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Club Swan 42

Sailboat specifications

The Club Swan 42 is a 42’7” (12.98m) racer-cruiser sailboat designed by Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering (Argentina). She was built between 2006 and 2013 by Nautor's Swan (Finland) with 57 hulls completed.

The Club Swan 42 has also been marketed as NYYC 42.

Club Swan 42's main features

Model
Club Swan 42
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Racer-cruiser sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Sailboat collection
Country
Finland
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Single skin bottom, sandwich sides and deck: fiberglass vinylester with carbon fiber reinforcements
Number of hulls built
57
First built hull
2006
Last built hull
2013
Appendages
Keel : fin with bulb
Helm
Twin helm wheels
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Club Swan 42's main dimensions

Hull length
42’ 7”12.98 m
Waterline length
38’ 10”11.84 m
Beam (width)
12’ 11”3.93 m
Draft
8’ 11”2.7 m
Light displacement (MLC)
15984 lb7250 kg
Ballast weight
7055 lb3200 kg
Ballast type
Lead

Club Swan 42's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1175 ft²109.2 m²
Downwind sail area
2652 ft²246.4 m²
Mainsail area
661 ft²61.4 m²
Genoa area
515 ft²47.8 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area
1991 ft²185 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
59’ 1”18 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
16’ 5”5.01 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
56’ 7”17.24 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
18’ 11”5.77 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Carbon fiber mast and aluminum boom

Club Swan 42's performances

Crew
850 kg max.
HN (French rating)
 iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
35.0
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
314 ft²/T29.15 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
708 ft²/T65.78 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
124
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
44 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
8.35 knots

Club Swan 42's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
39 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
37 gal140 liters

Club Swan 42's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Open aft cockpit
Freshwater tank capacity
84.5 gal320 liters
Holding tank capacity
14.5 gal55 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
27.7 gal105 liters
Boiler capacity
5.3 gal20 liters
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