Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Swan 36 is the first fiberglass constructed sailing yacht built by Nautor's Swan. The first boats were launched in 1967 and the production continued until 1971 with a total of 90 Swan 36 boats being built. The yacht was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and its main dimensions are length overall LOA 10,9 m, Length of waterline LWL 7,77 Beam 2,95 m, and displacement of 7000 kg, of which 3600 kg is ballast. The designer’s decision to use a separate fin keel and rudder as opposed to the traditional full keel arrangement, reduced the wetted surface area of the hull and thus also the frictional drag. This made the yacht faster and with the rudder placed further aft also more agile. Despite separate fin keel and a rudder had been used before in some of the Sparkman & Stephens' lighter sailboat designs such as the Lightning, this was the first time this arrangement was successfully used in larger sailing yachts. For a short period of time this application made Swan 36 one of the fastest commercially available sailing yachts of it's size and with a skilled crew she became the one to beat in the international sailing regattas. The yacht gained recognition in 1968 when a Swan 36 called Casse Tete II won all seven starts of that years Cowes Week regatta. However there was more to the yacht than just superior performance as it was also decided that the yacht should be more comfortable and luxurious on the inside than any of the competing makes. For that reason, Nautor decided to use their own interior designer to complete the management’s vision of a fast and luxurious racing yacht. The result was an unprecedented combination of competitiveness and comfort combined with a superior cost efficiency brought by the new fiberglass construction method. This combination enabled the subsequent commercial success and the creation of Swan brand. Nautor introduced its successor Swan 37 in 1970 which also became a very successful racing yacht.. }
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- Swan_36 abstract "Swan 36 is the first fiberglass constructed sailing yacht built by Nautor's Swan. The first boats were launched in 1967 and the production continued until 1971 with a total of 90 Swan 36 boats being built. The yacht was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and its main dimensions are length overall LOA 10,9 m, Length of waterline LWL 7,77 Beam 2,95 m, and displacement of 7000 kg, of which 3600 kg is ballast. The designer’s decision to use a separate fin keel and rudder as opposed to the traditional full keel arrangement, reduced the wetted surface area of the hull and thus also the frictional drag. This made the yacht faster and with the rudder placed further aft also more agile. Despite separate fin keel and a rudder had been used before in some of the Sparkman & Stephens' lighter sailboat designs such as the Lightning, this was the first time this arrangement was successfully used in larger sailing yachts. For a short period of time this application made Swan 36 one of the fastest commercially available sailing yachts of it's size and with a skilled crew she became the one to beat in the international sailing regattas. The yacht gained recognition in 1968 when a Swan 36 called Casse Tete II won all seven starts of that years Cowes Week regatta. However there was more to the yacht than just superior performance as it was also decided that the yacht should be more comfortable and luxurious on the inside than any of the competing makes. For that reason, Nautor decided to use their own interior designer to complete the management’s vision of a fast and luxurious racing yacht. The result was an unprecedented combination of competitiveness and comfort combined with a superior cost efficiency brought by the new fiberglass construction method. This combination enabled the subsequent commercial success and the creation of Swan brand. Nautor introduced its successor Swan 37 in 1970 which also became a very successful racing yacht.".