Swan 40 (Stephens)
Nautor Swan · Sparkman & Stephens · 1971
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Swan 40 (Stephens) is a 11.94 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Nautor Swan, first launched in 1971. It races in Class C.
Length
11.94 m
39′ 2″
Beam
3.29 m
Draft
1.98 m
Displacement
8.6 t
Sail area
82 m²
On the podium
Where a Swan 40 (Stephens) finishes when she goes racing.
Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Swan 40 (Stephens) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
No regattas found yet.
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 40 (Stephens) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.
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 Swan 40 (Stephens)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.80 | 4.62 | 4.95 | — |
| 52° | 5.65 | 6.72 | 7.03 | — |
| 60° | 5.88 | 6.90 | 7.21 | — |
| 75° | 6.07 | 7.05 | 7.43 | — |
| 90° | 6.04 | 7.16 | 7.54 | — |
| 110° | 6.22 | 7.33 | 7.86 | — |
| 120° | 6.09 | 7.29 | 7.90 | — |
| 135° | 5.62 | 7.04 | 7.75 | — |
| 150° | 4.92 | 6.56 | 7.39 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.26 | 5.75 | 6.83 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 580 kg.
Rigging
Swan 40 (Stephens) rig and sail dimensions
A Swan 40 (Stephens) carries 13.42 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.43 m boom, a forestay 14.95 m above the deck and a 5.20 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.