- Length
- 16.15 m
- Beam
- 4.73 m
- Draft
- 3.11 m
- Sail area
- 124.68 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 16.15 m
- Waterline length
- 13.12 m
- Beam
- 4.73 m
- Draft
- 3.11 m
- Displacement
- 19,958 kg
- Ballast
- 8,400 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 124.68 m²
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine model
- Volvo TMD31A
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 401 L
- Fresh water tank
- 757 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1987
- Production ended
- 1995
- Hulls built
- 50
- Builder
- Nautor
- Designer
- German Frers
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.3
- Displacement / length
- 246.29
- Ballast / displacement
- 42.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 38.34
- Capsize screening
- 1.76
- Hull speed
- 8.79 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 426.2 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Swan 531 generation
01
1987–1995