Swan 108 Explained

Swan 108
Designer:Germán Frers
Lucio Micheletti
Misa Poggi
Location:Finland
Year:2023
No Built:1
Builder:Oy Nautor AB
Role:Cruiser-Racer
Draft:16.1feet
Displacement:1849000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:carbon fibre
Loa:114.83feet with bowsprit
Loh:108.27feet
Lwl:100.26feet
Beam:24.8feet
Engine:3500NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:Fin keel
Ballast:630000NaN0
Rudder Type:Skeg-mounted/Spade-type/Transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:142.06feet
J:42.39feet
P:137.8feet
E:45.8feet
Sailplan:Fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:3702square feet
Sailarea Headsail:3275square feet
Sailarea Upwind:6977square feet

The Swan 108 is a Finnish maxi yacht that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser-racer and first built in 2023. The exterior design is by Lucio Micheletti and the interior design is by Misa Poggi.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The boat will be first publicly shown at the 27-30 September 2023, Monaco Yacht Show.[4] [2]

Production

The design is built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland. It was publicly announced in 2021, followed by a customer order in May 2021 and with construction of the first boat started the same year. The first boat was launched on 9 June 2023 and a second boat was under construction at that time.[1] [3] [4] [5] [2] [6] [7]

Design

The Swan 108 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of carbon fibre with SPRINT epoxy, with wood trim, including a teak-faced deck. It has a fractional sloop rig with a boom-furling mainsail or non-furling square-topped mainsail, with three sets of swept spreaders and carbon fibre spars. The hull has a plumb stem with a bowsprit, a reverse transom with a drop-down tailgate swimming platform, dinghy garage, dual internally mounted spade-type rudders controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 1849000NaN0 and carries 630000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The boat has a draft of 16.1feet with the standard keel.[1]

The boat is fitted with a diesel engine of 3500NaN0 for docking and manoeuvring, plus two 230 V 26 kW 1 phase diesel generators. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]

The design is available with a number of interior configurations. The standard interior has sleeping accommodation for 14 people in seven cabins. It has a double island berth in the bow cabin, another double island berth in the starboard forward cabin, two midship aft cabins, each with two single berths, an abaft cabin with two bunk beds and two aft cabins, one with two bunk beds to starboard and the other with a double to port. The main salon has a U-shaped settee and a straight settee with a dining table. The C-shaped galley is located on the port side aft. There are seven heads, one for each cabin.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swan 108. 16 June 2023. Nautor. Nautor's Swan. nautorswan.com. https://archive.today/20230616203155/https://www.nautorswan.com/yachts/models/swan108/. 16 June 2023. live.
  2. Web site: Nautor Swan Launches The First Hull of Swan 108. 16 June 2023. Nautor. Nautor's Swan. nautorswan.com. 8 June 2023. https://archive.today/20230616203227/https://www.nautorswan.com/news/2023/06/nautor-swan-launches-the-first-hull-of-swan-108/. 16 June 2023. live.
  3. Web site: Swan 108 Unveiled: The Evolution of the Swan Maxi Fleet. 16 June 2023. Sail Universe. 14 May 2021. https://archive.today/20230616203155/https://sailuniverse.com/2021/05/14/swan-108-unveiled-the-evolution-of-the-swan-maxi-fleet/. 16 June 2023. live.
  4. Web site: Nautor Swan launches first 35m Swan 108. 16 June 2023. Damborsky. Katia. Boat International. 9 June 2023. https://archive.today/20230616203234/https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/swan-108-sailing-yacht-nautor-swan. 16 June 2023. live.
  5. Web site: First Swan 108 launches in Finland. 16 June 2023. Yacht Style. 13 June 2023. https://archive.today/20230616203208/https://yachtstyle.co/swan-108-hull-one-launches/. 16 June 2023. live.
  6. Web site: Swan unveil new maxi Swan 108 with sale of the first hull. 16 June 2023. Webster. Francesca. SuperYacht Times. 7 May 2021. https://archive.today/20230616203217/https://www.superyachttimes.com/yacht-news/new-maxi-sailing-yacht-swan-108-announced. 16 June 2023. live.
  7. Web site: Nautor Swan launches the first hull of Swan 108. 16 June 2023. Club Swan. Nautor's Swan. Sail-World. 8 June 2023. https://archive.today/20230616203225/https://www.sail-world.com/news/262799/Nautor-Swan-launches-the-first-hull-of-Swan-108. 16 June 2023. live.