Overview
The Swan 48 (Frers) is the 1995 German Frers Swan 48 from Nautor’s Swan in Finland, built from 1995 to 2002, with 57 built according to sailboatdata.com. Its place in this catalog rests on its ocean racing record: 6 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 keel with bulb, 49.51 ft overall on a 41.01 ft waterline, with 14.17 ft of beam and 7.81 ft of draft. Displacement is about 31,500 lb with 12,100 lb of ballast, and the masthead sloop carries about 1,142 sq ft.
Ocean Racing Record
Avocation (Geoff Hill) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2000 as Andiamo, 2006). Dawn Treader (Lawrence G. Cohen) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2002 as Broadsword, 2006). Affinity (John S Desmond) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2004, 2006). Caribe (Swingle) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2000, 2002). Other finishers include Hinano, Moondance.
Below, the Swan 48 sleeps six, with two sets of bunk beds in the bow cabin, an L-shaped and a straight settee in the main cabin, and an aft cabin with a central double island berth. The galley is a straight run to port aft of the companionway, with the nav station opposite and two heads. In a 2000 boats.com review quoted on Wikipedia, Robert Perry called it a beautifully designed, tooled, executed and outfitted touring boat that will blow the doors off most cruising boats.
