ClubSwan 42
Nautor Swan · German Frers · 2006
Updated
- ORC World Championship · Class B2015 · 2017 · 2019
Each title was won by a boat of this design, not by the design itself.
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The ClubSwan 42 is a 12.96 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by German Frers and built by Nautor Swan, first launched in 2006. It races in Class A.
Length
12.96 m
42′ 6″
Beam
3.91 m
Draft
2.74 m
Displacement
7.7 t
Sail area
112 m²
On the podium
Where a ClubSwan 42 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
8%
of 12 starts by 2 boats
Wins
8%
Read from 12 starts by 2 boats between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a ClubSwan 42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Loro Piana Giraglia2026- ORC World Championship2024
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a ClubSwan 42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Irc 52 (4 meetings), Ker 46 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 44 (Polli) (4 meetings), Farr 45 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 48 (4 meetings), Sly 42 (4 meetings), Cape 31 (4 meetings), Mat 124 (4 meetings), First 44.7 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the ClubSwan 42 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a ClubSwan 42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.00 | 5.75 | 5.99 | — |
| 52° | 7.35 | 8.05 | 8.23 | — |
| 60° | 7.61 | 8.27 | 8.47 | — |
| 75° | 7.83 | 8.51 | 8.91 | — |
| 90° | 7.87 | 8.69 | 9.29 | — |
| 110° | 7.91 | 8.81 | 9.55 | — |
| 120° | 7.85 | 9.02 | 9.85 | — |
| 135° | 7.39 | 8.77 | 10.15 | — |
| 150° | 6.30 | 8.14 | 9.09 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.46 | 7.08 | 7.88 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 910 kg.
Rigging
ClubSwan 42 rig and sail dimensions
A ClubSwan 42 carries 17.24 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.80 m boom, a forestay 17.99 m above the deck and a 7.27 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 186 to 208 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.