Swan 80 Buyer's Guide
The Swan 80 on the brokerage market is an eight-unit Frers-designed Nautor built between 1999 and 2004, a 19.09-foot-beam, 13.78-foot-draft cruiser-racer whose convertible aft deck and bulb-keel hull reward buyers who understand the type. Shopping one means weighing the deep-draft marina constraint and the fin keel's directional tradeoff against the boat's ocean-race screening value and removable-deck-racing flexibility.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The builder's flat aft cockpit section lets owners configure seating or on-deck storage, and in cruising mode the open aft deck becomes a swimming and sunbathing area with seamless access to the beach platform and full-beam lazarette built to take a rigid inflatable. Below, the boat carries 11 berths and 317 gallons of water, a layout scale suited to either charter history or private voyaging.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used Swan 80s commonly carry a watermaker, inverter, electric winches, teak decks, asymmetric spinnaker, swim platform, chartplotter, air conditioning, and life raft. Often-seen additions include a spinnaker, bow thruster, bimini, and cockpit shower. Less common owner upgrades run to a code zero, freezer, dinghy davits, and EPIRB. The masthead rig's simplicity and the boat's removable deck furniture mean many of these items can be added or stripped without structural work.
What to Inspect
The documented record shows no defects, but two design-linked limitations belong in any survey. The fin keel with bulb provides splendid manoeuvrability yet has less directional stability than a long keel, and the about 4.20 to 4.30 meter draft dependent on load means the boat can only enter major marinas. Confirm the twin rudders and the flat aft cockpit structure are intact, and verify the full-beam lazarette closes properly around the RIB stowage.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Swan 80 are Italy, Spain, and France. A short checklist for the buyer: confirm the draft against your marina's depth, assess fin-keel directional behaviour in a sea trial, verify the aft cockpit conversion hardware, and review the ex-charter layout's wear if applicable.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Swan 80. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $ 1,300,000 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $ 2,282,451 | +75.6% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $ 1,857,567 | -18.6% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $ 1,883,022 | +1.4% |
Where they're listed
Swan 80 listings appear across 3 countries. Italy has the most listings with 4 (57.1%), followed by Spain and France.
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hylas 70 | 69.58' | $ 949,000 | 15 | 1 |
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| Swan 80You are here | — | $ 1,883,022 | 8 | 0 |