1990 Nautor Swan 59 | 59ft

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998. 

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• GRP hull, by the hand laying-up method, using alternate layers of mat and roving. Stiffeners are laid up over foam cores and reinforced with unidirectional glass. Structural bulkheads are of marine grade water-proof plywood laminated to hull and deck. Engine beds are GRP with steel inserts. The mast is stepped through the deck onto a metal mast step. Laminated reinforcements on the bulkhead for the stainless-steel chain plates.
• White hull with blue stripes.
• Deck is made of foam cored GRP sandwich construction. Single laminate with aluminium back-up plates under deck fittings.
• Teak laid deck – 2019.
• Anodized aluminium toe-rail.
• Pulpit, pushpit and lifeline stanchions and stainless wire lifelines.

Keel & Rudder:

• Laminar flow bulb keel draft 3.1m.
• Ballast keel is a lead casting with antimony. Cast in keel bolts of high tensile stainless-steel.
• Ballast 10,350kg.
• Spade rudder of foam filled GRP with high tensile tubular stainless-steel stock, supported by two roller bearings.