Moulding the future of ClubSwan
by Nautor Swan 10 Jul 2023 09:46 PDT
ClubSwan 43 © Nautor's Swan
On the occasion of The Nations Trophy in Porto Cervo, on June 22nd, Mr Ferragamo and Nautor's team hosted a private presentation dedicated to a selected group of owners, to unveil the upcoming projects of ClubSwan division.
- ClubSwan 43: Update on project development
- ClubSwan 28: Project launch
- The Nations Trophy 2025: Rating to join One Desing
"2023 marks an important milestone for myself and Nautor, and I couldn't think of a better moment as this edition of The Nations Trophy to share with you what does the future holds for ClubSwan" says Leonardo Ferragamo, Nautor Group President. "In the past 25 years we brought back racing as one of the core element of our wonderful yachts. At the beginning there was rating racing and later on, we started our One Design chapter, with the Swan 45, ClubSwan 42 followed by the latest models of ClubSwan 36 and ClubSwan 50, accompanied by their bigger sisters, the recently launched ClubSwan 80 which delivered an electrifying performance in the last year and the ClubSwan 125, the racing machine faster than the wind. We are not stopping now and we still try to write and shape the future in the sailing industry".
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda was the stage for Leonardo, together with Federico Michetti, Head of Sports Activities, and Juan K, naval architect and resident designer for the ClubSwan yachts range, to present the latest news.
ClubSwan 43: update on project development
The newly released ClubSwan 43 is the perfect crossover: a full racer able to compete in the most captivating races worldwide and with the possibility of offering a 'sport-cruising' experience.
For this innovative project built at BTC, Swan's house, Nautor's experts and Juan K are combining forces with a leading team of professionals in the field. Pure Design & Engineering has been entrusted with the engineering, while the interior design comes from Lucio Micheletti, Micheletti+Partners. The launch is expected to be on February 2024, ready to take part to the racing circuit planned for the year.
The yacht has been conceived as a One Design package, as per Nautor's experience in this segment, which includes a professionally managed Class, and she will be able to take part in the dedicated Swan One Design Circuits, such as The Nations League and the Swan One Design Worlds.
ClubSwan 28: project launch
Being the smallest model ever produced by Nautor Swan, the ClubSwan 28 represents the entry in the ClubSwan Racing world, based on the concept of project simplicity, quality of the boat and, of course, pure One Design speed.
The ClubSwan 28 will be fit to join high level One Design events, but also be able to participate to the most important events around the world.
Designed by Juan K, she will have a maximum of five team members onboard with no weight limits of. She is a pure one design, hitting the water in Summer 2024.
The Nations Trophy 2025: Rating to join one design
The future of ClubSwan, is always constantly evolving. Being ClubSwan's DNA based on the heritage of Rating racing, with The Rolex Swan Cup, The Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean, The Swan European Regatta just to name a few, the team announced a very important change in the organization of the next The Nations Trophy.
The 2025 edition, in fact, will open its doors to all the rating yachts, revamping the full spirit of performance and competition within every Swan owner's soul.