MISS K CHECKMATE
Class ASemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

MISS K CHECKMATE — GBR 45026

Model: Swan 45

Nautor SwanGerman Frers

Also raced as CHECKMATE

Updated

MISS K CHECKMATE (GBR 45026) is a Swan 45 designed by German Frers and built by Nautor Swan. She has been racing since 2024 and has won three races. Against a typical Swan 45 she is quicker on a beam reach.

MISS K CHECKMATE GBR 45026 - German Frers - Nautor Swan

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

28

Race starts

3

Wins

32%

Podiums

67

Race Edge

Swan 45: 68

473.1s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn93
10–16 kn9
Over 16 kn31
MISS K CHECKMATEA typical Swan 45How Race Edge works
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Length

13.83 m

45′ 4″

Beam

3.89 m

Draft

2.84 m

Displacement

10.0 t

Sail area

134 m²

On the podium

Where MISS K CHECKMATE finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

32%

of 28 starts · Swan 45 fleet: 32%

Wins

11%

Wins11%3
Seconds4%1
Thirds18%5
Off the podium67%19

Regattas

Every regatta we found with MISS K CHECKMATE on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • FranceItaly73° Loro Piana Giraglia202610
  • ItalyFranceLoro Piana Giraglia202613955
  • ItalyGenova Sailing Week2026101111101013
  • ItalyCampionato Invernale West Liguria2025–2634
  • Italy151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar202531

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

25%

of these races end on the podium

16 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

36%

of these races end on the podium

11 races over 10 NM

Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.

1 more race without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

The boats MISS K CHECKMATE meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

MISS K CHECKMATE aheadRival ahead
AURORA · Canard 4150%ahead in 7 of 14 meetings
MATADOR · First 44.769%ahead in 9 of 13 meetings
CRAB · Solaris 4485%ahead in 11 of 13 meetings
BLACK SAMURAI · Eleva 5083%ahead in 10 of 12 meetings
CHEYENNE · Rodman 4245%ahead in 5 of 11 meetings
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SHE IS THE ONE · Solaris 4882%ahead in 9 of 11 meetings
IL PINGONE DI MARE IIII · J/11260%ahead in 6 of 10 meetings
Other competitors (136)

Met too few times for a figure.

GORILLA GANG XL (Comet 45, 7 meetings), FLIPPER ONE (Mylius 11, 7 meetings), CHESTRESS 3 (J/122, 7 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 6 meetings), ORION (First 45 (Briand), 6 meetings), VEGA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 6 meetings), DAL VERDE AL BLU (First 35 (Farr), 6 meetings), FREE SPIRIT (First 44.7, 6 meetings), HARU (Comet 41, 6 meetings), LISA R (Ker 46, 6 meetings), WB IX (XR 41, 6 meetings), BLUE SKY (Swan 45, 6 meetings), SPIRIT OF NERINA (Swan 42, 6 meetings), TO BE (Italia 11.98, 6 meetings), TENGHER (Swan 45, 6 meetings), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 6 meetings), KEONDA III (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 6 meetings), BLUES (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 6 meetings), CRAB (XR 41, 5 meetings), DXARMA (XR 41, 5 meetings), L'IMMENS (, 5 meetings), BURAN (J/122, 5 meetings), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 5 meetings), BIG WOOL (M 34, 5 meetings), LAGERTHA (Swan 42, 5 meetings), ALEBI II (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 5 meetings), CAPRICCIO CUBE (First 36, 5 meetings), CAPE CODE (Bavaria Match 42, 5 meetings), A'ASSIFA (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), GOZO DREAM (First 40.7, 5 meetings), TOMIRA CUBED (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 5 meetings), BELANA_O (First 40.7, 5 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 5 meetings), MERSIN YELKEN AKADEMISI (Jv 56, 5 meetings), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 5 meetings), GINGER_O (Marten 49, 5 meetings), VIVA MALTA (Cookson 50, 5 meetings), SNOWWHITE (Solaris 50, 5 meetings), MELISSA (Baltic 50, 5 meetings), SUSPIRIA THE REVENGE (Swan 42, 5 meetings), ATHENA (Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk), 5 meetings), FIXATION (Swan 46, 4 meetings), ANDANTE IV (Swan 42, 4 meetings), TEAM 42+1 (ClubSwan 43, 4 meetings), BOLOLOMBO (Grand Soleil 43 (Design), 4 meetings), BEATRICE (Ro 330, 4 meetings), MISTRAL GAGNANT (Solaris 50, 4 meetings), FURIBONDA (Sly 53, 4 meetings), SPANTEGATA (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 4 meetings), MELISSA II (Swan 42, 4 meetings), BIG BANG (Melges 32, 4 meetings), BONNIE (Impala 36, 3 meetings), VELASQUEZ (Ridas 37, 3 meetings), PROSPETTICA (Comet 41, 3 meetings), SEABIT (Grand Soleil 35, 3 meetings), FAREWELL IV (Solaris 44, 3 meetings), IREAL (Comet 45, 3 meetings), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 3 meetings), SHARDANA (T 34, 2 meetings), BELANA (First 40.7, 2 meetings), CHAPLIN (Sangermani, 2 meetings), BLUE SCORPION (Eleva 50, 2 meetings), ALCYON 3 (Sun Fast 37, 2 meetings), OBI-WAN (Este 24, 2 meetings), CHANGE TRASPARENT (Swan 45, 2 meetings), K'MENA (J/99, 2 meetings), CAPITANI CORAGGIOSI (X-41, 2 meetings), ARYA (X-50, 2 meetings), MY WAY (Grand Soleil 47, 2 meetings), FREMITO D'ARJA (J/109, 2 meetings), ANGE TRASPARENT II (Swan 45, 1 meeting), BELLATRIX (Italia 11.98, 1 meeting), HAKUNA MATATA (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), MOON (Cobra 33, 1 meeting), VELA X1 (Nytec 23, 1 meeting), SARCHIAPONE (Italia 9.98, 1 meeting), SELENE (Swan 42, 1 meeting), FANTAGHIRO (Swan 42, 1 meeting), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 1 meeting), SOLETE (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), RACHISTAR (X-41, 1 meeting), GINGER (Marten 49, 1 meeting), GIOVI (Solaris 55, 1 meeting), ULYSSES PORTOFINO (Swan 60, 1 meeting), SEASE (Farr 30, 1 meeting), MINDFULNESS (Advanced 80, 1 meeting), MELAGODO (First 34.7, 1 meeting), SPARTACO (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), FASTER III (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), LUNATIKA (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), BLACK BULL (First 36.7, 1 meeting), VALHALLA (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), QQ7 (Farr 53, 1 meeting), CHESTRESS (J/109, 1 meeting), SALVORA (Salona 37, 1 meeting), PITTILANTO (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), HUMBOLDT (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), BLACK PEKOE 3 (Grand Soleil 52, 1 meeting), QUATTROGATTI (Comet 45, 1 meeting), MAQUIS (Grand Soleil 40 (Polli), 1 meeting), MALU (X-43, 1 meeting), BORA FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), NESS (Elan S3, 1 meeting), X-WAVE (X-332, 1 meeting), L'ESCARGOT (First 34.7, 1 meeting), LIBERAMENTE (Comet 38 (Finot), 1 meeting), MAJE (Swan 41, 1 meeting), SERENDIPITY 2 (H&r 412, 1 meeting), AQUARANTA (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), CIRCE (First 36.7, 1 meeting), SHANTI (Solaris 58, 1 meeting), ASKEW (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), RUTHIE (Oceanis 41, 1 meeting), ULIXES VI (Grand Soleil 39 (Jézéquel), 1 meeting), RAFFICA 3 (Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto), 1 meeting), ULIKA (Swan 45, 1 meeting), SPIRIT OF NERINA (X-35, 1 meeting), ULTRAVOX (X-332, 1 meeting), VICTORY (Bolt 37, 1 meeting), JEDI (J/112, 1 meeting), X-PRESS (IMX 40, 1 meeting), NOTTE DI STELLE (Italia 12.98 (Cossutti), 1 meeting), DUFFY (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), MELTEMI S (Swan 54, 1 meeting), BLU TANGO BLU (First 40.7, 1 meeting), CHILAVISTA (Bonin 31, 1 meeting), DOLCENERA (X-35, 1 meeting), LITHIAN (Swan 41, 1 meeting), NESSUNO (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), PARTHENOPE (Dufour 350, 1 meeting), MAKEBA (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 1 meeting), IBUBI-X (X-41, 1 meeting), BELLATRIX III (Grand Soleil 48, 1 meeting), TRICHECO (JOD 35, 1 meeting), ALLEGRISSIMA (J/92, 1 meeting)

How MISS K CHECKMATE compares with a typical Swan 45

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Swan 45s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Swan 45; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.02 kn
Beam reach+0.07 kn
Broad reach+0.01 kn
Downwind+0.01 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Swan 45 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

MISS K CHECKMATE in blue, a typical Swan 45 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

MISS K CHECKMATE in blue, a typical Swan 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

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