SOLANO — FRA 99 A
Model: Swan 44 (Stephens)
Nautor SwanSparkman & Stephens
Updated
SOLANO (FRA 99 A) is a Swan 44 designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Nautor Swan. She has been racing since 2024. She sails close to a typical Swan 44 at every angle.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats11
Race starts
0
Wins
45%
Podiums
24
Race Edge
Swan 44: 30
552.0s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
13.44 m
44′ 1″
Beam
3.78 m
Draft
2.27 m
Displacement
12.7 t
Sail area
107 m²
On the podium
Where SOLANO finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
45%
of 11 starts · Swan 44 fleet: 26%
Wins
0%
Regattas
Every regatta we found with SOLANO on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Rolex Swan Cup20265363- Rolex Swan Cup20243343
- Giraglia2024111410
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Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The boats SOLANO meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (35)
Met too few times for a figure.
MATILDA (Swan 47, 4 meetings), EVE (Swan 65 (Stephens), 4 meetings), LINTU (Swan 57, 4 meetings), MATCHLESS (Swan 57, 4 meetings), DREAM (Swan 47, 4 meetings), PRIDE (Swan 44 (Stephens), 4 meetings), MASCALZONE LATINO XXXIII (Swan 38, 4 meetings), TARANTELLA (Swan 36 (Stephens), 4 meetings), FOUR WINDS (Swan 44 (Stephens), 4 meetings), JOCONDE (Swan 44 (Stephens), 4 meetings), HOKUSAI (Swan 44 (Stephens), 4 meetings), MANURAU (Swan 43 (Stephens), 4 meetings), WINDWHISPER44 (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 3 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 3 meetings), SUSPIRIA THE REVENGE (Swan 42, 3 meetings), FROM NOW ON (Swan 45, 3 meetings), DRIFTER SAIL (Swan 50, 3 meetings), ANGE TRASPARENT II (Swan 45, 3 meetings), LADY (Dufour 40, 3 meetings), JENIS (J/112, 3 meetings), DARING SISTERS (Swan 42, 3 meetings), TARANTELLA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), AURORA (Canard 41, 3 meetings), RAFFICA (X-41, 3 meetings), CRAB (Solaris 44, 3 meetings), XPERIUM (Xc 45, 3 meetings), PROSPETTICA (Comet 41, 3 meetings), ZIGGY (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 3 meetings), BLUES (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), BOABUNDA (Wally 60, 2 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 2 meetings), GIUBA (Grand Soleil 46.3, 2 meetings), IREAL (Comet 45, 2 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 2 meetings), BINGOBA (Grand Soleil 47, 2 meetings)
How SOLANO compares with a typical Swan 44
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Swan 44s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Swan 44; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Swan 44 across the course.
Speed at every angle
SOLANO in blue, a typical Swan 44 dashed.
SOLANO in blue, a typical Swan 44 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other Swan 44s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the Swan 44 (Stephens)
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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