Overview
The Swan 51 is a German Frers design from Nautor’s Swan in Finland, built from 1980 to 1985, with 36 built according to sailboatdata.com. Its place in this catalog rests on its ocean racing record: several boats of the design have finished the Pacific Cup from San Francisco to Hawaii or the Newport Bermuda Race in the official results. It was the first Swan designed by Frers and led to a long collaboration between Frers and the yard.
Design and Construction
sailboatdata.com lists the underbody as fin with spade rudder, 51.25 ft overall on a 42.33 ft waterline, with 14.67 ft of beam and 8.9 ft of draft. Displacement is about 39,600 lb with 16,500 lb of ballast, and the masthead sloop carries about 1,291 sq ft. The accommodation sleeps six: double bunks in the forward cabin, a U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin with a pilot berth above to port, and an aft cabin with a double berth and a single berth.
Ocean Racing Record
Temptress (Shulman) finished the Newport Bermuda Race in 2000 and 2002. Tonic (Mark A. Myers) finished the Newport Bermuda Race in 2000 (as Syrocco) and 2006. White Jacket (Verney) finished the Newport Bermuda Race in 2000 and 2004 (as Star). Defiance (M.Phillips) finished the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 1985. Longhorn (W.Beavers) finished the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 1988. Grandee of Crabtree Lane (P.Broughton) finished the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 1996. Karakoram (Lachlan Murdoch) finished the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 1997. Eira finished ARC 2025, from Las Palmas to Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia.
