⛵ Sailboat DB

SWEDE 55

Fractional Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1975–1985

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Dimensions

LOA
53 ft
LWL
39 ft
Beam
9.58 ft
Max Draft
6.42 ft
Displacement
16,640 lbs
Ballast
9,036 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.50 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
17.0
D/L Ratio ⓘ
125
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
54.3%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
694 sq ft
I
44.6 ft
J
13.2 ft
P
49.9 ft
E
16 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1975
Last Built
1985
Number Built
35

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Volvo
Engine Model
MD11C/110S
Engine Type
Diesel
Notes: This design has a fairly convoluted history. A number of builders? Later boats were delivered with various updated rudder, keel and rig combinations.\nFisksätra Shipyard built 27 hulls between 1975-1979.

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