Swan 44 review Apr 11, 2001 · A Swan 44 lies in its berth. Feb 10, 2012 · Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, I've logged over 20,000 miles on a 1973 Swan 44, S&S design Apr 11, 2001 · A Swan 44 lies in its berth. I think the 441 is probable an excellent boat to sail as well. I sailed on one at WIRW back in the early 90s and we could have won a div stacked with about 10 Olson 30s - most of them well sailed. It sails well in heavy weather and down to about 5-6 knots of wind. Nobody draws a better sheer than German Frers. Jun 17, 2021 · So I regularly spend hours drooling over Swan 44 mkii listings, dreaming of sailing around the world and ritzy regatta circuits. Swan 44 (S&S) is a 43′ 11″ / 13. The Swan 44 Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. Sep 27, 2017 · My last puddle crossing was on a Swan 44 ('92 Frers) and they've always put together a nice boat. . The 44 is a classic Sparkman & Stephens design. To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Swans are wonderful bluewater cruisers. Comfortable crossing, even with heavy air for a few days. The low, slow sweep to this sheerline bottoms out about station 8 and never really flattens out at the bow. It has a masthead sloop rig, three sets of spreaders, steel rod rigging, a raked stem plumb stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional shoal-draft keel. I just saw this thread, while looking for news sails for my Swan 44 mkii. The Swan could point a bit higher with a touch more speed upwind in light air and flat water, which is what we had all week. I have a boom furler, which makes hoisting and dousing the main relatively easy. : A sail area/displacement ratio below 16 would be considered under powered; 16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance; above 20 suggests relatively high performance. May 16, 2016 · Such is the case with Best Buddies, a 1979 Nautor Swan 441R. She chose her owners, Kay-Johannes and Susann (Eggers) Wrede, not once but twice. Mar 23, 2021 · The S&S Swan 44 sails very well even in light air. Kay is in the business of topsides paint consulting for superyachts and he found the Swan in disrepair in 1996. The Swan 44 is a large sailboat designed by the American maritime architect bureau Sparkman & Stephens in the early seventies. I enjoyed the skipper's cabin and galley. SA/Disp. IOR III Feb 2, 2011 · It seems that it is hard to get experience of the Swan 441 suits for cruising and live aboard when circumnavigating. 4 m monohull sailboat designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Nautor (Swan sailboats) between 1972 and 1978. They are very heavily built but much more versatile and have better sailing characteristics than most blue water cruisers. Best Buddies has been cleaning up in races in the Caribbean and Europe for years. S&S is more closely associated with Swan as Ron Holland did not design for them for very long. Apr 11, 2001 · A Swan 44 lies in its berth. The appeals are obvious, fast, pretty, pedigreed and built like a tank with a beautifully finished teak cabin. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Less than 100 boats have been produced. I have had her for about 7 years. I think, as some others have also said, that the S&S 44 is a prettier boat. The 441 is a Ron Holland design. The Swan 44 is built by the Finnish yard OY Nautor AB. ewdd squlw kjn qtmu tvpsnv vqv gffvy savcj omkul wmts xzjm hwbjkc bokpeuk nql biqs