Swan 56 vs Wauquiez 55
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On the numbers
Next to the Swan 56, the Wauquiez 55 is the same length and 3% heavier. The Wauquiez 55 has the higher D/L (159, light), the Swan 56 the lower (158, light). The Swan 56 has the higher Comfort ratio (33.2, moderate ocean), the Wauquiez 55 the lower (29.5, coastal cruiser). The Wauquiez 55 has the higher Capsize screening (1.95, meets the common offshore guideline), the Swan 56 the lower (1.78, meets the common offshore guideline).
Swan 56
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Wauquiez 55
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| General | ||
| Builder | Nautor | Wauquiez |
| Designer | German Frers | Marc Lombard |
| Hull type | Fin w/bulb & spade rudder | Monohull |
| Keel type | – | Fixed keel or swing keel |
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1996 | – |
| Last built | 2006 | – |
| Number built | 46 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.53 m ▼ | 17.58 m ▲ |
| Length on deck | – | 16.40 m |
| Waterline length | 15.08 m ▼ | 15.20 m ▲ |
| Beam | 4.73 m ▼ | 5.25 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.70 m ▼ | 4.20 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 1.70 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 19,504 kg ▼ | 20,000 kg ▲ |
| Ballast | 6,214 kg | – |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | 138.54 m² ▼ | 169.00 m² ▲ |
| Mainsail | 67.69 m² ▼ | 91.00 m² ▲ |
| Foresail | 70.85 m² ▼ | 78.00 m² ▲ |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | Yanmar | – |
| Engine power | 96 HP | – |
| Fuel | 397 L | – |
| Water | 852 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | 19.5 moderate | – |
| D/L | 158 ▼ light | 159 ▲ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 31.9% low | – |
| Comfort ratio | 33.2 ▲ moderate ocean | 29.5 ▼ coastal cruiser |
| Capsize screening | 1.78 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.95 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline |
| S-number | 3.6 | – |
| Hull speed | 9.43 kn ▼ | 9.46 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.