Swan 65 Ss Ketch

Designed by the legendary Sparkman & Stephens and built by Finland's renowned Nautor shipyard, this elegant ketch represents the pinnacle of 1970s and 1980s luxury sailing yacht construction. With 41 hulls launched between 1972 and 1989, the Swan 65 SS established itself as a sophisticated offshore cruising platform that seamlessly blends performance with comfort. The yacht's substantial 70,000-pound displacement and generous 30,600-pound ballast provide exceptional stability and seaworthiness for extended ocean passages. Her masthead ketch rig, carrying 1,798 square feet of sail area, offers versatile sail handling options particularly valued by shorthanded crews on long voyages. The moderate sail area-to-displacement ratio of 17.02 delivers respectable performance while prioritizing comfort and safety over pure speed. Built with fiberglass construction around a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder configuration, she strikes an ideal balance between directional stability and maneuverability. Her impressive comfort ratio of 50.44 reflects the spacious, well-appointed interior typical of Swan's luxury cruising yachts. The favorable capsize screening number of 1.58 underscores her offshore capability, making her well-suited for serious blue-water cruising and extended passages where reliability and crew comfort are paramount.

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