29ER vs Swift Solo

Compare up to 4 boats side by side.

On the numbers

Next to the 29ER, the Swift Solo is the same length and 1% lighter. The Swift Solo has the higher Capsize screening (4.41, above the guideline), the 29ER the lower (3.83, above the guideline).

29ER 29ER Swift Solo Swift Solo
General
Builder Several under License Plans from designer
Designer Julian Bethwaite Bram Dally
Hull type Centerboard Dinghy Daggerboard
Rigging Fractional Sloop Fractional Sloop
Construction FG s-glass/cedar core/carbon/kevlar
First built 1998 2000
Number built – 90
Dimensions
Length overall 4.40 m ▼ 4.41 m ▲
Beam 1.70 m ▼ 1.95 m ▲
Draft (max) 0.70 m –
Weight & ballast
Displacement 90 kg ▲ 89 kg ▼
Ratios
Capsize screening 3.83 ▼ above the guideline 4.41 ▲ above the guideline

▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.