The Swan 55CC Frers, also called the Swan 55-2, is a Finnish

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that was designed by

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as a

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and first built in 1990. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 55, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 53CC Frers after its ''centre cockpit'' configuration, or the Swan 55-2, to differentiate it from the unrelated 1970 Swan 55 and 2021

Swan 55 Frers The Swan 55 Frers is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser- racer and first built in 2021. The interior design is by Misa Poggi. The design is marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 55, but is usually ...

designs. The Swan 55CC Frers was developed into the Swan 57CC Frers, with the addition of a

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Production

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1990 to 1997 with 22 boats completed, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Swan 55CC Frers is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. It has a

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rig, a centre cockpit, a

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, an angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type

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controlled by a

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and a fixed fin

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or optional deep-draft keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double

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in the bow cabin, two bunk beds in the forward cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The

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is located on the port side just aft of the

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ladder. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a four-burner stove, an

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and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the starboard side, aft.

Variants

;Swan 55CC Frers :This model was introduced in 1990 and built until 1997, with 22 boats completed. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional deep draft keel. The boat is fitted with a British

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

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tank has a capacity of . The design has a

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of and a

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handicap of 63. ;Swan 57CC Frers :This model with an extended reverse transom was built from 1990 to 1997, with five boats completed. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. British Perkins Engines M135 Sabre diesel engine of for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a hull speed of .

References

External links

Video tour of a Swan 57CC Frers
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Production

Design

Variants

See also

References

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