Swan 44 Frers
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | German Frers |
| Location | Finland |
| Year | 1989–1994 Mk1 1996–2002 mk2[4] |
| No. built | 19 Mk 1 50? mk2[5] |
| Brand | Swan |
| Builder(s) | Nautor Swan OY |
| Name | Swan 44 Frers Swan 44_100[1][2][3] |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) Light 12,400 kg (27,300 lb) Loaded |
| Draft | 2.2 m (7.2 ft) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| LOA | 13.75 m (45.1 ft) |
| LOH | 13.40 m (44.0 ft) |
| LWL | 10.56 m (34.6 ft) |
| Beam | 4.18 m (13.7 ft) |
| Engine type | Volvo MD22L (50hp) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Ballast | 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) mK1 3,800 kg (8,400 lb) MK2 |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Masthead |
| I foretriangle height | 17.48 m (57.3 ft) |
| J foretriangle base | 5.10 m (16.7 ft) |
| P mainsail luff | 15.49 m (50.8 ft) |
| E mainsail foot | 4.93 m (16.2 ft) |
| Mast length | 19 m |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Sloop |
| Mainsail area | 38.12 m2 (410.3 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 44.59 m2 (480.0 sq ft) |
| Luff perpendicular | Overlapping |
| Spinnaker area | TBC |
← Swan 43
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The Swan 44 Mk I was designed by German Frers with styling input by Andrew Winch and built by Nautor's Swan and first launched in 1989. It shared many concepts with the Swan 36 developed at the same time. The modern styling was not to everyone taste and now to some looks dated so in 1996 the boat was relaunched as the Swan 44 MkII with more conservative in house styling.