The 4^th unit of the new Swan 65 model has been launched in Pietarsaari. This yacht is the first full carbon example so promises even better sailing performance. The lightness significantly reduced weight of the boat guarantees high speed for pure sailing pleasure, keeping interiors super comfortable and luxurious. The perfect Swan for an owner with a true cruising soul, but with a love for real performance.

The new Swan 48 presented herself in US during the Annapolis Boat Show 2019. Great interest for her from the American public that appreciates comfortable cruising yachts as Swan 48 is.
Moreover, by chance the well-known Swan 48 Isbjörn came to say welcome to her great granddaughter brad new Swan 48 on display at the boat show just aside her mooring.

The Nations Trophy brings together a high-level fleet of skilled, passionate yacht owners and crew competing for both individual and national honour. Held from the 8 – 12 October in Palma de Mallorca, the second edition of the biennial contest attracted the largest ever gathering of one design yachts from the Finnish yacht builder, Nautor’s Swan: 41 boats, across four classes, representing 14 countries.
Here below the Final Results

ClubSwan 50 World Championship (18 teams)
1. Skorpios (RUS), Dmitry Rybolovlev
2. Perhonen (GBR), Ross Warburton
3. Niramo (GER), Sonke Meier Sawatski
 
Swan 45 World Championship (7 teams)
1. Fever (GER), Klaus Diederich
2. Motions (NED), Lennard van Oeveren
3. Blue Nights (FIN), Tea Ekengren-Sauren
 
ClubSwan 42 European Championhip (12 Teams)
1. Mela (ITA), Andrea Rossi
2. Digital Bravo (ITA), Alberto Franchi
3. Far Star (ITA), Lorenzo Mondo

ClubSwan 36 (4 teams)
1. Thirty-Six (ITA), Edoardo & Riccardo Ferragamo
2. Sease (ITA), Pier Luigi Loro Piana
3. Go Racing (CRO), ACI

The Nations Trophy was determined by taking the two best-placed yachts from each country and combining their place-position.

The Nations Trophy 2019 (14 nations)
1. Italy (Ulika & Cuordileone) 31pts
2. Germany (Niramo & OneGroup) 29pts
3. Russia (Skorpios & Bronenosec) 29pts

Out of a total of more than 116 modern yachts and 69 classic yachts, this years’s edition counted 21 Swan yachts among the following classes: Class Loro Piana, IRC A, IRC B, IRC C, IRC D.
Winner in IRC B class was Swan 53 Solte - The well-deserved recipient of the ClubSwan Award for best-placed Swan. In IRC 2 Swan 82 Kallima wins with 1 point against Swan 80 Umiko.

Together with Enrico Chieffi, Mr. Michetti will coordinate and plan all the activities for the Swan One Design Classes, included those of the ClubSwan 36 nascent fleet, taking care of all the aspects related to it. Federico Michetti has gained an importance experience in this field, collaborating with high profile owners, teams and yacht clubs in particular for One Design classes achieving the following results:

• 11 World Championships
• 9 European Championships
• 4 US National Championships

The 50th Transpac was a special race for Swan 461 Free and her owner, Christian Doegl. She not only won second in her division but on the return to San Francisco completed her 10,000th mile in the past 15 months. While one third of the crew sailed last year's Pac Cup aboard Free, it was the first Transpac for all members aboard. Sailing into the tradewinds with the spinnaker glowing white in the full moon and new speed records at sunset will be as memorable to all as the days of pre-dawn sail repair with mezcal in hand and the final death of the A4 by rigging knife in the Molokai channel. A salty crew wants to know, when are we going sailing next?
Pics by Sharon Green

This month we would like to write some words regarding the procedure to follow in case of claim in order to reach an easy and fast settlement.
First of all we recommend you to checking if there are any variationS to communicate to your Insurance Company like, for instance, change to the sum insured, any new equipments / accessories, sails tenders, etc… and to send (in case you have not already done) a copy of your circulations book, your license and a photo of your yacht plus others pictures of your external equipment (in case of theft). 
In case of claim we strongly recommend to contacting immediately your Broker (or Insurance Company) and provide the following information:

• yacht information, owner and eventual captain or skipper IDs;
• time and place of the accident;
• facts and cause of the claim;
• damages suffered with a short description of them;
• the place where the yacht is docked and the contact details for an expert visit.

In case of serious damage, it is mandatory to inform the Port Authority about the event; this can be essential in order to receive the settlement from the Insurance Company. In these situations a trusted and skilled advisor may play a crucial role.  Thank you for the time spent and fair winds.

D-Marin Ltd. is located in the southwestern part of Finland, perfectly located in the archipelago and in the middle of the Baltic sea. Since the beginning of our company’s history we have been passionate about sailing yachts. We are a full-service boatyard with over 30 years of experience in yacht maintenance. Our aim is to satisfy our customers' needs both during summer and winter seasons. We are specialized in repairing all kind of damage and in refit works. This includes respraying hull and decks, carpentry on interiors and teak decks. Our in-house team of 15 persons are ready to help you, yacht pickup and delivery available. Our passion is working and sailing SWAN.

Dalsbrukvagen
25900 Dalsbruk
Finland

Contact: Jan Sjosten
T: +358 405269774
E: jan@d-marin.fi

Rolex Middle Sea Race

Malta

October 19^th to 26^th, 2019

RORC Transatlantic Race

Lanzarote to Grenada (SPA)

Start November 23^rd , 2019

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Sydney (AUS)

December 26^th, 2019

Duesseldorf Boat Show

Duesseldorf (GER)

January 18^th to 26^th, 2020