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Germán Frers
Germán Frers Sr. (born July 4, 1941) is an Argentinian naval architect known for designing racing yachts. He designed his first yacht in 1958 and has been involved in the design of more than 1000 yachts, including '' Kialoa V'' and '' Hyperion'', which, when launched in 1997 was the largest sloop ever made. Yachts designed by the Frers team have won many different yachting events around the world including: the Admiral's Cup, Onion Patch, Bermuda Race, Transpacific, Whitbread Round the World Race, Sardinia Cup, Buenos Aires-Rio Race, S.O.R.C. (Southern Ocean Racing Circuit), Kenwood Cup, Copa del Rey, San Francisco Big Boat Series, Giraglia Race, Settimana delle Bocche, Two Ton Cup World Championship, Martini Middle Sea Race and the Maxi World Championship. Frers is married to Delfina Serralunga Pes. Their son, Germán Frers Jr., also became a yacht designer, and their daughter, Delfina Frers, is a racing driver. Boat designs * ARA Fortuna III * Beneteau *Cirrus 3/4 (IOR 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germán Frers - El Gráfico 1595
Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain (name), Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus (other), Germanus. Surname * Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player * Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professional baseball second baseman * Franklyn Germán, relief pitcher *Javier Germán (born 1971), Spanish footballer * Tamás Germán, Hungarian professional footballer Given name Art and music * Germán Casas, Chilean singer * Germán Cueto, Mexican painter * Germán Gedovius, Mexican painter * Germán Pedro Ibáñez, Cuban musical director * Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican actor * Germán Londoño, Colombian painter and sculptor * Germán Magariños, Argentine film director and screenwriter * Germán Robles, Mexican actor * Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and comedian * Germán Villar, Spanish tenor Humanities and social sciences *Germán Arciniegas, Colombian essayist *Germán Carrera Dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallberg-Rassy
Hallberg-Rassy Varvsaktiebolag (HR) is a Swedish shipyard internationally known for producing high quality blue water sailing yachts. The company's yard is located in Ellös on the island of Orust, Västra Götaland. History Harry Hallberg founded his yard in 1943, and in 1965 Christoph Rassy founded a yard, in the premises recently vacated by Hallberg. Harry Hallberg's most distinguished contribution was his understanding of the advantages of using GRP and to build boats in a series. Hallberg-Rassy was formed when Rassy purchased the Hallberg yard after Harry Halberg's retirement in 1972. Since 1989 all boats have been designed by the Argentinian engineer and yacht designer Germán Frers. To date, more than 9,400 yachts have been completed by the yard. The company is owned by the Rassy family, and is managed by Magnus Rassy. Models Hallberg-Rassy Owners Associations A number of associations for current and potential owners of Hallberg-Rassy yachts are active worldwide. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 48 Frers
The Swan 48 Frers, also called the Swan 48-2 and the Swan 48-2 Frers, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser- racer and first built in 1995. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 48, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 48 Frers or Swan 48–2 to differentiate it from the unrelated 1971 Sparkman & Stephens Swan 48 design and the 2019 Swan 48-3 Frers. The boat was also produced in a Swan 48R model for racing. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1995 to 2002 with 57 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 48 Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional fractional rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional centreboard and stub keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. A t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 46 Mk III
The Swan 46 Mk III, also called the Swan 461 and the Swan 46-3, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser and first built in 2004. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 46, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 46 Mark III to differentiate it from the unrelated Swan 46 Mk I and Swan 46 Mk II designs. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 2004 to 2007 with 25 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 46 Mk III is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, two sets of swept spreaders and aluminium spars, with carbon fibre spars optional. The hull has a slightly raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional glassfibre, hydraulic daggerboard keel and twin rudders. It displaces empty and carries of ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 46 Mk II
The Swan 46 Mk II is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1989. The Swan 46 Mk II is a development of the Swan 46 Mk I with a modified keel and other changes. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1989 to 1997 with 28 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 46 Mk II is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional stub keel and retractable centreboard. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of , while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water. The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 46 Mk I
The Swan 46 Mk I, also just called the Swan 46, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1983. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 46, but is now sometimes referred to as the Swan 46 Mk I to differentiate it from the improved 1989 Swan 46 Mk II and the unrelated 2004 Swan 46 Mk III design. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1983 until 1997, with 109 boats completed, and average of 7.2 boats per year. Design The Swan 46 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel, optional shoal-draft keel or stub keel and centreboard. Tall, very tall, standard and short masts were also factory options. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 45
The Swan 45 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a one design racer-cruiser and first built in 2001. The boat was accepted as a World Sailing international class in 2005. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Jakobstad, Finland, from 2001 until 2010, with 50 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 45 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, two sets of swept spreaders and carbon fibre spars. The hull has a slightly raked stem, an open reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 44 Frers
The Swan 44 Frers is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers, with styling by Andrew Winch, as a blue water cruiser and first built in 1988. The design was built in two versions. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 44, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 44 Frers to differentiate it from the unrelated 1972 Sparkman & Stephens Swan 44 design. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1988 to 2002 in both versions, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 44 Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, three sets of spreaders, steel rod rigging, a raked stem plumb stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional shoal-draft keel. The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 40 Frers
The Swan 40 Frers, also referred to as the Swan 40-2, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1992. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 40, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 40 Frers or the Swan 40-2, to differentiate it from the unrelated 1970 Sparkman & Stephens Swan 40 design. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1992 until 2001, with 58 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 40 Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with three sets of unswept spreaders and aluminium spars. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional stub keel and retractable centreboard. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swan 36-2
The Swan 36-2 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers and Andrew Winch as a coastal Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1988. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 36, but is now usually referred to as the Swan 36-2 to differentiate it from the unrelated 1967 Sparkman & Stephens Swan 36 design. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1988 until 1996, with 55 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Design The Swan 36-2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a Ship's wheel, wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta 2003R diesel engine of for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ClubSwan 42
The ClubSwan 42, also called the Club Swan 42 and the New York Yacht Club 42 (NYYC 42), is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a one design racer-cruiser and first built in 2005. Production The design was a joint project between the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) and Finnish company Oy Nautor AB who built the boats in Estonia. Production ran from 2005 until 2013 with 58 boats completed. Boats built for members of the NYYC were delivered as the NYYC 42 and boats sold to others were marketed as the ClubSwan 42. Of an initial order of 36 boats, 25 went to NYYC members. Design The class was conceived by David Elwell, of the NYYC as a boat for club cruises, regattas and offshore racing, including the Newport Bermuda Race and International Rating Certificate competition. The class concept was promulgated as a competition with Oy Nautor AB winning. The ClubSwan 42 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a 9/10 fractional sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nautor's Swan
Oy Nautor Ab is a Finnish producer of luxury sailing yachts, based in Jakobstad. It is known for its ''Nautor's Swan'' range of yachts models. The company was founded in 1966 by Pekka Koskenkylä. The designers Nautor has worked with four naval architects for its production sailing yachts. Nautor's custom division have also built Luca Brenta and Bill Tripp designs. Powerboats have been designed by Don Shead and Jakko Jamson. 1960s to 1970s - Sparkman & Stephens The original designer Sparkman & Stephens had a long association with Nautor and were responsible for the first 775 yachts sold. These early designs combined a luxurious interior in a fiberglass hull with features that were then current in successful racing boats, such as the separation of the skeg-hung rudder from the keel. They won numerous races including Cowes Week in 1968, the Bermuda Race in 1972 by a Swan 48 ('Noryema VIII', the first non-USA yacht and the first production yacht ever to win that race), follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
