Sporty charter: ClubSwan 36 in Croatia

Andreas Fritsch

· 20.02.2023

The lightweight with the large gennaker on the retractable bowsprit is almost unstoppable on the mainsheet

The angular hull shape with the deeply cut deck reduces aerodynamic resistance and weight - and gives an aggressive look

All halyards and stretchers run on deck just behind the mast and are easily accessible from both sides ...

... during sailing they are covered with a canopy. This can be removed very easily by one person

Innovative: The foil is designed to give the boat more height upwind and more speed on all courses. The asymmetrically mounted bomb twists the keel fin for lift. The humpback rudders are designed to delay stalls

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Photo: Nautor‘s Swan/Studio Borlenghi S. Gattini

The ACI marina association is now offering charter, training and regattas with the fast, foiling racers in Croatia from Split

The 36 is considered to be one of the hottest, innovative regatta classes at the moment, as the ClubSwan is equipped with a C-foil that can be swivelled to either side through a channel in the boat, but should still be sailable by dedicated regatta normalos and be a lot of fun, as it is optimised for fast space-sheet rides at planing speed. The ACI has included the performance fleet in its own charter programme in order to promote the still young one-design class, which organises its own Mediterranean regatta circuit with five dates in Croatia and Italy. This means that sailors who cannot afford such a racer as a private vessel can also enjoy sailing the Swan.

ACI Sail offers a wide range of programmes for this: it starts with training and corporate sailing events in Croatia in April, which are repeated later in October. Trainers will familiarise interested crews with the boat and show them how to sail the 36 quickly and efficiently. In particular, the correct handling of the C-foil, which is pulled through a channel in the hull to the respective side, as well as sail trim and boat handling are on the agenda. With the foil, the boat can go higher upwind, but above all it is intended to lift the hull on the centre line and help the ClubSwan to plane really quickly. Charter customers can also book complete training camps. For the time being, however, prices are only available on request.

If you want to race afterwards or straight away, you can book the entire boat, including technical support on land bareboat, and sail or even take part in a local regatta in Croatia. The regatta series for the ClubSwan 36 starts in 2023 with an event from 25 to 29 April in Croatia just outside Split. More information about booking on the website of ACI Sail.

Technical data

Design engineer: Juan Kouyoumdjian
Torso length: 11,00 m
Width: 3,60 m
Depth:2,75 m
Weight: 2,59 t
Ballast/proportion: 1,16 t/37 %
Mainsail: 59,0 m²
Genoa: 34,5 m²
Gennaker: 134,0 m²
Machine: 10.3 kW/14 hp
Hull and deck construction: GRP epoxy sandwich with carbon fibre reinforcements in the keel area and on the longitudinal stiffeners

| Drawing: Yacht / N. Campe

Andreas Fritsch

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Andreas Fritsch was born in Buxtehude in 1968 and has been sailing since childhood, first in a dinghy and later on his own keelboats on the Elbe and later the Baltic Sea. After studying political science, German and history in Münster, he began working as a journalist and joined the YACHT editorial team in 1997. Since 2001, he has focussed on travel and charter and has travelled to almost all areas of the world and regularly charters in the Mediterranean, with Greece being his favourite area. He has written two cruising guides for the Mediterranean (Charter Guide Ionian Sea and Turkish Coast). In addition to travelling, he is a fan of the Open 60 and Maxi-Tri scene and regularly writes about these topics in YACHT. He has been sailing a classic GRP Grinde on the Baltic Sea for several years.

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