The central cockpit area includes everything needed to steer the boat, from the forward and panoramic helms to the sail winches. The classic configuration with C-shaped sofas, double table and aft-facing sundeck comes as standard, but the flat floor layout, with no fixed volumes, allows for vast range of customised choices. The front area, close to the deckhouse and protected by a sprayhood anda bimini top (a retractable model with rigid structure is optional), is dedicated to guests. The cockpit offers the typical three-area division that characterises all Swans. A skilful combination of traditional styling and taut forms, an interplay of materials that creates a lively chiaroscuro with a marked dynamic quality (what the architect Micheletti calls 'quayside speed'). The bow has been designed to have a good separation between the headstay and the code zero.ĭesigner Lucio Micheletti focused on volumes, shapes, and details to provide as much lightness as possible without compromising the functionality and protection typical of Swan deckhouses. The deck plan features a streamlined and sculpted deckhouse, albeit in a semi-raised saloon configuration, that gives the boat an especially sporty feel. The VPP poles are remarkable, with peaks well above 17 knots. The generous sail plan, as in all Frers designs, provides the necessary power for a fun and thrilling ride even in light winds, while remaining docile and manageable in more challenging conditions. The contained heel - around 20 degrees in optimal conditions - also results in remarkable comfort under sail, allowing all areas of the boat to be used without acrobatics. In keeping with the shape, the adoption of the double rudder blade guarantees optimal control even at high speeds, optimize the helming experience as much as possible and offering remarkable sensitivity of the wheels despite the boat's considerable size. As with all the latest Swans, the hull is designed for maximum performance at different speeds, remaining perfectly symmetrical at different angles of heel. The Swan 128 perfectly embodies the Swan concept of the sporty cruiser, a yacht designed for long ocean voyages but also perfectly at ease in major international competitions, without needing to change any of its characteristics. 1400 by Frers studio, consolidates the Argentinean designer's forty-year collaboration with the Finnish shipyard, particularly active over the last ten years with the production of 13 new yachts, 7 of which over 80 feet (the limit that separates Swan Yachts from Maxi Swan Yachts). Secondly, aesthetics: the design was carefully studied and enhanced thanks to a stimulating exchange with all the parties involved, especially in terms of the relationship between the hull and superstructure, the latter being particularly agile and sporty despite the semi-raised saloon layout.Īnd finally, the owner's quarters in the interior layout, with a large area of the foreship entirely dedicated to the owner with no design constraints in terms of shape or structure, allowing the space to be customised and to make each yacht one of a kind. The aims of the new design do not differ from those already envisaged for the 108, the smaller sister yacht, with extra care and attention given to certain key qualities.įirstly, performance and handling: German Frers has enriched its endless know-how with a specific CFD analysis commissioned to industry leader Cape Horn Engineering, to test and optimise the shape of the canoe body in all dynamic sailing conditions. The styling represents an evolution of the other two recently launched maxis, the Swan 88 and Swan 108, which are currently at an advanced stage of construction at Nautor's historical BTC in Pietarsaari, Finland, where all Swan Yachts and Maxi Swan Yachts models are produced. The first yacht is already under construction in Pietarsaari, Finland, Nautor's historic headquarters, and will be launched in 2025Īfter the recent launch of the CluobSwan 125 and the Swan 120, Nautor unveils the new 128-foot model that places itself at the top of the Swan large yacht range, completing the line that includes the 88, the 98, the 108 and the 120.The interior design is by architect Misa Poggi.Micheletti + Partners designed the deck and coachroof, further developing the style of the smaller sister yacht, the Swan 108.The Naval Architecture is by German Frers, as for all Swans since 1981.A brand-new model that completes the upper segment of our Maxi range.Finnish shipyard Nautor continues its intense operations in the field of maxi-yachts unabated.
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