The Swan 60 FD (Flush Deck) and Swan 60 S (Salon) are a series of Finnish

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s that were designed by

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as racer- cruisers. The boats were collectively marketed by the manufacturer as the ''Swan 60'', but are generally now referred to by their sub-model names to avoid confusion with the unrelated earlier 1994

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design.

Production

The series was built by

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in Finland, from 2009 to 2017, but it is now out of production. Ten Swan 60 FD models were completed.

Design

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The Swan 60 FD and S are racing

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s, built predominantly of

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, with wooden trim. The Swan 60 FD model has a 19/20 fractional sloop rig with a

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, with a keel-stepped mast, two sets of swept spreaders and

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spars with

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rod rigging. The hull has a prepreg carbon fibre-reinforced skin with a Corecell core. The hull has a

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, a

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with a drop-down tailgate swimming platform or optional open transom, an internally mounted spade-type, carbon fibre

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controlled by dual

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and a fixed steel fin

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with a weighted bulb. A

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garage is fitted aft. The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double berth in the bow cabin with a straight settee, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and two aft cabins, each with two single berths. The

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is located on the port side just forward of the

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ladder. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a four-burner stove. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are three heads, one just forward of the bow cabin in the forepeak and one in each aft cabin. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical

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of .

Variants

;Swan 60 FD :This flush deck model was introduced in 2009 and produced until 2017 with ten 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. The boat is fitted with a Japanese

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or Swedish

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diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .The design has a

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of . ;Swan 60 S :This deck salon model of the FD model was built from 2009 to 2017. 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. The boat is fitted with a diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .

Operational history

A 2009 ''Sail Magazine'' review noted of the Swan 60 FD, "the yacht has a powerful rig and a long waterline, with a hull form capable of semi- planing speed. Together with powered winches, a cockpit layout that puts the helmsman within easy reach of the trimming gear allows the yacht to be sailed by just two people. The helmsman also has a clear view of all the sails and approaching waves. Several deck layouts include two transom options—a stylish open version, and a closed transom with a sunbathing area on deck and space for a dinghy garage below." In a 2010 review, Louay Habib wrote about the Swan 60 FD for ''boats.com'' stating, "the latest version of the Swan 60 is turning heads, and rightly so. On paper, it has a better racing set up than the previous model of the same name, and at this year’s Swan Cup in Sardinia Johann Killinger’s new Emma took a credible second place to the much larger Swan 90, DSK Pioneer. In a fleet of 21 Swan Maxis, Emma was punching well above her weight."

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