Swan 65-S&S Ketch Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Ketch

LOA

64.57' · 19.68 m

Displ.

70,000 lbs · 31,751 kg

First year

1972

The Swan 65 S&S Ketch stands as one of the most distinguished icons of 20thcentury naval architecture. Designed by the legendary firm Sparkman & Stephens and built by Nautor’s Swan in Finland between 1971 and 1989, this model was, at the time of its launch, the largest glassreinforced plastic (GRP) yacht in production. It gained immediate global fame when the hull Sayula II won the inaugural 1973–74 Whitbread Round the World Race, proving that a luxurious production yacht could outpace dedicated racing machines in the world’s most grueling conditions. With 41 hulls produced, the Swan 65 became the gold standard for the "cruiserracer" category, blending heavyweather reliability with the sophisticated lines characteristic of the S&S era.