Swan 391

Swan 391
Development
DesignerRon Holland
LocationFinland
Year1981
No. built52
Builder(s)Oy Nautor AB
RoleCruiser-Racer
NameSwan 391
Boat
Displacement18,900 lb (8,573 kg)
Draft7.20 ft (2.19 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionglassfibre
LOA39.92 ft (12.17 m)
LWL33.08 ft (10.08 m)
Beam12.42 ft (3.79 m)
Engine typePerkins Engines diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast6,800 lb (3,084 kg)
Rudder(s)Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height53.50 ft (16.31 m)
J foretriangle base16.30 ft (4.97 m)
P mainsail luff47.30 ft (14.42 m)
E mainsail foot14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Sails
SailplanMasthead sloop
Mainsail area331.10 sq ft (30.760 m2)
Jib/genoa area436.03 sq ft (40.509 m2)
Total sail area767.13 sq ft (71.269 m2)
Racing
PHRF81-96
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The Swan 391 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1981.[1][2][3][4][5]

Production

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The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1981 to 1987, with 52 boats built, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][6][7]

Design

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Swan 391 flying its spinnaker

The Swan 391 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal-draft keel. It displaces 18,900 lb (8,573 kg) and carries 6,800 lb (3,084 kg) of ballast.[1][2][3]

The boat has a draft of 7.20 ft (2.19 m) with the standard keel and 5.5 ft (1.7 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2][3]

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for nine people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin, plus two upper pilot berths and two aft cabins, one to port with a double berth and one to starboard with a single. The galley is located on the port side abeam the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.[1][2][3]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.71 kn (14.28 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 81 to 96 for the fin keel version and 102 for the shoal draft version.[1][2][8]

Operational history

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Sailboat Lab describes the boat, "the Swan 391 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser."[3]

In the 1990 Rolex Swan Atlantic Regatta, a Swan 391, named Full Cry and sailed by Robert Compton, won the Rolex Swan Atlantic Challenge for overall points and also lowest corrected time with an IMS handicap.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Swan 391". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Swan 391". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Ulladulla. "Swan 391". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Ron Holland". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Ron Holland". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. ^ US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  9. ^ Gosselin, Lisa (February 1991). "Swans Aweigh". Yachting. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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