ClubSwan 42

Club Swan 42[1]
Club Swan 42 - GBR4241L - Brevity at the 2013 Swan Europeans in Cowes (GBR) held by the Royal Yacht Squadron
Development
Designer German Frers
Location USA / Finland
Year 2006 - 2013
No. Built 57
brand Swan
Builder(s) Nautor Swan OY
Boat
Crew 900 Kg Max.
Boat Weight 7,650 kg (16,870 lb) Min[2]
Draft 2.7 m (8.9 ft)
Hull
Type Monohull
LOH 12.98 m (42.6 ft)
LWL 11.29 m (37.0 ft)
Beam 3.93 m (12.9 ft)
Hull Appendages
Ballast 3,135 kg (6,911 lb) - 3,205 kg (7,066 lb)
Rudder(s) Spade
Rig
Rig Type Fractional
I (Foretriangle Height) 18.00 m (59.06 ft)
J (Foretriangle Base) 5.00 m (16.40 ft) Max[3]
P (Mainsail Luff) 17.24 m (56.6 ft)[4]
E (Mainsail Foot) 5.79 m (19.0 ft)[5]
Rig Other Carbon Spar
Sails
Sailplan Sloop
Mainsail area 91.2 m2 (982 sq ft)
Jib / Genoa area 49.3 m2 (531 sq ft)
Luff Perpendicular 105%
None Overlapping
Gennaker area 185 m2 (1,990 sq ft)[6]
other sails Staysail 30.5 m2 (328 sq ft)
 Swan 45
Club Swan 50 

The Club Swan 42 was designed by German Frers and built by Nautor's Swan and first launched in 2006. It was initially launched and referred to as New York Yacht Club 42 as the design was commissioned by the club following a tendering process.[7]

The boat has had significant racing success and is used for the New York Yacht Club Invitation Cup an event in which yacht clubs around the world compete.

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