next to the companionway and offset to starboard. This handles the halyards, some of the control lines and the C-foil, which is hauled manually from side to side with a powerful block and tackle led to the winch. Most of the lines are double- ended including the mainsail cunningham, mast deflectors and boom vang – another block-and- tackle – which are all led aft to the mainsheet winches. The mainsheet traveller is mounted on the aft edge of the open cockpit and led forward to the trimmer’s position amidships. The jib sheets cross the cockpit to be trimmed on the windward side.
The Interior
There’s plenty to look at beneath the sliding companionway hatch if you’re interested in composite engineering – check out the C-foil case and structural carbon capping – but only sitting headroom and no
will skim rather than fly. On a reach with 10° of heel it can generate a lift force equivalent to more than 40 per cent of the boat’s displacement. According to Swan, this will enable crews to achieve speeds of more than 20kts in complete safety. The hull structure, including the keel box and C-foil casing, is made of E-glass and epoxy with unidirectional reinforcement in load-bearing areas and carbon capping for extra stiffness. The structural components are infused and cured separately, then bonded into the hull with epoxy adhesives under vacuum pressure.
The Rig and Sails
The rig will reward proper tuning and allow skilled sailors to achieve top-notch performance. Chieffi and Kouyoumdjian, both former Olympic Star sailors, briefed Hervé Devaux to design a dinghy-style rig inspired by the Star with a fully adjustable carbon mast – as tweakable as possible, with mast bend, rake and pre-bend controlled by runners, deflectors and a moveable mast step chime. The rig geometry is simple: roughly three-quarters fractional with just one set of spreaders, subtly swept back, with a shroud base barely aft of the mast. This setup allows a great deal of adjustment under way and will require active tuning and shaping. The lateral shrouds are stainless steel rod; the runners and forestay are PBO fibre. Dyneema and Spectra running rigging is supplied as standard, plus a carbon box-section boom with an internal clutch for reefing line and halyard lock systems for the mainsail (full hoist and reef) and jib. Leading sailmakers were involved
accommodation. There is space for the crew to shelter between races and removable sea-berths can be fitted for mid-range offshore racing. With a deck-stepped mast and no apertures other than the companionway, the interior is completely watertight. The bulkheads forward of the rudders are watertight for safety offshore and the engine is mounted centrally, under the cockpit, with access from the front and both sides.
The Engine
Top: the continuous curve of the large C-foil serves a dual purpose.
When sailing upwind and well heeled, it generates mostly sideways force, which according to Swan will result in negative
leeway. On a reach with less heel it mainly
produces lift: up to 40 per cent of the boat’s
displacement. Above: the bowsprit sits in a channel recessed into the foredeck, very slick and with no leaks down below
jib for winds up to 15kts true, a smaller jib for heavier weather and a mighty 134m2
asymmetric
spinnaker, which should cover the typical wind range for racing up to 25kts. The smaller jib can be left up while sailing downwind.
The Deck Plan
A lot of study went into designing the deck plan and optimising the positions of the winches and control lines. The bowsprit is on the centerline, recessed into a structural channel in the foredeck along with its retriever circuit and covered with a lightweight, removable composite panel. Halyards and control lines are led aft under another removable panel, leaving the deck completely clear and reducing the penetration holes for keeping splash outside the boat. There are seven winches, all Harken: three two-speed winches on each gunwale (one for runners, one for mainsheet and one for jib and kite) and one winch in the cockpit,
in the rig design, but owners can choose whichever sailmaker they like. Class rules limit the sail inventory to one 58m2 33.5m2
reefable mainsail, a
The ClubSwan 36 is propelled by electric motor or an optional diesel engine. The 20hp-equivalent Torqeedo Cruise 10.0 is managed by a dedicated computer and powered by a state-of-the-art lithium battery from BMW, which boasts a 70 per cent higher energy density and 50 per cent longer life cycle than a typical marine lithium battery. In race mode, the drive shaft and folding prop retract into the hull. When sailing but not racing, the spinning propeller recharges the battery. Additional batteries or a generator can be fitted to extend the boat’s range for delivery.
The Crew and the Class The ClubSwan 36 is strictly an owner- driver one-design class, conceived with mixed crews of amateur and pro sailors in mind. The boat is designed for a full crew of six – a tactician in charge of the runners, sitting aft of the helmsman and a mainsail trimmer, kite trimmer, jib trimmer and pitman up front. Class rules permit three of the crew to be pros. The first ClubSwan 36 will be launched this spring in the Med and available for sea trials from May 2019 onwards.
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