Swan 45

Swan 45
Current specifications
Swan 45 yacht
LOA	13.83 m (45.4 ft)
LWL	12.07 m (39.6 ft)
Beam	3.91 m (12.8 ft)
Draft	2.80 m (9.2 ft)
Development
Year	2091
Designer	German Frers
Builder(s)	Nautor's Swan
International class

The Swan 45 was designed by German Frers and built by Nautor's Swan and first launched in 2002. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation in November 2005 and continues to race around the world with over 50 Swan 45s built over a decade.

The current Swan 45 world champions are Earlybird (GER) owned by Hendrik Brandis and Christian Nagel who claimed the title during the Swan 45 Worlds at the Rolex Swan Cup in September 2014.

Events

World Championships

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2006 Key West	Bellicosa Sailing Team (USA) Massimo Ferragamo	DSK-Comifin Sailing Team (ITA) Danilo Salsi	Goombay Smash Sailing Team (USA) William Douglass
2007 Cowes	Plenty Sailing Team (USA) Alexander Roepers	Goombay Smash Sailing Team (USA) William Douglass	Fever Sailing Team (GBR) Klaus Diederichs Grant Gordon
2008 Porto Cervo	Earlybird Sailing Team (GER) Christian Nagel Hendrik Brandis	Fever Sailing Team (GBR) Klaus Diederichs Grant Gordon	Atlantica Sailing Team (ITA) Carlo Perrone
2009 Argentario	Charisma Sailing Team (NED) Nico Poons	No Limit Sailing Team (NED) Rientz Bol	Earlybird Sailing Team (GER) Christian Nagel Hendrik Brandis
2010 Porto Cervo	Earlybird Sailing Team (GER) Hendrik Brandis Christian Nagel	Blue Nights Sailing Team (FIN) Tea Ekengrensauren	Samantaga Duvel (BEL) Philippe Moorgat Patrick Van Henr
2012 Porto Cervo	Earlybird Sailing Team (GER) Christian Nagel Hendrik Brandis	Talj Sailing Team (ITA) Vittorio Ruggiero	Swanted (ITA) Stefano Piccolo
2014 Porto Cervo	Earlybird Sailing Team (GER) Christian Nage Hendrik Brandis	ElenaNova (GER) Christian Plump	No Limits (NED) R. W. Bol

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Classes of the International Sailing Federation

Current Olympic classes	470 49er 49er FX Finn Laser Laser Radial RS:X Nacra 17

ISAF centreboard classes	29er 420 505 B14 Byte Cadet Contender Enterprise Europe Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Junior GP14 Int. 14 Laser 2 Laser 4.7 Lightning Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff O'pen BIC OK Dinghy Optimist RS Feva RS Tera RS100 RS500 Snipe Splash Sunfish Tasar Topper Vaurien Zoom 8

ISAF keelboat classes	12 mR 2.4 mR 5.5 m 6 mR 8 mR Dragon Etchells Flying 15 Hansa 2.3 Hansa 303 Hansa Liberty H-boat J/22 J/24 J/70 J/80 Melges 20 Melges 24 Melges 32 Micro Platu 25 RC44 SB20 Shark 24 Soling Sonar Star Tempest Yngling

ISAF yacht classes	Class40 Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 40 IMOCA 60 J/111 Maxi 72 Soto 40 Swan 45 Swan 60 TP 52 X-35 X-41

ISAF multihull classes	A-Class Dart 18 Formula 16 Formula 18 Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Tiger Hobie Wildcat Nacra Infusion SL 16 Topcat K1 Tornado Viper F16

ISAF windsurfer classes	Formula Experience Formula Windsurfing Funboard Kona Mistral Raceboard RS:One Speed Windsurfing Techno 293

ISAF kiteboarding classes	International Kiteboarding Association

International Radio Sailing Association classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre

Former ISAF classes	11:Metre One Design 29erXX Aloha Buzz C-Class Division I Division II Division III Elliott 6m Farr 45 Farr Maxi One Design Hobie 17 Hobie 18 IOD ISO Laser Vago Lechner A-390 Mistral Junior Mumm 36 Nacra F18 Open 50 ORMA 60 Sydney 40 Ultimate 20 Windglider X-99

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