The new Swan is a Mk III version, the original 48 having been designed by Sparkman & Stephens in 1971 and the next one in 1995 by Germán Frers, who has also designed the 2019 version.

“You design to a brief,” says Frers, now 78. “Yes, it would be nice to start with just a line and a handful of imagination, but it is necessary to be more rational than that.”

He acknowledges that today’s materials allow a designer ever-greater freedom. “We can now build a great deal lighter for the same strength than ever before. Partly it is materials, partly it is engineering know-how. There is as much interior volume in this new 48 as there would have been in a 65-footer from 25 years ago.”

He looks rather pleased with himself, as if he had turned the Tardis into reality. So, what is it that gives this new Swan its appeal, even sight unseen? Pomati believes that it’s simply a matter of hitting a ‘sweet spot’ in the market.

With a place for everything, and everything in its place, the saloon works equally well when cruising or racing

“A 48-footer is a boat that can be easily handled by two people when cruising. It offers three seriously roomy cabins and two heads. It is designed as a quick boat to appeal to the ‘racer’ component of the racer/cruiser market,” says Pomati, who had previously worked in the automotive sector, spending 29 years with Pirelli Group.

“It speaks immediately to existing Swan owners looking for a replacement for an older Swan 44, 46, 461 or 48. It is attractive 
to younger customers wanting to move up the size and the quality spectrum, and is ‘right there’ for older Swan customers looking to downsize to a boat with less canvas, less load in the lines, and less hard work.”

COMPETITIVE RACER/CRUISER

At the time of testing, the boat was too new to have an IRC certificate, but Frers promises that it will be “very competitive”. Twin wheels and twin rudders means that optimum performance comes at 22-24 degrees of heel, when the ‘active’ rudder is vertical.

The Argentina-born designer also points out that “CFD analysis indicates that a smaller rudder, near vertical, and with the windward (trailing) rudder touching the water, produces significantly less drag than a single, bigger rudder at an angle. It’s just more efficient.”

The chart table disappears under the starboard sofa for extra seating room

The mast is positioned well aft on the deck, right over the keel, allowing for a big ‘J’ and an expansive foredeck. Forward of the mast, you can fly an a-sail off the end of the fixed bowsprit, or a Code 0, a jib or a staysail. The bowsprit neatly conceals a structural bracket that supports the anchor and retrieval system.

From the foot of the mast, all lines disappear into conduits leading aft to the winches, all immediately accessible from the helm. Rope tails vanish into immensely deep and capacious lockers – you’ll never have a line rolling underfoot on this boat.

All the line conduits, as well as the trench for the foldaway
 bimini, have lifting covers – no inaccessible tangles here. There’s
 no mainsheet traveller, defining this boat perhaps as a cruiser/racer rather than a racer/cruiser, but the sheeting point is lifted up on a pedestal that doubles as a leg of the cockpit table (when in use), which makes sheeting close to the centre line a good deal easier.

FINISH SUPREME

Drop down the elegant white-oak companionway into the saloon, and everything is in its proper place. There’s light – lots of light – coming in at three levels: hull windows, coachroof windows and deck hatches. There are no special surprises in the layout, no revolutionary rearrangements, but the boat looks just and absolutely right. And refreshingly, the showers are a proper size for burly sailors, too.

The beautiful forward cabin has an en-suite

There’s no sense in questioning the finish on a Swan interior, so we won’t. We have been in the factory and seen the layup of myriad interior components, and fully appreciate that these boats are constructed with an almost obsessive attention to detail and quality.

Furthermore, the Swan 48 hull is built as a one piece from glass, vinyl ester, Corecell foam core and a gelcoat finish, and then the bottom frame structure is installed in one piece. This is not only the strength and stiffening component of the boat but also the conduit for all the ‘services’ in the boat – principally water and electrical.

And then the interior is built in. Open any locker and you will find that the back panel is fabric, attached with Velcro, and all those wires hidden behind elegant joinery are in fact very easily accessible. Good design exemplified.

FRESH ON THE WATER

Out on the water, it’s a crisp summer’s day in Finland (keep your jacket on) and the boat heels to the breeze, leaning comfortably on her elbow – I could swear that it was between 22 and 24 degrees. Frers himself is on board and after a couple of tacks he pronounces himself satisfied.

Yacht Style contributor Guy Nowell takes the helm

“Of course, we are not trying to plane with a boat like this, so it’s important that both ends stay in the water, to maximise the waterline length. The fore-and-aft balance feels right, so I am happy there.”

For sure, there was some fine-tuning to be done, but sailing on flat water in nine knots of breeze and with sheets just eased, we were making 8.6 knots of boat speed.

The boat moves easily – there is no sensation of ‘loading up’, and the twin rudder set-up means that
the steering was light and responsive. In short, this boat is gentle on the helm, and any lucky owner is going to be able to eat up the cruising miles without any stress on the driver or the crew. A well-mannered boat, beautifully turned out, ready to please, and ready for adventures!

It’s €730,000 (US$820,000) for the basic model and no Swan is ever going to be described as cheap, but there are plenty of other boats out there that fit that category. For a few extra Euros, you can have a carbon mast and a 70cm crane at the top, and a v-boom that magically swallows up the main as it comes down. Owner of hull one ticked those boxes and won’t be disappointed.

The new Swan 48 is more than fit to assume the mantle of her famous predecessors, and is destined to be a boat that punches well above her weight in the competitive stakes. I’m putting my name down for hull 18. Now, where did I put my cheque book?

The original article appears in Yacht Style Issue 49. Email [email protected] for print subscription enquiries or subscribe to the Magzter version at: w ww.magzter.com/SG/Lux-Inc-Media/Yacht-Style/Fashion/

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DRAGON, the second to last Swan 48 built and first launched in 2004, was originally specified to the highest level for a west coast repeat Swan owner.

15 years with the current and most fastidious owner, DRAGON is in spectacular condition benefitting from a 2022 refit (see below) including carbon spars, powered roller furling boom, new sails and other upgrades.

DRAGON is ideally suited for single or double-handed sailing, family cruising or distance racing.

Bottom line, for the most discerning of buyers, I am confident you will not find another Swan 48, on or off the brokerage market, that comes anywhere close to the spec you will find on DRAGON.

DRAGON defines a true "sail-away" vessel.

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• Model: 2003 Swan 48
• Hull Number: 48.156
• LOA: 49 ft 6 in
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• Draft: 7 ft 10 in
• Displacement: 36300 lb
• Ballast: 12100 lb
• Engine: Volvo Penta D2-55 55hp

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2022 & 2023 REFIT

New Offshore Spars 15/16th carbon mast and roller boom with electric Bamar roller motor.

New stainless steel rod standing rigging. Dyneema removable inner forestay. No babystay-engineered into the rig. Kevlar checkstays. All LED running lights.

Remote switches at helm and companionway for roller boom operation.

New Harken 46 Rewind electric mainsheet winch. Remote buttons for winches at helm.

Electric Heads (2022) and (2021).

All new B&G H5000 electronics with 2 x Zeus 3 displays, 12” at Nav station and 9” at helm. Simrad AP48 autopilot head. Only the hydraulic autopilot RAM original.

New Fusion stereo head unit feeding original McIntosh power amp and speakers in main and aft cabins. Channel available for future cockpit speakers.

New smart TV.

New Pepwave internet/cell/wifi antenna for internet and wifi.

New radar mast fittings for 4 antennas and new 4G B&G radar array.

New removable stainless steel dinghy engine lift on radar mast.

All new antennas including backup VHF, Iridium, GPS an pepwave on radar post and new masthead VHF antenna and cable.

All new LED interior lights with new compatible dimmers.

New 50m of 10mm anchor chain spliced to 50m of 8 braid anchor line.

New halyards (Dyneema except form poly spinnaker halyards). New main halyard. New topping lift/second main halyard 10mm Dyneema.

New Victron battery monitoring system. Solar ready.

New fresh water filtration system for galley and aft head.

Rudder removed and lower bearing serviced (2021).

MOM8 serviced April 2021.

Vang and backstay hydraulic cylinders serviced offsite in 2022.

Keel and rudder checked against templates provided by Frers. Bottom sprayed Sea Hawk White.

2023 Doyle Stratis carbon full batten racing mainsail for roller furler boom.

2023 Doyle Stratis carbon full batten cruising mainsail for roller furler boom.

2022 Doyle Stratis Carbon 135% LP #2.

New leather on wheel.

Weather resistant NGA type gelcoat. Topside color is white gelcoat. Boot top and Cove stripe are navy blue. There is uncolored gelcoat below the water line. Bottom is treated with epoxy primer for improved blistering resistance.

The “L”-shaped keel is made of lead with antimony. The cast in keel bolts are of high tensile stainless steel.

Sea Hawk white bottom paint.

The mast is stepped through the deck onto a composite mast step with removable shoe for mast rake adjustment. Main shroud chain plates are of stainless steel bolted and glued to bulkhead.

The rudder is GRP and foam filled with a tubular tapered stock of E glass composite supported by two self-aligning roller bearings.

Keel and rudder shape checked with Frers supplied templates.

The steering is cable and chain drive via sheaves protected by guards to prevent jamming. The steering quadrant is bolted to the rudder stock. There is a 60” stainless steel destroyer type wheel with elk hide cover. The steering pedestal is composite with roller bearings, friction break and crash bar.

The seacocks are bronze and finished flush with the hull.

Max Power retractable bow thruster with dedicated battery.

Sandwich construction using glass fiber reinforced polyester laminate with foam core and glued to the hull. High density core under deck fittings.

Large aft cockpit with high combings and 5’2” long seats for comfort. Curved Helmsman's seat. The center part of the helmsman's seat folds aft to make a stairway to the bathing platform.

There is a fold down swimming ladder permanently attached to the platform. The aft side of the cabin house trunk is sloped to allow for a comfortable back rest. There is a bridge deck between the aft cockpit and the small forward cockpit allowing access to the main companionway.

Storage lockers each side in aft cockpit. Access to the lazarette is via a hatch underneath the helmsman seat.

Original glued down teak decking with ample thickness remaining.

Anchor locker in the bow, with separate chain locker, accessed from on deck.

Ventilated gas bottle locker aft under P helmsman seat.

Stainless steel stem head fitting with two rollers.

Aluminum anodized toe rail.

Stainless steel bow and stern rails.

Socket for flag pole in stern rail.

Stainless steel stanchions.

1 x 19 Stainless steel wire double lifelines.

Rollers on top of lifelines forward to help skirt the headsail.

Lifeline gates, P and S.

3 x pairs of aluminum 12” mooring, cleats, one pair forward, one pair amidships, and one pair aft.

Fair leads for the forward and aft mooring cleats.

On deck Lewmar electric anchor windlass with chain gypsy with handheld control, P side of bow.

Halyard bail immediately forward of the mast.

Stainless steel chain plate immediately aft of anchor locker for removable inner forestay.

Genoa tracks with line adjustment for forward car and stopper for aft car on each track.

Line to adjust genoa cars leads under deck to aft pair of winches in aft cockpit.

Stand up turning blocks at the base of the mast for halyards and other running rigging to be led aft.

1 line organizer on deck to P and 1 to S.

1 bank of line stoppers next to forward companionway, P and S.

Stainless steel handrails each side of coachroof.

Stainless steel handrails either side of forward companionway.

2 x fixed port and 2 x opening ports on each side of coachroof.

4 x opening ports in aft cockpit.

4 x opening deck hatches each with bug and darkening screens.

Flush mounted deck fitting on each side deck for screw in spinnaker guy stand up blocks.

2 x pair of folding Wichard “D” padeyes on side decks close to midship for outboard sheeting.

Mainsail traveler blocks and cars (2021).

Traveler lines are led to S and aft via the sprayhood coaming and to a designated winch.

Mainsheet is led to P and aft via the sprayhood coaming and to a designated winch.

Main halyard is led under deck on the S side to the aft cockpit and a shared winch.

Stainless steel chafe guards on aft cockpit coamings to protect gelcoat.

4 x stainless steel cup holders on pedestal.

2 x stainless steel wine bottle holders on pedestal.

Stainless steel crash bar on pedestal to protect electronics.

Emergency tiller fitting behind wheel.

Flush mounted cockpit table fitting in aft cockpit floor.

Radar antenna pole aft to S with 4 x antenna attached.

Stainless steel removable davit on radar mast to lift outboard engine.

Bow thruster control at pedestal.

Suunto compass on top of pedestal.

Gang of 6 line clutches and jammers P side of forward companionway forward of winch.

Gang of 5 line clutches and jammers S side of forward companionway forward of winch.

1 x #54, ST, Lewmar, 2 speed, manual, utility P side of forward companionway.

1 x #54, ST, Lewmar, 2 speed, electric, utility S side of forward companionway.

2 x #66, ST, Lewmar, 3 speed, electric, primary.

2 x #64, ST, Lewmar, 2 speed, electric, secondary.

1 x #46, ST, Harken, 2 speed, electric, rewind mainsheet P side of aft companionway with Spinlock clutch.

1 x #54, ST, Lewmar, 2 speed, electric, traveler and main halyard S side of aft companionway with Spinlock clutch for main halyard.

Electric primary, secondary, traveler and mainsheet winch button additionally accessible from the helm position.

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General Arrangement

Accommodations.

Sleeps 4, 2 in each of 2 sleeping cabins, plus 2 more in the main saloon for a total of 6. 2 x heads.

Varnished and hand rubbed Burmese teak interior for all visible woodwork.

Teak and holly cabin sole, fully removable.

Vinyl covered headliner, fully removable.

forward cabin

Located in the bow with “V” berth and filler to make a double.

Single seat to S aft.

Lockers above each bunk P and S and forward.

Shelving outboard aft to S.

Lockers under “V” berth.

forward head

Located on the port side and immediately aft of the forward cabin.

Gel coated fiberglass unit to half height and teak above.

Corian counter tops.

Electric sea water flush head (can be replumbed to FW flush).

Lockers outboard.

Mirrors outboard and aft.

Sink forward with locker under.

Telephone type shower with shower tray, sump and sump pump.

This same sump pump may be switched with a “Y” valve to drain the anchor locker if needed.

main saloon

Located aft of the forward cabin and forward head.

Straight settee to S and “L” shaped dinette to P.

Lee cloths for settees.

2 individual seats inboard of table.

Lockers and shelving outboard, P and S.

Navigation station

Located aft of the main saloon and on the S side.

Forward facing.

Surrounded by navigation and communication electronics and electrical panel.

Drawers under desk.

Desk top large enough for folded charts.

Lifting desk top lid for chart storage.

Wet locker aft.

Shelf aft for boat’s manuals.

Located on the P side, aft of the main saloon, opposite the navigation station and in the walkway to the aft cabin.

White Corian countertops.

Side loading fridge forward.

Top loading fridge/freezer aft.

Isotherm refrigeration systems driven by DC with separate compressors for fridge and freezer.

Thermostatically controlled fridge and freezer with the ability to make the freezer another fridge.

3 x burner Force 10 stove with oven outboard.

Extractor fan over stove.

Microwave outboard of stove.

Lockers and drawers inboard, outboard and under countertops.

Stainless steel double sinks inboard.

Access to the P Side of the engine under the sinks.

The companionway ladder separates the navigation station and the galley.

The companionway steps lift to access the engine space.

master cabin

Located aft of the galley and accessed via the galley.

Centerline double bunk with access from the foot of the bed and each side.

Lee cloth for center of double bunk to make 2 singles.

Generous locker space surrounds the bed.

Hanging locker forward P and S.

Removable companion way ladder to the aft cockpit is fixed to the foot of the bed.

Located on the S side and immediately forward of the aft cabin.

Mirrors outboard and forward.

Sink aft and outboard with locker under.

Volvo Penta D2-55 55hp diesel engine.

Approximately 2,400 hours.

Straight shaft transmission with 2.19:1 reduction gear.

3 x blade Maxprop.

Fresh water-cooled engine with heat exchanger and thermostat.

Separate heat exchanger to generate consumable fresh hot water when the engine is running.

Seawater intake via seacock and dedicated raw water strainer and discharged via exhaust system.

79 gallons of diesel in 1 stainless steel tank.

Water separator.

Fuel tanked vented to outside.

Fuel fill on deck P side.

Engine access via 3 removable panels.

Single lever engine control, S side of aft cockpit.

Panel for engine start/stop and alarms, S side of aft cockpit.

Plumbing and ventilation

113 gallons of fresh water in 2 stainless steel tanks.

Spectra Newport 17gph water maker with remote control at nav station.

1 filler for both tanks located on deck to water manifold under galley floor.

Tank vents drain to galley sink.

Foot pump for fresh and sea water at galley.

Hot and cold pressure water for galley and heads.

Sea water and fresh water outlets in the anchor locker each with hose attachment.

Hot and cold water deck shower under helmsman’s seat.

Fresh water filtration system for galley and aft head.

Consumable water may be heated via engine heat exchanger or via a heating element on the hot water tank via AC and when the boat is connected to shore power.

Hot water tank capacity 5.8 gallons.

Sea cocks for raw water to galley, refrigeration and heads.

Galley sinks drained via sea cock.

Shower trays and wash basins drain to respective sump tanks.

Sump tanks are emptied by electric pump to outlet above the waterline.

Manual back up pump for sumps.

Electric Raritan heads with sea water flush, capable of fresh water flush.

Manual bilge pump in aft cockpit coaming P side.

Manual bilge pump below deck.

Both bilge pumps discharge above the waterline

Electric bilge pump.

Bilge pump cycle counter located at nav station.

2 x 2” cockpit drains in each cockpit.

Heads discharge either to a black water tank or via a sea cock.

Manual discharge pump and deck suction for holding tank.

Dorade vent with stainless steel crash bar over forward of mast with 2 x cowl vents and a mushroom vent.

Cowl vent fitting in anchor locker lid.

Exhaust ventilators in each head and in galley.

Engine space air inlet in forward cockpit together with air outlet with blower.

Battery boxes are vented via the mast.

30amp, 125volt shore power deck plug with 50’ shore power cord.

125volt outlets in cabins.

24volt DC house system.

24volt, 320ah house batteries stored under saloon settee.

1 x 12volt, 90ah engine start battery.

Mastervolt inverter under forward cabin bunk.

Mastervolt battery charger under P settee in main saloon.

Separate battery charger for bow thruster battery.

1 x 24volt outlet on forward dorade and in cockpit.

1 x 12volt outlet in navigation station.

1 x 24volt DC and 110volt AC electrical panel at navigation station.

Victron battery monitoring system, solar ready with read out at nav station.

1 reading light over the head of each bunk.

1 x volt meter and 1 amp meter with selector switch to check house and engine start batteries.

1 x volt meter and 1 amp meter for the AC system.

1 x 24volt, 110amp alternator on engine to charge house batteries.

1 x 12volt, 60amp alternator on engine to charge engine start battery.

Batteries may also be charged via a 30amp shore power cord.

Additional light switches at helm station for mast flood light, navigation lights and compass light dimmer.

LED overhead interior lights with new compatible dimmers.

Flexible chart light at navigation station.

Red lights at floor level in main saloon and navigation area.

Downward flood light on forward side of mast.

2 x boom light over forward and aft cockpit.

Compass light.

Red and green bow lights on bow rail.

White stern light on stern rail.

White bow light on forward side of mast.

Mast head tricolor LED light.

electronics

B&G H5000 (2022).

1 x Zeus 3S, 12” display at nav station.

1 x Zeus 3S, 9” display at helm.

B&G AIS with masthead antenna splitter with VHF antenna.

Backup VHF antenna on radar post.

Iridium external antenna on radar post with connection at nav station.

4G B&G radar (2022).

Bank of 2 MFD and 2 x Triton B&G electronic displays, over aft companionway plus a remote for the autopilot.

2 x Garmin large format displays under goose neck.

B&G 5000 autopilot with Simrad AP48 control head at pedestal.

AP remote at companionway and also integrated with Zeus 2S at nav station.

B&G GFD at pedestal.

B&G GFD at nav station.

Icom, IC-M502 VHF at nav station with backup antenna on radar post.

Icom wired Command Mic VHF, P side in aft cockpit coaming.

Fusion stereo (2022) with Macintosh power amp.

DVD player (not connected).

Speakers in the aft cabin and the main saloon.

Pepwave internet/cell/wifi.

Carbon fiber Offshore Spars 15/16th mast with triple spreaders (2022).

Trisail track  and cars (2022).

Stainless steel rod rigging (2022).

Dyneema removable inner forestay (2022).

Kevlar checkstays (2022).

Dyneema running rigging (2022) except as noted.

2 x polyester spinnaker halyards.

2 x headsail halyards.

1 x staysail halyard.

1 x mainsail halyard.

1 x boom topping lift/spare main halyard.

Symmetrical spinnaker sheets, guys and blocks.

Offshore Spars electric carbon in-boom furling for mainsail with Bomar motor and 2 x sets of remote control buttons.

Remote switches at helm and companionway for roller furling boom.

Carbon Hall Spars spinnaker pole, used as a whisker pole, stored on S foredeck (2009).

Harken hydraulic boom vang.

Goiot flush folding steps on side of mast for easy access to mainsail headboard and halyard attachment.

Garmin panel under goose neck for 2 maxi displays.

Track on forward side of mast used for whisker pole for booming out the headsail downwind.

Additional hardware may be added for using symmetrical spinnakers on pole and reaching strut.

Snubber sprit for asymmetric spinnakers fits into stem head fitting.

Fitting to store reaching strut outboard of whisker pole.

Reckmann roller furler on headstay with control line on S side led to aft cockpit via dedicated clutch and to electric winch.

Navtec hydraulic panel on forward face of wheel pedestal to adjust backstay and boomvang.

Spare hydraulic circuits for mainsail outhaul and Cunningham (for old mast and boom set up).

Doyle Stratis carbon full batten cruising main for roller furler boom (May 2023).

Doyle Stratis carbon full batten racing main for roller furler boom (September 2023).

Doyle Stratis carbon 135% #2 genoa (2022).

Doyle Stratis 105% #3 jib (2019).

North 0.6oz A2 spinnaker (2017), recut for 14” taller hoist on mast (2023).

Doyle 0.75oz A4 spinnaker with snuffer (2017), very light use, cut for old mast.

North A2 spinnaker with snuffer (2003), cruising sail, cut for old mast.

North storm jib/staysail (2003), unused, with 2022 soft hanks for Dyneema inner forestay (2003).

North storm trysail (2008) unused.

North S2 spinnaker (2009).

North S4 spinnaker (2011), very light use.

additional equipment

CQR 45lb anchor.

50m of 10mm anchor chain (2022).

50m of 8 braid anchor rode spliced to chain.

Fortress FX37 secondary anchor stored in aft lazarette.

6 x fenders.

4 x docklines.

Telescoping boat hook stored in anchor locker.

2 x aluminum winch handles.

1 x double handed, stainless steel winch handle for primary winches.

Bosun’s chair.

Numerous spares.

Engine tool kit.

Fire extinguisher.

Lewmar electric ST #48 spare winch.

Spare aluminum mast and mast step (2003) with hydraulic cunningham, standing rigging (less forestay) and with SSB insulated backstay available.

Spare aluminum boom with hydraulic outhaul and 2 reefs.

Spare aluminum spinnaker pole (stored off boat).

Aluminum reaching strut (stored off boat).

Spare marine ply floorboards for offshore racing with lock downs.

Folding teak cockpit table stored in padded canvas bag in wet locker when not in use.

Spray hood for forward companionway.

Dodger for aft cockpit.

Bimini over helm.

Boom cover.

Navy Sunbrella interior cushion sea/crew covers.

Navy cockpit cushions.

Fairclough winter cover (2008).

Sunbrella covers for deck hatches, transom and genoa on headstay.

safety equipment

Wichard MOB folding ladder.

Lifesling in hard plastic cover.

Throw rope.

8 x USCG approved life jackets.

2 x web jacklines attach to P and S bow and stern cleats.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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The icon updated: meet the 1970s Swan 48 given a radical new look

• Helen Fretter
• October 29, 2018

Lucky Bird is a 1972 Swan 48 that has been given a spectacular new lease of life by Younique Yachts in the Netherlands

Can you improve on perfection? The Sparkman & Stephens-designed Swan 48 is widely considered to be one of the most iconic bluewater sailing designs of all time. To take a classic example of this 1970s yacht and turn it into a weekend sailor fit for a 21st century family was brave, possibly even a little heretic.

Lucky Bird ‘s radical refurbishment wasn’t always on the cards. When the Swan 48 arrived at Younique the original plan was to fully restore the interior carpentry, but to keep it fundamentally original. As more and more of her traditional fittings were stripped out, however, the beauty of S&S’s original lines became visible inside the hull, as well as outside.

Inspired by what they found, owner Eric Bijlsma – who also owns the Hoek-designed superyacht Firefly and the Younique team decided to change their refit plans. Instead of recreating something original they moved towards restoring her with a much lighter, more modern touch.

“I have always been in love with the designs of Sparkman & Stephens, and I know that Olin Stephens’s favourite design was the Swan 48. I’m very keen on the lines and the heritage of the brand, but I was missing a bit of the modern feel,” recalls Bijlsma, who wanted a simpler yacht to sail with his family.

Creating sightlines along the hull edges and cabin sole, rather than concealing them under heavy fitted joinery, was integral to the design. “Once you can see where the hull meets the floor, which gives a lot of space, you see how the beautiful lines work from the interior,” explains Egbert Wattel, co-founder of Younique Yachts.

“Actually that was the starting point, and from then on we came up with new ideas to show the construction of the hull.”

The main tool they chose was miles of thin strip sycamore planking, which creates an optical effect of illustrating the original hull lines through the shadows between the planks. The new woodwork takes its inspiration from the original Swan 48 interior, which had some areas of strip planking visible above bunks in the forepeak and saloon, but has now been used throughout in a much lighter finish. The fixings were also changed, from visible screws to aluminium bolts with each bolt head hand-sanded and polished for the desired finish.

“If you look closely you can see around the hatches and the corners of the bulkheads, we wanted to keep that and rather than do anything to smooth it away, keep it honest,” explains Wattel.

Some areas of the yacht’s construction have been modified, and the interior reflects that. Lucky Bird ’s new rig has single stays, which has required new structure to be built underneath the chainplates for additional stiffness.

“The new rig has one chainplate, so all the stress is focused on one area now,” says Wattel. “So we designed a new strut under the deck, a large knee that we shaped in plywood first and integrated it into the bunks, and then the whole structure was covered with glassfibre and carbon fibre.”

In keeping with the overall ethos of showing rather than concealing the functional elements of the yacht, the contrasting carbon was instead integrated into the saloon berths. “All the things you need, it’s OK to see them, because if they are done properly each thing is a work of art,” explains Wattel.

A modern entrance

Other major structural changes were made around the companionway, where the pit area, coachroof and hatch have been entirely rebuilt.

“The entrance was not originally central in the boat,” explains Wattel. “It was 70mm to the starboard side, and that was designed to get access to the aft cabin properly.

“But because we wanted to have all the lines symmetrical we changed the whole entrance, cut out the original one and replaced it, making it wider and symmetrical again.”

Over the companionway there is now a large custom glass structure, with a flush glass hatch sliding over the top of a fixed glass pane for maximum light down below.

A new curved structure forward of the cockpit also houses channels for submerged lines, leading to newly recessed electric Andersen winches.

“The whole goal for me with this area was that it had to look like it was original. A Swan owner would know straight away that it is new but other sailors would think it is original. So the lines flow with the original lines – actually I think it is even better now,” comments Wattel.

The goal of creating a flush, minimalist deck on a 1970s design raised some challenges, the most forward hatch proving particularly technically difficult due to the curvature of the foredeck area. To achieve a flush finish Younique Yachts had to custom design everything from the glazing to the hinges.

The original anchor installation was removed, and replaced with a concealed anchor locker in the starboard bow. The characteristic Swan toerail was also pared down.

“The original Swan has quite a lot of aluminium toerail. We discussed for a while if we could refurbish it or remake it. In the end we said we’d remove it, so we had to cut out the whole thing,” recalls Wattel.

“Then we had to grind out part of the laminate, apply new extra-strong laminate because some of the strength would be lost by getting rid of the toerail there, and then the whole deck was filled flush again.”

The steering pedestal appears original but is in fact also all-new, sitting slightly higher to accommodate hydraulic controls for the backstay and vang as well as a joystick for the bow thruster, with a new custom wheel and modern compass.

A new higher aspect carbon fibre rig with slightly aft-swept spreaders carries an updated sailplan, a furling genoa, small jib, and an asymmetric which is set from a fixed tack point on the bow.

Accommodation

Down below there is an aft owner’s cabin, while pipecots in the foredeck give additional accommodation for weekending. The saloon berths are on two different levels, giving a seating area that can also be adapted to provide children’s berths for Bijlsma’s young family.

The galley is one of the most dramatic redesigns of the entire boat. A custom designed white Corian galley includes a sink, concealed waste bin, and electric hob. Stowage is limited by cruising yacht standards with no over counter cabinets, but instead crockery, utensils and cutlery is stored in custom-cut recesses, and there are specially designed cupboards for glassware. The industrial-style door abaft of the galley is a large fridge, set into the bulkhead with an American-inspired door design.

The modern refurbishment is not to everyone’s taste, “Some people say you wrecked the whole boat, it’s not a Swan anymore. But we don’t do that. We wanted to make it a better Swan, it still has to be a Swan, but we tried to improve it,” explains Wattel.

Bijlsma adds: “I always had in my mind that if Olin Stephens were still alive and he had the advantage of today’s possibilities then how would he have done it? I really tried to rebuild this wonderful boat according to the way I think he would have done it.”

Specification

Designer  Sparkman & Stephens

Build Nautor’s Swan, 1972

LOA 14.60m 47ft 11in

LWL 11.36m 37ft 3in

Beam 4.15m 13ft 7in

Draught 2.4m 7ft 10in

Displacement 16,300kg 36,000lb

Upwind sail area 114sq m 1,227sq ft

Spinnaker sail area 231,5sq m 2,492sq ft

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