Swan 42

Advertisement for the Swan 42 Ron Holland by Nautor's Swan from 1981

Technical specifications

A Ron Holland project deriving from the New Zealand designer's positive experience in the '79 Admiral Cup and the reworking and development of the Swan 441.

Name	42
Designer	Ron Holland
SOP	1980
EOP	1985
Produced	38
Lenght overall	12,8 m
Load waterline	10,31 m
Beam	3,95 m
Draft	2,38 m
Displacement	10.900 kg
Ballast	4,273 kg
Water	299 lt
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine model
Fuel	159 lt
Engine (HP)
Sail plan	74,55 m²
I	16,73 m
J	5,09 m
P	14,87 m
E	4,3 m
Fore triangle	42,59 m²
Mainsail	31,96 m²
150% Genoa	63,89 m²
Spinnaker
Rating IOR Mk III A

Name	42
Designer	Ron Holland
SOP	1980
EOP	1985
Produced	38
Lenght overall	41.95 ft
Load waterline	33.83 ft
Beam	12.95 ft
Draft	7.80 ft
Displacement	24,029 lbs
Ballast	9,200 lbs
Water	79 US galls
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine model
Fuel	42 US galls
Engine (HP)
Sail plan	802.46 sq. Ft
I	54.90 ft
J	16.70 ft
P	48.80 ft
E	14.10 ft
Fore triangle	458.42 sq. Ft
Mainsail	344.04 sq. Ft
150% Genoa	687.63 sq. Ft
Spinnaker
Rating IOR Mk III A

Name	42
Designer	Ron Holland
SOP	1980
EOP	1985
Produced	38
Lenght overall	12,8 m \| 41.95 ft
Load waterline	10,31 m \| 33.83 ft
Beam	3,95 m \| 12.95 ft
Draft	2,38 m \| 7.80 ft
Displacement	10.900 kg \| 24,029 lbs
Ballast	4,273 kg \| 9,200 lbs
Water	299 lt \| 79 US galls
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine model
Fuel	159 lt \| 42 US galls
Engine (HP)
Sail plan	74,55 m² \| 802.46 sq. Ft
I	16,73 m \| 54.90 ft
J	5,09 m \| 16.70 ft
P	14,87 m \| 48.80 ft
E	4,3 m \| 14.10 ft
Fore triangle	42,59 m² \| 458.42 sq. Ft
Mainsail	31,96 m² \| 344.04 sq. Ft
150% Genoa	63,89 m² \| 687.63 sq. Ft
Spinnaker
Rating IOR Mk III A

(Images taken from examples of promotion of classic sails from the era)