ClubSwan 50

The ClubSwan 50 is a one design^[1] and International Rating Certificate racer-cruiser, first built in 2015 by Oy Nautor AB. As of 2023 it remained in production.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

The boat was designed for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the manufacturer, Nautor's Swan, and was the result of a design competition the company held in 2015. The competition specified "a contemporary, fast, competitive one-design that could sail offshore and be converted to a sports cruiser sailed with limited crew." It also added, "in one word, this yacht has to be cool." The boat was also intended as a class to compete for the Nation's Cup.^{[10][6][11][12]}

The design was Kouyoumdjian's first for Nautor and led to him designing other ClubSwan series racing boats, including the ClubSwan 36, 80 and the 125.^{[10][6][11][12]}

The ClubSwan 50 was accepted as a World Sailing international class in 2018.^[13]

Designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, the hull is built predominantly of pre-preg carbon fibre, with a foam core and a teak-faced deck. The hull has hard chines, a negative sheer, a reverse dreadnought stem;^[14] an open transom; dual, internally mounted, sawtoothed, spade-type rudders controlled by dual wheels and a fixed, high modulus, carbon fibre fin keel with weighted bulb or an optional shoal-draft keel. It displaces 18,188 lb (8,250 kg) empty and carries 7,605 lb (3,450 kg) of lead ballast.^{[2][3][4][10][5][9]} It has a low freeboard.^[1]

The boat has a draft of 11.48 ft (3.50 m) with the standard keel and 7.2 ft (2.2 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.^[2][3]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo D2-40 diesel engine of 40 hp (30 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 45 U.S. gallons (170 L; 37 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 63 U.S. gallons (240 L; 52 imp gal).^[2][3]

The interior was designed by Michele Bönan.^{[2][3][15][16][17][4][5]} The design has standard sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double island berth in the bow cabin, two L-shaped settees in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on both sides and includes a shower. A third cabin with a double berth may be installed starboard aft, to provide a total of sleeping space for six people.^[2][3][4]

It has a fractional sloop rig with a fixed bowsprit and square-topped mainsail, a deck-stepped mast, three sets of swept spreaders and carbon fibre spars. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 2,530 sq ft (235 m²). The boat has a hull speed of 9.08 kn (16.82 km/h).^[2][3]

According to Yachting World, "the ClubSwan 50 is quite simply the most extreme-looking production yacht I’ve seen. No computer-enhanced renderings could do justice to seeing this yacht for the first time. She is fantastically awesome."^[10]

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