VERTIGO
Class AHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

VERTIGO — NED 8818

Model: Swan 54

Nautor SwanGerman Frers

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VERTIGO (NED 8818) is a Swan 54 designed by German Frers and built by Nautor Swan. She has been racing since 2022. Against a typical Swan 54 she is quicker upwind in light air.

VERTIGO NED 8818 - German Frers - Nautor Swan

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

17

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

27

Race Edge

Swan 54: 9

486.9s/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 kn7
10–16 kn71
Over 16 kn11
VERTIGOA typical Swan 54How Race Edge works
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Length

16.44 m

53′ 11″

Beam

4.74 m

Draft

2.44 m

Displacement

22.0 t

Sail area

148 m²

On the podium

Where VERTIGO finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

0%

of 17 starts · Swan 54 fleet: 11%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds0%0
Off the podium100%17

Regattas

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

  • ItalyRolex Swan Cup2026919918
  • SpainPalmaVela20261010101010
  • ItalyRolex Swan Cup20246897
  • ItalyRolex Swan Cup20221814411

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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

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Not enough data yet: 5 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

0%

of these races end on the podium

12 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

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

VERTIGO aheadRival ahead
SILVEREN SWAEN · Swan 5429%ahead in 5 of 17 meetings
FROM NOW ON · Swan 450%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
CLEM PRIMERO · Swan 5613%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
RETARDE · Swan 5838%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
LULLABY · Swan 5838%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
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FIXATION · Swan 4650%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
AZAHAR · Swan 5675%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
MOHBARAK 5 · Swan 5475%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
PAPILLON · Swan 4888%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (43)

Met too few times for a figure.

ELENA NOVA (Swan 42, 5 meetings), NOLA (Carkeek 40, 5 meetings), VARGEN (ClubSwan 43, 5 meetings), HYDRA (DK 46, 5 meetings), CARO (Knierim 49, 5 meetings), XUMMER (Xp 44, 5 meetings), VIKINGO (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), TENGHER (Swan 45, 4 meetings), BEST BUDDIES (Swan 441, 4 meetings), BIG EASY III (Swan 48 (Frers), 4 meetings), ANANDA (Swan 48 (Frers), 4 meetings), VESPER (Swan 48, 4 meetings), OM II (Swan 58, 4 meetings), CRILIA (Swan 53, 4 meetings), TYCOON (Swan 58, 4 meetings), ANYA (Swan 48, 4 meetings), LA BELLE (Swan 56, 4 meetings), GOUACHE (Swan 48 (Frers), 4 meetings), KJU (Swan 40 (Frers), 4 meetings), LIBERTY OF COWES (Swan 46, 4 meetings), KATIMA (Swan 54, 4 meetings), BEDOUIN (Swan 53, 4 meetings), GAIA (Swan 53, 4 meetings), CHERI (Swan 51, 4 meetings), SARAH MERCEDES (Swan 48, 4 meetings), MIA (Swan 48, 4 meetings), SUSPIRIA THE REVENGE (Swan 42, 4 meetings), SPIRIT OF NERINA (Swan 42, 4 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 4 meetings), KATIMA (Swan 45, 4 meetings), WHIMSEA (Swan 48, 4 meetings), DARING SISTERS (Swan 42, 4 meetings), ASSUAGE (Swan 48 (Frers), 4 meetings), MELTEMI S (Swan 54, 4 meetings), CHANGE TRASPARENT (Swan 45, 4 meetings), EURO EYES (Swan 55 (Frers), 4 meetings), VESPER (Swan 51, 4 meetings), GRACE OF SYDNEY (Swan 48 (Frers), 4 meetings), WAVEWALKER (Swan 58, 4 meetings), SWANPITA- SMERIT (Swan 45, 4 meetings), MERCURY (Swan 42, 4 meetings), INTRIGUE (Swan 56, 4 meetings), FLOMALI (Swan 58, 4 meetings)

How VERTIGO compares with a typical Swan 54

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Swan 54s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Swan 54; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.09 kn
Beam reach-0.04 kn
Broad reach+0.02 kn
Downwind+0.02 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Swan 54 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

VERTIGO in blue, a typical Swan 54 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

VERTIGO in blue, a typical Swan 54 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Swan 54s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Swan 54

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