Swan 55CC Frers explained

Swan 55CC Frers
Designer:Germán Frers
Location:Finland
Year:1990
No Built:22
Builder:Oy Nautor AB
Role:Cruiser
Draft:8.5feet
Displacement:520000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:glassfibre
Loa:54.98feet
Lwl:42.87feet
Beam:15.92feet
Engine:Perkins Engines 1160NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:Fin keel
Ballast:199000NaN0
Rudder Type:Spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:62feet
J:20.3feet
P:50.5feet
E:20.5feet
Sailplan:Masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:517.63square feet
Sailarea Headsail:629.3square feet
Sailarea Total:1146.93square feet
Phrf:63
Successor:Swan 57CC Frers

The Swan 55CC Frers, also called the Swan 55-2, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser and first built in 1990.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 55, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 53CC Frers after its centre cockpit configuration, or the Swan 55-2, to differentiate it from the unrelated 1970 Swan 55 and 2021 Swan 55 Frers designs.[1] [2] [3] [8]

The Swan 55CC Frers was developed into the Swan 57CC Frers, with the addition of a reverse transom.[1] [2] [9] [10] [11]

Production

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1990 to 1997 with 22 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3] [12] [13]

Design

The Swan 55CC Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a centre cockpit, a raked stem, an angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional deep-draft keel. It displaces 520000NaN0 and carries 199000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [2] [3]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two bunk beds in the forward cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. 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 aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the starboard side, aft.[1] [2] [3]

Variants

Swan 55CC Frers
  • This model was introduced in 1990 and built until 1997, with 22 boats completed. It has a length overall of 54.981NaN1, a waterline length of 42.871NaN1, displaces 520000NaN0 and carries 199000NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 8.5feet with the standard keel and 10.83feet with the optional deep draft keel. The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of 1160NaN0 for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a hull speed of 8.77kn and a PHRF handicap of 63.[1] [2] [8]
    Swan 57CC Frers
  • This model with an extended reverse transom was built from 1990 to 1997, with five boats completed. It has a length overall of 571NaN1, a waterline length of 42.871NaN1, displaces 500300NaN0 and carries 199100NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 7.2feet with the standard fin keel. British Perkins Engines M135 Sabre diesel engine of 1350NaN0 for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a hull speed of 8.77kn.[9] [10] [11]

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Swan 55CC Frers. 22 May 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230522164857/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/swan-55cc-frers/. 22 May 2023. live.
    2. Web site: Swan 55CC Frers. 22 May 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230522165325/https://sailboat.guide/nautor/swan-55cc-frers. 22 May 2023. live.
    3. Web site: Swan 55cc frers. 22 May 2023. Ulladulla. Sailboat Lab. https://archive.today/20230522164939/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/7266/0/. 22 May 2023. live.
    4. Web site: German Frers. 22 May 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230513164840/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/frers-german/. 13 May 2023. live.
    5. Web site: German Frers. 22 May 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409112239/https://sailboat.guide/german-frers. 9 April 2023. dead.
    6. Web site: Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering. 22 May 2023. Boat-Specs.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230513234033/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/frers-naval-architecture. 13 May 2023. live.
    7. Book: The Spirit of Swan . Yachting Library S.r.L . October 1, 2002 . 244 Onwards . The Boats . 88-87737-18-5.
    8. Web site: PHRF Handicaps. 22 May 2023. US Sailing. US Sailing. ussailing.org. 2023.
    9. Web site: Swan 57CC (Frers). 24 May 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230524150618/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/swan-57cc-frers/. 24 May 2023. live.
    10. Web site: Swan 57CC (Frers). 24 May 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230524150617/https://sailboat.guide/nautor/swan-57cc-frers. 24 May 2023. live.
    11. Web site: Swan 57cc frers. 24 May 2023. Ulladulla. Sailboat Lab. https://archive.today/20230524150633/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/7273/0/. 24 May 2023. live.
    12. Web site: Nautor (Swan sailboats). 22 May 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20220407233954/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/nautor-swan-sailboats. 7 April 2022. live.
    13. Web site: Nautor (Swan sailboats). 22 May 2023. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2023. https://archive.today/20230406230707/https://sailboat.guide/nautor. 6 April 2023. live.

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