Swan 65 Ketch
Description
The Swan 65 designed by Sparkman & Stephens is one of the most legendary sailboats in yachting history, built by Oy Nautor AB from 1973-1989 with 41 boats completed. This iconic design achieved immortal status when Sayula II, a ketch-rigged Swan 65, won the inaugural Whitbread Round the World Race in 1974 - the first-ever circumnavigation race.
Construction Details
| Designer | Sparkman and Stephens |
|---|---|
| Builder | Nautor Swan (Finland) |
| Length | 64.570 ft |
| LOA | 65.570 ft |
| LWL | 47.000 ft |
| Beam | 16.270 ft |
| Displacement | 70000 lb |
| Ballast | 30600 lb |
| Max Draft | 9.600 ft |
| Year Built | 1973 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 74.91 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 24.21 ft |
| p | 67.72 ft |
| e | 18.31 ft |
| p2 | 45.04 ft |
| e2 | 12.08 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.91 ft | 24.21 ft | 67.72 ft | 18.31 ft | 45.04 ft | 12.08 ft | - | - |
Sails
Swan 65 Ketch - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 67.72 ft - (20641 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.31 ft - (5581 mm) |
| Leech | * 69.4 ft - (21153 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.99 ° |
| Diagonal | * 69.53 ft - (21193 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 619.42 ft² |
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Swan 65 Ketch - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 62.98 ft - (19196 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 32.12 ft - (9790 mm) |
| Leech | * 54.6 ft - (16642 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 27.84 ft - (8486 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 876.8 ft² |
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Swan 65 Ketch - GENOA
| Luff | * 74.79 ft - (22796 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 39.14 ft - (11930 mm) |
| Leech | * 70.29 ft - (21424 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 36.32 ft - (11070 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 1357.91 ft² |
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Swan 65 Ketch - MIZZEN
| Luff | * 45.04 ft - (13728 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 12.08 ft - (3682 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 46.11 ft - (14054 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 87.99 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 46.22 ft - (14088 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in - (133 mm) |
| Area (no Roach) | 271.77 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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