Nautor's Swan positive 2019 shapes the future

Swan 58 sailing © Nautor's Swan

Swan 58 leeward sailing © Nautor's Swan

As previously announced in Q3, Nautor's Swan closed 2019 with a bang, achieving the goals set, with a turnover growth of 50% compared to 2018.

"This year's results are the proof of our desire to transmit to the future the great values of Nautor's Swan through their evolution over time." states Leonardo Ferragamo, Group President. "These principles together with our passion and restless efforts to deliver quality, performance and reliability are the motivation to strive to always do our best".

"It's been a very intense year, but we are happy with the results. Our hard work and long hours have been rewarded, even though it doesn't mean we are stopping here. There's always something brewing at Nautor. I can only say that we are working on different projects, related to new models and events, but also concerning the reorganisation and process improvements, we will tell you more about that in the upcoming future" comments Giovanni Pomati, Group CEO.

With 24 yachts delivered and six new models in production at the same time, three of which belonging to the Maxi Swan division, the relentless drive of the brand to maintain its leadership in the Sailing Yacht industry is undiminished.

The newly expanded BTC (Boat Building Technology Centre), which unifies the previous three manufacturing plants, the 300+ direct employees, boatbuilders from five generations and one of the highest levels of craftsmanship and technical experience, offering the most comprehensive yacht building service, demonstrate continuity and tradition, innovation and excellence.

The brand is one of the most complete in the marine panorama, offering 360 degrees services.

• The worldwide network of 27 Agents and 45 Offices
• Four Customer Care Hubs in the MED (Scarlino Yacht Service in Italy, EMV Marine in Spain - Badalona and Palma de Mallorca, Nautor's Swan Customer Care France - Villefranche) plus one in Pietarsaari, Finland
• 19 Authorised Service Centres spread all around the world to support the four hubs
• Nautor's Swan Charters, with a long-established Monaco office, is one of the best ways for our customers to start their journey onboard a Swan
• Nautor's Swan Brokerage offering a full service to existing Swan owners and new clients, keeping alive the circle of yacht ownership

Swan 58 sailing aft - photo © Nautor's Swan

Swan 58 - Bluewater, Fast and Fun

Features

• A proper Bluewater Fast Cruiser, best of the two worlds
• Slim hull form and moderate freeboard, discreet but characterized coachroof, a pure beauty in a modern style like only Germán Frers can draw.
• Easy to manage by a couple without any help, a real easy sailing boat
• Space on deck and down below able to guarantee comfort and liveability for a lifetime
• Storage volumes and tank capacity for good autonomy offshore
• Fast cruiser and good racer under ORC/IRC, with optional Performance Package
• Owner Forward layout, 3 cabins and 3 heads with 2 showers
• Optional 4th cabin amidships for guests or crew, plus optional crew cabin in the forepeak
• Personalization options for various interior areas

• New concept in bluewater cruising, with all the advantages of this kind of hull plus crisp performances - a real joy to sail with a rewarding helming experience
• Overall length below 18 metres (17,96 m/58,92 ft), std draft 2,70 m with several options including a telescopic keel
• Latest Frers bluewater cruiser/racer hull generation, inspired by modern Ocean racers = more performing, powerful, balanced, stable, safe
• More volume all over, extra area at floor level
• Good bilge volumes below waterline, space for tanks and systems = all loads concentrated below floor and amidships, very low CG
• Twin rudders = less draft, more control, perfectly designed for this kind of hull

• Latest generation sailplan, mast well aft, on top of keel
• Good balance between main and fore triangle
• Up to four possible forestays - gennaker, code 0, jib, staysail
• Carbon three spreader mast and carbon V boom standard
• Long standard bowsprit, suitable for asymmetric as well as for anchor roller
• Optional self tacking track for staysail and/or for jib
• Optional Performance setup, including racing bowsprit and semi-square top mainsail

• New coachroof style, elongated and signature Swan, but with the same language as 65 & 78. It follows the style introduced by Swan 48
• Soft and rounded shapes, long coamings to protect the whole cockpit
• New design for cockpit, extra-large, with twin tables connecting to form a single 10-seat dining table or both convertible separately into sunbeds
• Protective integrated sprayhood with rigid recessed housing, optional wide bimini and sun awning
• Steering: winches within reach of helm (5X, all electric std), foldable footrest, seat on top of coamings
• Optional aft armchair seats, removable
• Big swimming platform, generous lazarette/tender garage, bench lockers, large forepeak/sail locker
• Dedicated sunbathing area on coachroof with recessed space for cushions

• Standard layout with owner suite forward and twin guest cabins aft
• Two versions for aft cabins, with two separate beds or one generous queen size
• Three comfortable heads, two with large separate shower compartments
• Large saloon area with three levels of natural light sources, included four standard hull windows
• Galley with 360 degrees layout that gives support while heeling, standard fridge and freezer, generous storage volumes as well as work surfaces
• Five nav station layouts, from traditional facing forward chart table to office-style desk
• Engine room includes space for standard genset, state-of-the-art soundproofing
• Interior styling based on concept of moods, mixing different woods and materials
• Storage volumes throughout the boat in different formats and organization

• Glass Sandwich with carbon reinforcements and foam core, vinylester resin, vacuum infusion, postcured, gelcoat finishing
• Full carbon chainplates
• Three composite bulkheads, front and aft fully watertight
• Standard teak on side decks, cockpit, coamings, backrest and platform
• Maxi style toerail, with space for pad eyes, blocks etc
• Substantially oversized bottom structure, carbon capping
• All tanks and most of the loads located on the bottom of the boat
• Carefully assembled, accessible in every part, no compromise on quality
• Standard interior in European Oak

Heritage

58 is a new number for the Swan family - there has never been a model of this size before, but, like every new Swan, the 58 is the result of a long and accurate process of evolution and development, through many different models around this size.

Purpose and Beauty are the main principles we took as references from past models. Every Swan has a proper bluewater ability, it is a fact that many of them are cruising around the World at the moment, but some models are more aligned to bluewater use than others. Consider the S&S designed Swan 57, which raced successfully in the third edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race under the Norwegian flag, with the name Berge Viking, or to the second 57 of the range by Frers with a center cockpit layout. The second hull built, Anouk, happily cruised around the Seven Seas under her Turkish flag. Or even to the beautiful Swan 59 Gulliver, Italian flagged, which won the first edition of the Round the World Rally for Cruisers in 1992.

Talking about beauty, the first to spring to mind is the Swan 55, from S&S, class 1970, especially the yawl rigged version, with unforgettably gorgeous lines. Another timeless beauty is the Swan 56 designed by Frers, beloved by her owners and produced for almost ten years. Last but not least, the recent Swan 60, slim and sporty lines, a fantastic example of an instant classic. It is from all these successful models that the new Swan 58 takes her inspiration and well tested features, confirming 54 years of heritage and unmatched success in producing beautiful bluewater yachts.

Concept

Bluewater cruising is a concept that immediately brings dreams of travelling around the world, visiting remote paradises and meeting native welcoming people. When it's time to realize this dream and choose the proper boat however, only then do you start focusing on priorities: safety first, comfort second, autonomy third.

Of course, all these at a cost - potentially performance and the pleasure of sailing. Well that is until now...The new Swan 58 has been designed right around this concept: a proper Bluewater yacht, with all the typical features for this purpose, but without any compromise in terms of performance and pleasure while steering your boat. Welcome to the new Swan Bluewater Concept.

Deck

Starting from an aft cockpit layout and following the evolution of the Swan 48 deck layout, the 58 deck presents some new features never seen on a swan of this size. The concept is easy: to give the maximum comfort and liveability at rest, together with maximum efficiency for short handed sailing, without losing the capability to race with a full crew.

Like always, the nerve centre is the cockpit, which has been developed following the Swan hallmark distribution of spaces: aft area dedicated to sun bathing and access to the sea, through a wide platform which gives access to the spacious tender garage, the mid section where all the sailing handling and helmstations are concentrated, and the forward zone, dedicated to guests, protected by the integrated sprayhood and the easy to store bimini. This is a zone where the main novelties are concentrated.

The wide body of the hull at deck level allows an L shaped bench design served by two separate cockpit tables, These feature additional folding leaves to double their size becoming a very large, single table that can seat up to 10 guest in dining mode, and also have the capability to lower to convert the seats into a sunbathing area.

With all these different positions, the cockpit can be adjusted to any possible situation, making this area a fantastic platform to enjoy life onboard in any condition. The rest of deck is a combination of comfort areas, like the large sunbathing are in the forward part of the coachroof, and practical features, like the position of jib tracks, which give the best trim angle leaving free passage on the side decks, or the spacious forepeak, plenty of space for storing sails and voluminous gear. All this designed with elegant and discrete lines, in the typical Swan style.

Interior

Designed for proper bluewater cruising, the 58 interiors have been conceived as a combination between luxury and comfortable living spaces, storage and volumes for systems and safety features.

The standard layout offers three guest cabins and three heads, with the possibility to add a guest/crew cabin amidships and an extra crew cabin with wc and sink in the forepeak. The 5 + meters long saloon has plenty of natural light and ventilation, with overall headroom above 2 meters plus great views through the large hull windows. The dinette crosses the whole beam, offering a dining area which can seat up to 10 people and a table that can vary its size according to use, facilitating access to the whole seating area.

On the starboard side, an array of possible combinations allows the owner to personalize this area to suit his needs. The galley is designed to be practical at anchor as well as under sail, with a 360 degrees design that gives support while heeling and plenty of work surfaces accessible both inside and outside the galley.

A special cabinet is dedicated to tableware, complete with a removable tray to facilitate the storage of delicate china on board. The navigation station is offered in five different layouts, from the traditional facing forward chart table to the officelike desk complete with seat and drawers. The forward cabin provides owners with a proper suite where they can enjoy private time without compromise.

The bed is oversized (205x165m) and complete with three integrated removable leeboards that allow its use while sailing; it is fully accessible on three sides. Guests have available two en-suite cabins, offered with two possible layouts: two separate beds or one generous queen size. Throughout the boat, storage volumes are available in different shapes, from drawers to lockers to below-seat volumes, to allow the better organization of provisions and personal belongings and make your cruises problem-free.

Technical specification (preliminary)

• Hull length 17.96 m
• Loa with bowsprit 19.11 m
• Length waterline 17.09 m
• Beam max 5.27 m
• Draft, standard keel 2.70 m
• Draft, opt shallow keel 2.20 m
• Draft, opt performance keel 3.60 m
• Draft, opt telescopic keel 2,10 - 3,10 m
• Displacement std keel 24700 kg
• Ballast std keel 7000 kg
• Fuel tanks 1150 l
• Water tanks 930 l
• Sail areas:
  • Main 116.52 metre square
  • Jib 100% 97.48 metre square
  • Gennaker 334 metre square