Swan 36 (Frers)
Nautor Swan · German Frers · 1988
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Swan 36 (Frers) is a 11.16 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by German Frers and built by Nautor Swan, first launched in 1988. It races in Class C.
Length
11.16 m
36′ 7″
Beam
3.64 m
Draft
2.02 m
Displacement
7.1 t
Sail area
77 m²
On the podium
Where a Swan 36 (Frers) finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 1 start by 1 boat between 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Swan 36 (Frers) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Strait Challenge2025
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Swan 36 (Frers) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), J/99 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3200 (1 meeting), Malbec 360 (1 meeting), Salona 45 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.09
39°
Beam reach
8.06
90°
Broad reach
9.08
135°
Downwind VMG
8.09
170°
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 Swan 36 (Frers)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.12 | 4.97 | 5.21 | 5.09 |
| 52° | 6.12 | 6.95 | 7.19 | 7.17 |
| 60° | 6.35 | 7.09 | 7.36 | 7.38 |
| 75° | 6.50 | 7.22 | 7.55 | 7.75 |
| 90° | 6.42 | 7.27 | 7.64 | 8.06 |
| 110° | 6.46 | 7.43 | 7.95 | 8.36 |
| 120° | 6.31 | 7.39 | 7.98 | 8.77 |
| 135° | 5.81 | 7.16 | 7.82 | 9.08 |
| 150° | 5.07 | 6.71 | 7.48 | 8.62 |
| Run VMG | 4.39 | 5.90 | 6.97 | 8.09 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 620 kg.
Rigging
Swan 36 (Frers) rig and sail dimensions
A Swan 36 (Frers) carries 12.70 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.20 m boom, a forestay 14.55 m above the deck and a 4.90 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 81 to 91 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.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.