| Swedish Match | |
| Othernames: | Nokia Avant |
| Nat: |  |
| Class: | Volvo Ocean 60 |
| Sailno: | SWE–2000 |
| Designer: | Bruce Farr |
| Builder: | Cookson Boats |
| Skip: | Gunnar Krantz Stefan Myralf Michael Spies |
| Wins: | 1999 Sydney–Hobart |
| Length: | 19.5m (64feet) (LOA) |
| Beam: | 5.25m (17.22feet) |
| Draft: | 3.75m (12.3feet) |
| Displacement: | 13500kg (29,800lb) |
Swedish Match (also known as Nokia, Avant) is a Volvo Ocean 60 yacht that competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race.
Swedish Match was designed by Bruce Farr and built by Cookson Boats.[1]
Swedish Match competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race and finished 3rd.[2] She was skippered by Gunnar Krantz.[3]
She was given a new name, Nokia, and competed in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.[4] She won line honours in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippered by Stefan Myralf and Michael Spies.[5] The winning time, 1 day, 19 hours, 48 minutes, and 2 seconds stood as a record until Wild Oats XI beat it in the 2005 edition.[6]
In 2003, she competed in the Volvo Baltic Race under the name Avant.[2]