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The Art of Sailing
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THE SWAN GALAXY OF STARS The Nations Trophy is a real must-attend event for Swan one-design owners. And an opportunity to admire the different generations of Swan one-designs. Although this is the yard’s signature gentleman racing at its best, the competitors still compete win and fly the flag for their country by Bianca Ascenti
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Opening page, the ClubSwan 42 Class under the start gun. Above, two ClubSwan 50s cross swords. The modern forms of the hull designed by Juan Kuojoumdjian with reverse bow and sheer and retractable bowsprit have been pushed to further extremes in the brandnew ClubSwan 36 (page opposite) which sports a transverse sliding C-foil
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reated in 2017 to celebrate Nautor’s Swan’s superb one-designs
efficiently concentrate its weight. Also in there are low freeboards, a
through gentlemanly competition between nations, the Nations
wedge-shaped coachroof, a retractable boom, an open stern and
Trophy has already become a “must” date for owners’ diaries as the
twin carbon-fibre wheels. These now-historic Nautors were flanked at
presence of 41 beautiful Swans at the 2019 edition in Palma de Majorca
Palma by the Gen. 2.0 one designs, both designed by Juan Kuojoumdjian.
confirmed in no uncertain terms. Aside from the sporting aspect and the
The ClubSwan 50 splashed in 2016 to celebrate the yard’s 50th anniversary
glamour that characterises all Nautor events, not least the famous Rolex
and marked a turning point with full sections forward and a beamy
Swan Cup, the Nations Trophy also provides an opportunity to admire
transom, reduced freeboards, a reverse bow and sheer, a full carbon
the OD classes that have set the pace in the sailing world for almost 20
blade keel and twin rudders for maximum control at high speeds, in
years. Equally intriguingly, it provides a snapshot of their stylistic and
addition to a completely open cockpit. Aside from the hull, the boom
technological evolution over that time. Parading elegantly on the water
and fixed bowsprit are in full pre-preg carbon. The square top main sail
were the Swan 45s, the ClubSwan 42s and 50s in addition to the newly-
and large assymetrics mean she surfs along in all conditions but will also
minted 36: four generations of history-making one-designs that are also
quickly convert to an easy-going luxury weekend sailer complete with
testimony to the development of the legendary Finnish yard owned by
Poltrona Frau interiors. Even more extreme is the brand-new ClubSwan
Leonardo Ferragamo. Our story starts in 2001, the year German Frers
36, the yard’s first yacht to to sport C-foils. It melds the performance
penned the still incredibly modern-looking lines of the Swan 45 with
and effortlessness of a dinghy in buoy racing with the sea-keeping of an
a lot of wetted surface area aft, an obviously IMS-derived L-keel, low
offshore keel boat. A flush deck, chamfered bow and a hard-chined aft
freeboards and coachroof, and a fractional rig (15/16) with a powerful
sections to facilitate extended surfing with the gennaker (the bowsprit
mainsail and no bowsprit. Next came the ClubSwan 42 (ex NYYC 42) in
is long and retractable) are the standout features of the small boat with
2006, a fast yacht that married luxury and performance to a rare extent.
a big heart (11m) which has already captured the hearts of both owners
Also designed by Frers, the 13m features modern lines and a T-keel which
and media.
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