Fwd: Success Seems All But Guaranteed for Club Swan 42
I mentioned the Swan NYYC 42 as a more expensive alternative, a very
expensive alternative, to our boats. Here's more.
Mike Kennedy
Conquest Cal 40 96
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> First Beat
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> Success Seems All But Guaranteed for Club Swan 42
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> Story by Stuart Streuli
> Like any sailboat, the Club Swan 42 comes with its own set of
> numbers: sail area, draft, displacement, price, etc. But the one
> that matters most has nothing to do with the design of the boat.
> That number is 30, which is the total boats sold before hull No. 1
> was christened this fall at the New York YC. I can't think of
> another big boat in recent memory that generated this much interest
> before anyone was able to actually see it in person.
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> For those of you unfamiliar with this 42-footer, let me back up a
> bit. In the spring of 2005, the NYYC announced it wanted to create
> a one-design racer/cruiser, 42 to 44 feet in length. As precocious
> as this sounds, it's actually something the club had done eight
> previous times since 1900, when Nat Herreshoff designed the NY70.
> The boat needed to rate well under IRC and be suitable for both
> inshore buoy racing and offshore events. Three designers submitted
> their thoughts on how this boat should look: Mark Mills, Farr Yacht
> Design, and German Frers/Nautor's Swan. The Frers/Swan partnership
> won the contract.
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> Before the first boat was delivered stateside, 24 had been sold to
> NYYC members based from Annapolis, Md., to Boston. Sales were
> subsequently opened to the general public and another six boats
> were snapped up. It's expected to take about a year to deliver the
> 24 sold to NYYC members, according to Kevin Dailey of Nautor's
> Swan, but that should still put enough of the boats in Newport next
> summer to make the class's inaugural national championships an
> impressive regatta. With that kind of early momentum, it's hard to
> imagine this design not meeting expectations. When it comes to
> building a successful one-design class, having a really great boat
> is nice, but having a strong, active group of committed owners is
> much better.
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> To read the full story, including first impressions of the Club
> Swan 42 under sail, click here.
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