Swan 76

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LocationFinland
Year1979
No. built5
Swan 76
Development
DesignerSparkman & Stephens
LocationFinland
Year1979
No. built5
Builder(s)Oy Nautor AB
RoleRacer-Cruiser
NameSwan 76
Boat
Displacement98,700 lb (44,770 kg)
Draft12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionglassfibre
LOA76.31 ft (23.26 m)
LWL61.33 ft (18.69 m)
Beam19.03 ft (5.80 m)
Engine typeMercedes-Benz OM 402 200 hp (149 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast24,000 lb (10,886 kg)
Rudder(s)Skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height87.25 ft (26.59 m)
J foretriangle base27.70 ft (8.44 m)
P mainsail luff79.00 ft (24.08 m)
E mainsail foot21.60 ft (6.58 m)
Sails
SailplanKetch
Mainsail area853.2 sq ft (79.26 m2)
Jib/genoa area1,812.6 sq ft (168.40 m2)
Spinnaker area4,350 sq ft (404 m2)
Other sailsMizzen: 386.9 sq ft (35.94 m2)
Mizzen staysail: 1,075 sq ft (99.9 m2)
Total sail area2,449.00 sq ft (227.520 m2)

The Swan 76 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1979.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1979 to 1981, with five boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][4][7][8][9]

Design

The Swan 76 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional stub keel and centreboard. It was produced in both flush deck and deckhouse arrangements.[1][2][3][4][7]

The boat is fitted with a German Mercedes-Benz OM 402 diesel engine of 200 hp (149 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2][3][4][7]

For sailing downwind the boat may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 4,350 sq ft (404 m2). The design has a hull speed of 10.49 kn (19.43 km/h).[1][2][3][4][7]

Variants

See also

References

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