Overview
The Swan 44 Mk II is a German Frers design from Nautor’s Swan in Finland, the 1996 successor to the earlier Swan 44s, built from 1996 to 2002, with 68 built according to sailboatdata.com. Its place in this catalog rests on its ocean racing record: 3 different boats of the design have finished the Pacific Cup from San Francisco to Hawaii or the Newport Bermuda Race in the official results.
Design and Construction
sailboatdata.com lists the underbody as fin with bulb and spade rudder, 44.11 ft overall on a 34.65 ft waterline, with 13.65 ft of beam and 7.15 ft of draft. Displacement is about 24,300 lb with 8,400 lb of ballast, and the masthead sloop carries about 890 sq ft.
Ocean Racing Record
Crescendo (Martin Jacobson) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2004, 2006, 2008). Xenophon (Jeffrey V. Rabuffo MD) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2004, 2008). Free Fall (McFAUL) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2004). Triple Lindy finished the Marion-Bermuda Race in 2005, 2007 and 2009, and again in 2023 as The Rover (same sail number). Mellum II finished ARC 2025, from Las Palmas to Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia.
