Nautor Swan 80Fd

Nothing short of spectacular! CHESSIE benefits from having an external project management team that looked at every detail before building was allowed to start.

CHESSIE was built with performance sailing in mind, without compromising the comfort Swans are notorious for. To accomplish this the deck plan was customized to keep the hardware as light as practical, the rig was built with high modulus carbon and the standing rigging is high tech PBO and carbon.

This Swan 80 is the last one built, to date. Her keel has been modified to maximize performance while keeping shallower water sailing in mind. The keel foot print allows for a deeper more performance oriented keel to be added if desired and if racing becomes more of the focus.

The vast majority of the sailing CHESSIE has completed to date is local cruising on the east coast of the US. She has raced on rare occasions winning her class and first home in the 2014 Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach race.

CHESSIE is beautifully appointed with details such as light colored deck caulk to help keep the decks cool in hotter climates, additional hand holds on deck and below deck for added security. The interior furnishings were hand selected to give a light, practical and welcoming appearance.

They don't come any better than this. Highly recommended. You will not be disappointed. We look forward to receiving your inquiry.

The layup uses carbon SPRINT/pre-preg. 

All the stiffeners are epoxy with unidirectional carbon fiber reinforcements. The engine beds are integrated in the stiffeners.

The structural bulkheads are foam cored with carbon SPRINT/ pre-preg laminate. The core material is CorecellTM.

The composite chain plates are built using SPRINT/pre-preg unidirectional carbon fibre straps laid over stainless steel bushings.

Dark colored topsides, Night Blue, Du Pont polyurethane paint with clear coat on top.

Boot top and cove stripes, Du Pont Steel Grey Met.

The bottom is treated with two layers of gel shield epoxy primer. There are two layers of International Uni Pro.The bottom was painted with Seahawk BioCop TF in September, 2014.

The ballast bulb is lead casting with 4.5% antimony and is attached to a high strength steel keel fin. The keel is attached to the hull with AISI 329 bolts.

The steering system is a twin wheel sprocket and a chain system with JP3 Dyneema 8mm, 3.2 turns H.O. to H.O. The steering cables are independently connected to the quadrant.

It has carbon fibre/epoxy skins on a foam core, with a tubular carbon fibre stock. The lower tip of the rudder is designed to break before the stock does. A weed deflector is located in front of the rudder and is surface mounted.

The rudder is supported by two self-aligning bearings.

The steering pedestals are built in composite.

There are two 1200 mm clear coated 3-spoke carbon composite Nautor wheels. The wheels can be disengaged.

The rudder stock is provided with a fitting for the emergency tiller. The emergency tiller is stowed in the lazarette.

The mast is stepped through the deck onto a carbon fibre mast step.

There are two tie rods attached to the mast collar and the step.

Sea cocks in engine room are made in bronze. All other through-hull connections below waterline are made of composite.

The transom is "open".

A large transom hatch gives direct access to the aft storage. The transom hatch extends all the way up to deck level for maximum opening and a discrete look.

The transom hatch doubles as a bathing and boarding platform. It is made from carbon fiber pre-preg and has 9 mm teak recessed on the backside. The hatch is hydraulically operated.

There are six hull windows. Four in the saloon and two in the aft cabin. The windows are of tinted and toughened laminated safety glass.

The yacht is equipped with a 3.5 m foldable carbon fiber gangway which stored in the lazarette.

The carbon fiber boarding/bathing ladder allows boarding of the yacht from the side.

The carbon fiber bathing/boarding ladder is stored in the lazarette. 

There are provisions for storage of the yacht’s equipment in the lazarette.

There is space in the lazarette to store a 3.3 m (11 ft) inflatable dinghy. There is a hydraulics winch for hauling the dinghy.

Stainless steel rod in lazarette to stow running rigging.

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