Swan 391
The Swan 391 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1981.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ron Holland |
| Location | Finland |
| Year | 1981 |
| No. built | 52 |
| Builder(s) | Oy Nautor AB |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Swan 391 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 18,900 lb (8,573 kg) |
| Draft | 7.20 ft (2.19 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 39.92 ft (12.17 m) |
| LWL | 33.08 ft (10.08 m) |
| Beam | 12.42 ft (3.79 m) |
| Engine type | Perkins Engines diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 6,800 lb (3,084 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 53.50 ft (16.31 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 16.30 ft (4.97 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 47.30 ft (14.42 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 331.10 sq ft (30.760 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 436.03 sq ft (40.509 m2) |
| Total sail area | 767.13 sq ft (71.269 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 81-96 |
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Production
The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1981 to 1987, with 52 boats built, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][6][7]
Design
The Swan 391 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal-draft keel. It displaces 18,900 lb (8,573 kg) and carries 6,800 lb (3,084 kg) of ballast.[1][2][3]
The boat has a draft of 7.20 ft (2.19 m) with the standard keel and 5.5 ft (1.7 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2][3]
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for nine people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an "L"-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin, plus two upper pilot berths and two aft cabins, one to port with a double berth and one to starboard with a single. The galley is located on the port side abeam the companionway ladder. The galley is "L"-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.[1][2][3]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 7.71 kn (14.28 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 81 to 96 for the fin keel version and 102 for the shoal draft version.[1][2][8]
Operational history
Sailboat Lab describes the boat, "the Swan 391 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser."[3]
In the 1990 Rolex Swan Atlantic Regatta, a Swan 391, named Full Cry and sailed by Robert Compton, won the Rolex Swan Atlantic Challenge for overall points and also lowest corrected time with an IMS handicap.[9]
See also
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 391". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Swan 391". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- Ulladulla. "Swan 391". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Ron Holland". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Ron Holland". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- Gosselin, Lisa (February 1991). "Swans Aweigh". Yachting. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
External links
Media related to Swan 391 at Wikimedia Commons