Nautor 50

Nautor 50

Development
Designer	Sparkman & Stephens
Location	Finland
Year	1976
No. built	9
Builder(s)	Oy Nautor AB
Role	Motorsailer
Name	Nautor 50
Boat
Displacement	50,926 lb (23,100 kg)
Draft	5.58 ft (1.70 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	49.70 ft (15.15 m)
LWL	37.50 ft (11.43 m)
Beam	15.09 ft (4.60 m)
Engine type	Perkins Engines 115 hp (86 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	14,550 lb (6,600 kg)
Rudder(s)	Skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	59.00 ft (17.98 m)
J foretriangle base	19.91 ft (6.07 m)
P mainsail luff	51.25 ft (15.62 m)
E mainsail foot	14.50 ft (4.42 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead ketch
Mainsail area	371.56 sq ft (34.519 m2)
Jib/genoa area	587.35 sq ft (54.567 m2)
Other sails	mizzen: 153.43 sq ft (14.254 m2)
Total sail area	1,112.00 sq ft (103.308 m2)
Nauticat 52  →

The Nautor 50, also called the Swan 50 MS, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a motorsailer and first built in 1976. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1976 to 1978, with nine boats completed. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

When production ended the moulds were sold to Siltala Yachts. That company modified the design and sold it as the Nauticat 52. ^{[1] [2]}

Design

The Nautor 50 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch rig, a raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 50,926 lb (23,100 kg) and carries 14,926 lb (6,770 kg) of lead ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of 115 hp (86 kW). The fuel tank holds 470 U.S. gallons (1,800 L; 390 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 523 U.S. gallons (1,980 L; 435 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for nine people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two mid cabins, each with two bunk beds, an U-shaped settee in the main salon and two aft cabins, one with a double berth on the port side and one with a single bunk on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is C-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one on the starboard side in the aft cabin. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 8.21 kn (15.20 km/h). ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor 50". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor 50". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.