Club Swan 42

[A_7]

Does anyone have any knowledge about these?

 

[rwoofer]

Article in this months Yachting World all about the 42.

 

[Salty John]

There is a bit here from Rob Perry:
http://sailingmagazine.net/perry_ClubSwan42.html

I know the old 42 quite well - it isn't anything like this one!

 

[michael_w]

If it's the Holland 42 you're after, watch out for the engineering on the chainplates. Not one of Ron or Nautor's best efforts.

 

[Duffer]

The new 42 looks very nice but very pricey (surprise surprise)

 

[AIDY]

Looks nice... anyone know if it's to replace the swan 45's

 

[Keen_Ed]

Not designed to replace the 45. The New York Yacht Club wanted a new racer/cruiser, and the Swan won. There were other proposals from Farr, and Mark Mills. Originally, Swan proposed the 45, but it was too expensive, so they came up with the 42 - with the hull being moulded in Estonia, I think, to make it a bit cheaper. Still nearly twice the price of the new X-41 one design, though.

Mark Mills' proposal is here: http://www.mills-design.com/nyyc43.htm

It's generally believed that one of the reasons the Swan won is that it benefits from the Swan 'cachet'.

Rumour has it that a number of Swan45 owners - particularly in the US - are less than impressed - while the 42 isn't cheap, it's a lot less than the 45.

Some threads about them here:
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/ind...c=42295&hl=

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/ind...c=37961&hl=

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/ind...c=24272&hl=

 

[AIDY]

Great.... Thanks for the detailed info.

 

[eclipsemullet]

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Looks nice... anyone know if it's to replace the swan 45's

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I think the 45 is over £500,000!