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The Swan 38 was introduced in 1974. The production run ended in 1979 with 116 hulls built. Two sail plans were offered: a one-tonner configuration and a "light weather" rig. Here's an early article from Yachting magazine. Please double click for zoom. Here are the plans. Principal Dimensions LOA 38'-0" LWL 28'-9" Beam 11'-7" Draft 6'-4" Displacement 16,120 lbs Ballast 7,050 lbs Sail Area 682 sq ft

This pretty boat is a bit out of character with typical Sparkman & Stephens designs of the period. The sale was generated out of our then Boston office but I can see most of the plans were created in New York. The boat was built by Simms Brothers of Dorchester, Massachusetts and launched in 1936. Here are the plans from what appear to be some marketing materials. Double click on the general arrangement for zoom. Principal Dimensions LOA 35'-0" LWL 28'-0" Beam 9'-4" Draft 5'-5"

The Swan 48 was the 6th design developed for Nautor of Finland. The boat was developed to rate under the I.O.R. Rule and yet be a great cruising boat. She was introduced in 1971. 46 boats were built during the production run that ended in 1975. A yawl rig option was also offered. Here are the plans. Principal Dimensions LOA 47'-11" LWL 37'-4" Beam 13'-7" Draft 7'-10" Displacement 36,000 lbs Ballast 14,100 lbs Sail Area 1,059 sq ft

The Swan 57 was one of the last boats designed for Nautor of Finland by Sparkman & Stephens. 49 boats were built during a production run that started in 1977 and ended in 1984. These are great offshore boats and are still sought by buyers. Here are the plans. The boat was offered in both sloop and ketch configurations and later a centerboard option was added. Here's Rod doing sea trials with a group of Nautor personnel and it looks like with the new owner as well. Here's a brief article, source unknown. Principal Dimensions LOA 57'-5" LWL 45'-10" Beam 15'-5" Draft 9'-1" Displacement 47,000 lbs Ballast 18,000 lbs Sail Area 1,462 sq ft

The Swan 44 was introduced in 1972. The production run lasted until 1975 with 76 hulls built. She is one of the great classic cruiser-racers of the period and still provides a great value as a cruising boat today. Two sail plans were offered: heavy and light air, depending on intended sailing grounds. Here's a brief article about the design. Here are the plans. Principal Dimensions LOA 44'-0" LWL 33'-11" Beam 12'-7" Draft 7'-2" Displacement 23,776 lbs Ballast 12,566 lbs Sail Area 875 sq ft (heavy weather rig) 910 sq ft (light weather rig)