Frers Swan 44 Mk II Sailboat Review, Specs, and Listings

German Frers·1996 – 2002·~68 hulls·Nautor

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type: Monohull · bulb
Rig: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 44.11' · 13.44 m
Disp.: 24,300 lbs · 11,022 kg
First year: 1996

The Frers Swan 44 Mk II is a large sailboat designed by the Argentine maritime architect Germán Frers in the mid nineties and built by the Finnish yard Oy Nautor AB, with fewer than 100 boats completed large sailboat designed by Frers. Production spanned 1996 to 2002, yielding a scarce bluewateroriented monohull.

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Measurements

Imperial Metric

Dimensions 01

Length Overall: 44.11 ft
Length on deck: —
Waterline Length: 34.65 ft
Beam: 13.65 ft
Draft: 7.15 ft
Maximum Headroom: —
Air Draft: —

Construction & hull 02

Construction: Fiberglass
Hull Type: Monohull
Keel Type: Bulb
Rudder: 1× Spade
Ballast: 8,400 lbs (Lead)
Displacement: 24,300 lbs
Water Capacity: 100 gal
Fuel Capacity: 105 gal

Rig & sails 03

Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
Mainsail luff: 50.75 ft
Mainsail foot: 16.17 ft
Foretriangle height: 57.35 ft
Foretriangle base: 16.73 ft
Forestay Length (estimated): 59.74 ft
Sail Area: 890 sqft

Calculations 04

Sail Area to Displacement Ratio: 16.97
Ballast to Displacement Ratio: 34.57
Displacement to Length Ratio: 260.76
Comfort Ratio: 30.84
Capsize Screening Ratio: 1.89
Hull Speed: 7.89 kn

Design and Construction

The Swan 44 Mk II is a fibreglass-hulled and decked monohull from Nautor, carrying a fin keel with bulb and a lead keel fibreglass hull and deck. Displacement is around 24,300 pounds, with a bulb keel and a load-dependent draft of roughly 2.18 to 2.28 metres. Tankage includes a 400-litre stainless-steel fuel tank, 380 litres of fresh water and 50 litres of waste water. The vessel carries CE Class A (Ocean) certification, confirming its offshore designation.

Rig and Sail Plan

This model uses a masthead rig, with a documented mainsail plus jib area of 82.7 square metres masthead rig sail area. Rigging estimates list 40-metre, 14 mm halyards for mainsail, jib/genoa and spinnaker, while jib and genoa sheets measure 13.4 metres and the mainsheet 33.6 metres, both 16 mm. A saildrive transmission is paired with an optional inboard Volvo Penta MD22L diesel rated at 50 hp.

Accommodations

Below decks the interior is teak, fitted with two cabins and a 4+3 berth arrangement alongside a galley. Headroom is noted as above average, contributing to livability. Database background shows a length-to-beam ratio of 3.23 and a ballast ratio near 35 percent, which the source ties to below-average heel resistance among similar designs.

Performance and Seakeeping

Performance figures cite a 7.0-knot cruise speed and a 7.9-knot theoretical maximum for the displacement hull. The capsize screening value is 1.88 and the Motion Comfort Ratio 30.6, while sail-area-to-displacement is 17.0 with the ISO reference sail and 20.2 with a 135% genua. Immersion is about 294 kg/cm and the wet bottom area near 50 m², painting a moderately heavy platform with just-below-average motion comfort.

The Verdict

The Swan 44 Mk II represents a limited-production Frers design from Nautor that couples ocean certification with traditional masthead rigging and a teak interior. Its scarce numbers and above-average headroom suit owners seeking a refined cruiser rather than a racer.

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