Swan 55 (Stephens)
Nautor Swan · Sparkman & Stephens · 1970
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Swan 55 (Stephens) is a 16.71 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Nautor Swan, first launched in 1970. It races in Class B.
Length
16.71 m
54′ 10″
Beam
4.32 m
Draft
2.52 m
Displacement
20.6 t
Sail area
141 m²
On the podium
Where a Swan 55 (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 55 (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 55 (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 55 (Stephens)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.15 | 5.12 | 5.57 | — |
| 52° | 6.26 | 7.67 | 8.14 | — |
| 60° | 6.61 | 7.94 | 8.38 | — |
| 75° | 6.90 | 8.13 | 8.63 | — |
| 90° | 6.99 | 8.28 | 8.79 | — |
| 110° | 7.04 | 8.42 | 8.98 | — |
| 120° | 6.87 | 8.34 | 9.02 | — |
| 135° | 6.30 | 8.01 | 8.78 | — |
| 150° | 5.44 | 7.28 | 8.35 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.71 | 6.31 | 7.49 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 930 kg.
Rigging
Swan 55 (Stephens) rig and sail dimensions
A Swan 55 (Stephens) carries 16.93 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.79 m boom, a forestay 18.60 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 170 to 190 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.