Swan 77

The Swan 77 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser-racer and first built in 1992.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Swan 77

Development
Designer	Germán Frers
Location	Finland
Year	1992
No. built	10
Builder(s)	Oy Nautor AB
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Name	Swan 77
Boat
Displacement	112,435 lb (51,000 kg)
Draft	11.15 ft (3.40 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	78.77 ft (24.01 m)
LWL	60.30 ft (18.38 m)
Beam	19.68 ft (6.00 m)
Engine type	Perkins Engines 220 hp (164 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Fin keel
Ballast	39,683 lb (18,000 kg)
Rudder(s)	Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	98.42 ft (30.00 m)
J foretriangle base	29.86 ft (9.10 m)
P mainsail luff	89.89 ft (27.40 m)
E mainsail foot	29.86 ft (9.10 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	1,342.06 sq ft (124.681 m2)
Jib/genoa area	1,469.41 sq ft (136.513 m2)
Total sail area	2,811.47 sq ft (261.194 m2)
Racing
PHRF	0

Production

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1992 until 2003, with 10 boats completed, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][3][6][7]}

Design

The Swan 77 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a raked stem, a raised counter, reverse transom; an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 112,435 lb (51,000 kg) and carries 39,683 lb (18,000 kg) of lead ballast.^[1][2][3]

The boat has a draft of 11.15 ft (3.40 m) with the standard keel.^[1][2][3]

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of 220 hp (164 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 459 U.S. gallons (1,740 L; 382 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 462 U.S. gallons (1,750 L; 385 imp gal).^[1][2][3]

Interiors fitted vary, but typical is one with sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a single berth in the forepeak two bunk beds in the forward cabin, two U-shaped settees in the main cabin, two mid cabins one with two bunk beds and the other a single berth, and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side, plus a large settee. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the main cabin. The galley is an open "L"-shape and is equipped with a four-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is on the starboard side of the companionway steps. There are five heads, one for each cabin.^[1][2][3]

The design has a hull speed of 10.41 kn (19.28 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of zero.^[1][2][3][8]

Operational history

Swedish business man, former chairman of BP and chairman of Volvo, Carl-Henric Svanberg owned and sailed a Swan 77.^[9]

See also

• List of sailing boat types