BoatbuildingSwan 48: Nautor's smallest cruising yacht is here

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 02.07.2019

Boatbuilding: Swan 48: Nautor's smallest cruising yacht is here
Swan 48: Nautor's smallest cruising yacht is here
The renowned Finnish shipyard Nautor has launched its new 48. YACHT was on board for the first test runs

Like its successful predecessor, the design comes from the Argentinian Germán Frers, but is much more voluminous in the style of modern design. This requires two rudder blades, allows for a dinghy garage and creates plenty of space below deck. Three cabins and two heads are standard. The deck layout is designed for a small crew, for example with aft-facing halyards and sheets. There is a choice of several keels and two rigs.

Read the test in YACHT 17

Almost timeless and harmonious lines characterise the new smallest driving swan.

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Forerunner of the first Swan: "Buschemai" with long overhangs and boxy superstructure
Photo: YACHT / K. Andrews
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Photo: YACHT/K. Andrews
Swan 51: the first Frers model
Photo: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi
A toast to the past - and to the future. Leonardo Ferragamo (l.) during his anniversary speech
Photo: Nautor's Swan
Rolex Swan Cup in the Caribbean
Photo: Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex

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