Swan 68
Nautor Swan · German Frers · 1991
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Swan 68 is a 20.88 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by German Frers and built by Nautor Swan, first launched in 1991. It races in Class 0.
Length
20.88 m
68′ 6″
Beam
5.45 m
Draft
3.32 m
Displacement
41.4 t
Sail area
258 m²
On the podium
Where a Swan 68 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
6
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 6 starts by 2 boats between 2015 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Swan 68 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Rolex Swan Cup2024- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2016
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2015
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: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Swan 68 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Swan 601 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk) (3 meetings), Sun Odyssey 49 (2 meetings), First 34.7 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (2 meetings), Vismara 40 (1 meeting), Hanse 370e (1 meeting), Elan 410 (1 meeting), Comet 45 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (1 meeting), J/105 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3200 (1 meeting), IMX 45 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 56 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), First 40 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Evolution 10 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 44 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Hanse 630e (1 meeting), Swan 42 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Swan 68 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 Swan 68
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.01 | 6.12 | 6.62 | — |
| 52° | 7.51 | 8.98 | 9.44 | — |
| 60° | 7.88 | 9.25 | 9.70 | — |
| 75° | 8.16 | 9.45 | 9.93 | — |
| 90° | 8.06 | 9.48 | 10.02 | — |
| 110° | 7.89 | 9.59 | 10.26 | — |
| 120° | 7.73 | 9.54 | 10.30 | — |
| 135° | 7.08 | 9.14 | 10.07 | — |
| 150° | 6.10 | 8.23 | 9.52 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.28 | 7.12 | 8.36 | — |
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 1430 kg.
Rigging
Swan 68 rig and sail dimensions
A Swan 68 carries 24.88 m of mainsail hoist on a 7.48 m boom, a forestay 27.06 m above the deck and a 8.92 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 — 286 to 328 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.