| Swan 53 | |
| Designer: | Germán Frers |
| Location: | Finland |
| Year: | 1987 |
| No Built: | 50 |
| Builder: | Oy Nautor AB |
| Role: | Cruiser-Racer |
| Draft: | 10.2feet |
| Displacement: | 440000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | glassfibre |
| Loa: | 53feet |
| Lwl: | 43.06feet |
| Beam: | 15.51feet |
| Engine: | Volvo TMD31A diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | Fin keel |
| Ballast: | 185180NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 69.4feet |
| J: | 21feet |
| P: | 61.9feet |
| E: | 19.8feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 612.81square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 728.7square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 1341.51square feet |
| Phrf: | 21-45 |
| Successor: | Swan 53 Mk II |
The Swan 53, sometimes called the Swan 53 Mk I, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1987.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The design was later replaced in production by a new Frers design, the Swan 52-2 or Mk II in 2004.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1987 to 1995 with 50 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3] [7] [8]
The Swan 53 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional stub keel and centreboard. It displaces 440000NaN0 and carries 185180NaN0 of lead ballast. A tall mast was also available.[1] [2] [3]
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 10.2feet, while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of 11.7feet with the centreboard extended and 7.1feet with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.[1] [2] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo TMD31A diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2] [3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a set of bunk beds in each of two forward cabins, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a centred double island berth. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a four-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just forward of the bow cabin in the forepeak and one on the starboard side, aft.[1] [2] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 8.79kn and a PHRF handicap of 21 to 45.[1] [2] [3] [9]