Swan 441

Advertisement for the Swan 441 Ron Holland by Nautor's Swan from 1980

Advertisement for the Swan 441 Ron Holland by Nautor's Swan

The Nautor's Swan range in 1982, the last year of production for the 441 Ron Holland

(advertisement taken from the publication "Nautor Swan celebrating 1000th Swan")

Technical specifications

A very successful sail made in both cruiser and racing versions and famous for being the greatest of Ron Holland's creations for Nautor Swan. The racing model has been made in 5 units, which are added to the 40 of the cruiser model.

The project is a development of the victorious Ron Holland 'Marionette' (winner of 4 races at the S.O.R.C. 78), 'Big Apple' (winner of an elegance award at the Admiral's Cup) and 'Mandrake'. For this reason, compared to the previous model, the Ron Holland lines begin to become so pronounced here as to consign them to the history of classic sails. A pencil that brushes in the design an extreme optimization of the time regulation: light but very important hulls, gigantic maximum beams but with very narrow ends, very elongated appendages with hanging rudders. Racing versions that are more than super-essential with flush deck and tubular interiors. But also cruiser versions that are very attentive to performance even if combined with a unique care for finishing, reliability and comfort and the work of excellent shipwrights.

Also known for this model is the experimentation at the time carried out in 1979 of the carbon rudder on Casse Tete V, which broke during the Fastnet of that year.

The project has a hull speed of 8.12 knots (15.04 km/h) and a rating of 34.4'.

A Swan 441, named Race Passage came in third in the 1980 Victoria, British Columbia to Lahaina, Maui Clipper Cup race.

Swan 441, named Carissa, was used by the first Finnish all-female crew to cross the Atlantic from west to east in the ARC Europe Rally 2022.

(info from Wikipedia)

At the eighth International Hannibal Classic in Monfalcone, the 441 Buricchia III came in third in the Open Classic category.

Name	441
Designer	Ron Holland
SOP	1978
EOP	1982
Produced	45
Lenght overall	13,52 m
Load waterline	11,2 m
Beam	4,06 m
Draft	1,98 m
Displacement	11.204 kg
Ballast	4.990 kg
Water	379 lt
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine model	Perkins 4.108M
Fuel	189 lt
Engine (HP)	40
Sail plan	89,28 m²
I	18,29 m
J	5,79 m
P	16,46 m
E	4,42 m
Fore triangle	52,95 m²
Mainsai	36,37 m²
150% Genoa	79,425 m²
Spinnaker
Rating IOR Mk III A

Name	441
Designer	Ron Holland
SOP	1978
EOP	1982
Produced	45
Lenght overall	44.36 ft
Load waterline	36.75 ft
Beam	13.32 ft
Draft	6.50 ft
Displacement	24,700 lbs
Ballast	11,000 lbs
Water	100 US galls
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine model	Perkins 4.108M
Fuel	50 US galls
Engine (HP)	40
Sail plan	961 sq. Ft
I	60 ft
J	19 ft
P	54 ft
E	14.50 ft
Fore triangle	570 sq. Ft
Mainsai	391.50 sq. Ft
150% Genoa	855 sq. Ft
Spinnaker
Rating IOR Mk III A

Name	441
Designer	Ron Holland
SOP	1978
EOP	1982
Produced	45
Lenght overall	13,52 m \| 44.36 ft
Load waterline	11,2 m \| 36.75 ft
Beam	4,06 m \| 13.32 ft
Draft	1,98 m \| 6.50 ft
Displacement	11.204 kg \| 24,700 lbs
Ballast	4.990 kg \| 11,000 lbs
Water	379 lt \| 100 US galls
Fuel type	Diesel
Engine model	Perkins 4.108M
Fuel	189 lt \| 50 US galls
Engine (HP)	40
Sail plan	89,28 m² \| 961 sq. Ft
I	18,29 m \| 60 ft
J	5,79 m \| 19 ft
P	16,46 m \| 54 ft
E	4,42 m \| 14.50 ft
Fore triangle	52,95 m² \| 570 sq. Ft
Mainsai	36,37 m² \| 391.50 sq. Ft
150% Genoa	79,425 m² \| 855 sq. Ft
Spinnaker
Rating IOR Mk III A

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