International Swan 42 Circuit announced

by Nick Gower on 13 Jun 2007 Nautor’s Swan, manufacturers of luxury performance sailing yachts of unrivalled quality, has announced the 2008 circuit for its upcoming and increasingly successful Club Swan 42 model.

Since its recent launch in 2006, the popularity of the Club Swan 42, a unique one-design racer-cruiser, has grown across the globe. Created to boost ‘Corinthian’ sailing, the Club Swan 42 and its Class Rules were conceived to promote increased competitiveness within an owner-driver and amateur-sailing framework, with a focus on containing costs.

The Club Swan 42 is already proving its prowess on the American racing circuit, with Club Swan 42 Esmeralda, owned by Makoto Uematsu of Japan, achieving victory in its class at Acura Key West 2007 with one day to spare.

The proposed 2008 circuit for the Club Swan 42 will be as follows, with the Rolex Swan Cup as the pinnacle of the year.

Proposed North Europe Circuit
- Copenhagen Swan Challenge (May 2008)
- Round Gotland Race (July 2008)
- Stockholm Race (August 2008)

Proposed Mediterranean Circuit
- Coppa Carlo Negri – Regate Pirelli (Portofino) (Apri 2008)
- Rolex Capri Sailing Week (May 2008)
- Copa del Rey (August 2008)
- Rolex Swan Cup (September 2008)

Christened at the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) on October 7th 2006, the Club Swan 42 marks an important partnership between the New York Yacht Club and Nautor’s Swan. The Club Swan 42 was designed by the Frers design team in collaboration with Nautor’s Swan, to specifications developed by the NYYC.

More than 10 Club Swan 42s will be attending the Swan American Regatta in Newport, Rhode Island from 16th – 20th July. The Swan American Regatta, run by the NYYC, will be a fitting first outing for the Club Swan 42 Class, which will compete as one-design class for the first time.

The Club Swan 42s will compete in Europe under IRC in late 2007 and throughout 2008 as a One Design Class.

Enrico Chieffi, Nautor Group Vice President Marketing, comments: 'Interest in the Club Swan 42 is growing continuously, with owners round the world recognising the potential for this one-design yacht. The 2008 racing circuit will be an extremely exciting, and no doubt hotly contested, series of regattas. We hope that they will enable us to further nurture the class, to encourage its growth.'

The Club Swan 42 fleet, which races under IRC rating, completes the Nautor one-design racing family, which includes the Swan 45 and the Swan 601.

New website (www.swan42class.org) to be launched shortly.