Review of Swan 60

Basic specs.

The Swan 60 is a large sailboat designed by the Argentine maritime architect Germán Frers. The Swan 60 is built by the Finnish yard OY Nautor AB.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Keel

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 3.46 - 3.56 meter (11.35 - 11.65 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Swan 60 is about 674 kg/cm, alternatively 3776 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 674 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3776 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Swan 60 is 3.53.

Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	18.9 m	(61.8 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	18.9 m	(61.8 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	47.1 m	(154.6 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	41.5 m	(136.1 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.