The Swan 105 RS (Raised Salon) is a Finnish semi-custom

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that was designed by

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as a

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and first built in 2014. Beiderbeck Designs of Germany did the general arrangement and the interior design.

Production

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, with construction of the first boat starting in 2012, the hull moulded in January 2013 and launched in 2014. Only one boat was built, named ''Ti-Coyo'' and delivered in October 2014. It was later renamed ''Child of Lir''.

Design

The Swan 105 RS is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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and

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, with wood trim. The hull is made from Gurit's epoxy

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-SP Resin Infusion Technology (SPRINT) sandwich material using

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. It has a fractional sloop rig, with four sets of swept spreaders and carbon fibre spars. The hull has a

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, a

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with a drop-down tailgate swimming platform, a

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garage with a hydraulic launching and recovery system, two internally mounted spade-type

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s controlled by dual

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and a factory option of a fixed fin

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or shoal-draft keel. It has an aft steering cockpit and an entertainment cockpit amidships, with an integrated in-deck, hydraulically operated

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that can be completely enclosed. It displaces about empty. The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. The boat is fitted with two American

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QSL9-330HD

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s for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the

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tank has a capacity of . There is also a holding tank. The design has sleeping accommodation for six people in three non-crew cabins. It has an aft owner's stateroom, plus two guest cabins, one with a king-sized berth and the other with two singles. Each cabin has its own

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with a shower. The cabins for the four crew members are all located forward. A navigation station is located in the main salon. On the one delivered boat the dinghy garage was converted into an expanded owner's cabin, allowing the cabin to open onto the transom tailgate. For reaching or sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a

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code zero sail of or an

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of . The design complies with Germanischer Lloyd's classification and also the MCA Code.

Operational history

The design was first publicly shown at the

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in September 2014. In a 2014 ''Megayacht News'' pre-launch review, Diane M. Byrne noted, "the Swan 105 RS blends design by two notable names: Germán Frers and Beiderbeck Designs. The Frers team has long collaborated with Nautor’s Swan. Beiderbeck Design came in at the request of the owner, for the interiors and general arrangement. This Swan 105 RS is a semi-custom version of the Swan 105. She's intended as a performance cruiser with abundant enclosed and alfresco relaxation areas." A ''CharterWorld'' review, described, the "superyacht Swan 105 features beautiful and comfortable accommodation layouts, comprising owner's cabin forward and aft for a personalised preference. The main saloon area provides plenty of light, thanks to six hull windows on each side of the hull coupled with ten deck hatches and the raised saloon windows. The raised saloon leads to the entertainment cockpit amidships. This boasts a protected area with access to the main companionway which also benefits from an elegant integrated in-deck bimini that is hydraulically operated."

References

External links

Swan 105 RS official brochure
{{Sailboat types built by Nautor Swan Keelboats 2010s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Germán Frers Sailboat types built by Nautor Swan

Production

Design

Operational history

See also

References

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