| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Germán Frers |
| Location | Finland |
| Year | 1996 |
| No. built | 10 |
| Builder | Oy Nautor AB |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Swan 57 RS |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 54,013 lb (24,500 kg) |
| Draft | 7.55 ft (2.30 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 57.38 ft (17.49 m) |
| LWL | 44.52 ft (13.57 m) |
| Beam | 15.91 ft (4.85 m) |
| Engine type | Perkins Engines 125 hp (93 kW)diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fin keel |
| Ballast | 20,348 lb (9,230 kg) |
| Rudder | Spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 69.39 ft (21.15 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 20.67 ft (6.30 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 61.22 ft (18.66 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 20.67 ft (6.30 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 632.71 sq ft (58.781 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 717.15 sq ft (66.625 m2) |
| Total sail area | 1,349.86 sq ft (125.406 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 42-45 |
TheSwan 57 RS (Raised Salon) is a Finnishsailboat that was designed byGermán Frers as acruiser and first built in 1996.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The design is sometimes confused with the unrelated 1977Sparkman & StephensSwan 57 or the 1990Swan 57CC Frers designs.[1][2][3][7][8][9][10][11]
The design was built byOy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1996 until 2001, with ten boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][12][13]
The Swan 57 RS is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly ofglassfibre, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig with three sets ofspreaders, araked stem, areverse transom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel or optional stub keel andcentreboard. It has a raised salon coach house to provide additional light and headroom below decks. It displaces 54,013 lb (24,500 kg) and carries 20,348 lb (9,230 kg) of ballast.[1][2][3][14]
The boat has a draft of 7.55 ft (2.30 m) with the standard fin keel.[1][2][3]
The boat is fitted with a BritishPerkins Enginesdiesel engine of 125 hp (93 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 277 U.S. gallons (1,050 L; 231 imp gal) and thefresh water tank has a capacity of 272 U.S. gallons (1,030 L; 226 imp gal).[1][2][3]
The design was built with several different interior layouts. Typical is one that has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, a forward cabin with two bunk beds, a U-shaped settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a central double island berth. Thegalley is located on the starboard side abeam thecompanionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a four-burner stove, anice box and a sink. A navigation station is forward of the galley, on the starboard side. There are twoheads, one amidships on the starboard side and one on the port side in the aft cabin.[1][2][3]
The design has ahull speed of 8.94 kn (16.56 km/h) and aPHRF handicap of 42 to 45.[1][2][3][15]
In a 2000boats.com design review,naval architectRobert Perry wrote, "this new 57-footer from Nautor began life as a German Frers 55-footer. I think it is pretty clear, looking at the drawings, that the stern was pulled out. Still, the elegance is there, and the sheer has not suffered with the extended stern. Oftentimes the entire balance of the sheerline is thrown off when the stern is extended. We would have to look long and hard to find an ugly Swan, but the new Swan 57RS does break from the accepted Swan wedge-type deck."[14]