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The first Swan 80 has officially been launched at the Nautor Swan shipyard in Pietarsaari, Finland, marking the arrival of a new model that expands the renowned Swan Maxi range.

Designed by Germán Frers, the Swan 80 brings together high-performance naval architecture with the versatility expected of a modern maxi yacht. As such, the yacht is equally at home on offshore passages, competitive regattas, and extended cruising.

The hull design reflects our enduring design philosophy, with a fine forward entry and a powerful aft section. Meanwhile, twin rudders ensure excellent balance, stability, and control across a wide range of sailing conditions.

The project brings together our naval architecture with the exterior styling of Lucio Micheletti and the interior design of Misa Poggi. The result; a yacht that balances performance, elegance, and versatility.

A defining feature of the Swan 80 is its adaptable cockpit. In racing configuration, deck furniture can be removed to create an efficient working area for the crew.

When cruising, the aft cockpit transforms into an expansive beach club with direct access to the swimming platform and a spacious lazarette capable of housing a rigid inflatable tender.

At 25.55 metres (83.8 feet) in length, the Swan 80 delivers the performance, comfort, and craftsmanship that have become hallmarks of our long-standing collaboration with Nautor Swan.
Together, these qualities reflect the experience and expertise behind this latest addition to the Swan Maxi family.

What is next

The Swan 80 will make its public debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival. Subsequently, she will take to the racecourse at the Rolex Swan Cup in Porto Cervo, where her sailing capabilities will be showcased for the first time.

We congratulate Nautor Swan, the owner, and everyone involved in bringing this exciting new project to life, and we look forward to seeing the Swan 80 begin her journey on the world’s oceans.

Celebrating the Christening of Maxi Yacht Raijin

A proud new chapter has begun with the official christening and delivery of the Swan 128 Raijin at the Nautor Swan yard in Pietarsaari, Finland.

The celebration brought together the owner’s family, crew, and the dedicated craftsmen and women whose expertise transformed a vision into one of the most advanced sailing yachts ever built. It was a fitting occasion to celebrate not only the launch of an exceptional yacht, but also the collaboration, passion, and commitment that made her possible.

As the first Swan 128, Raijin marks another significant milestone in the long-standing partnership between Germán Frers and Nautor Swan—a design relationship spanning more than four decades and defined by a shared pursuit of performance, elegance, and seaworthiness.

Conceived as a true sporty cruiser, Raijin has been designed to excel both in long-distance bluewater cruising and on the world’s most demanding racing circuits, without compromise or modification. At nearly 39 metres in length, she combines refined styling with outstanding sailing capability, reflecting the design philosophy that has guided Frers designs for generations: creating yachts that are as rewarding to sail as they are beautiful to behold.

With naval architecture by Germán Frers, exterior design by Lucio Micheletti, and interior design by Misa Poggi, Raijin represents the combined talents of a remarkable design team, brought to life through the exceptional craftsmanship of Nautor Swan.

We extend our warmest congratulations to the owner and everyone involved in bringing Raijin to fruition. We wish her fair winds, memorable voyages, and many successful regattas in the years ahead.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Nautor Swan, an extraordinary milestone for one of the world’s most respected names in sailing.

Since its founding in 1966 in Pietarsaari, Finland, Nautor Swan has built a remarkable legacy founded on craftsmanship, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Over six decades, the shipyard has produced yachts that have inspired generations of sailors, whether racing offshore or cruising the world’s oceans.

For our studio, it has been a privilege to contribute to that legacy for more than forty years. Since the beginning of our collaboration in the early 1980s, we have shared a common vision: to design sailing yachts that combine performance, elegance, seaworthiness, and enduring value.

From the Swan 51 to today’s latest Maxi Swans, our partnership has resulted in more than 700 yachts built to our designs. Every project has been an opportunity to refine ideas, embrace innovation, and create yachts that remain true to the values that have defined both Nautor Swan and our studio for decades.

The recent launches of the Swan 80 and Swan 128, together with the continued development of the Swan range, demonstrate that this shared commitment to excellence remains as strong as ever.

As Nautor Swan celebrates sixty years, we extend our warmest congratulations to everyone who has contributed to the shipyard’s success—its founders, management, designers, craftsmen, employees, owners, and the worldwide Swan community. We are proud to have been part of this remarkable journey and look forward to continuing our collaboration in the years ahead.

Congratulations on 60 years of exceptional yacht building,
and fair winds for the future.

Building on an established and collaborative working relationship, Germán Frers and his son Mani Frers have entered into a design office partnership focused on production yachts.

The partnership brings together decades of experience and strengthens a common philosophy in support of a segment of the marine industry where both designers have strong and enduring relationships.

Although Germán and Mani have led separate practices for some years, they have regularly collaborated on projects and discussed ideas. The formalisation of this cooperation serves to create a solid framework for the continued development of successful production ranges across a number of leading yacht brands, and the partnership is already engaged in a number of early-stage design studies, applying shared principles to the next generation of yachts.

Alongside the partnership, both Germán and Mani will continue to lead their independent practices, working with private clients on custom sailing yachts, superyachts, and advanced engineering projects. For Mani, this includes the 85- metre New World sloop currently under construction at Royal Huisman, alongside a portfolio of other projects.

“This collaboration is focused on production yacht design,” says Mani. “It allows us to work together in an area where long-term planning and development are essential, while each of us continues our independent work with the same focus and commitment as always.”

Germán Frers agrees. “I am fortunate to be able to be selective about the projects I take on,” he says, “focussing on those where I can bring together the best of
everything I have learned so far. Working more closely with Mani deepens a dialogue that is already stimulating and demanding, and opens new possibilities where
experience and perspective build on each other.”

For more than 40 years, Germán has been responsible for the naval architecture of some of the world’s most admired production sailing yachts, including long-standing collaborations with Hallberg-Rassy, Nautor Swan, and more recently Sirena Yachts.

These relationships are built on trust, consistency, and an understanding of what defines the very best yachts: elegance, poise, seaworthiness, and performance.

These ideals are shared by both Germán and Mani, and any Frers-designed yacht can be recognised by how it feels at sea. Balance at the helm, confidence-inspiring motion, and the ability to combine performance with comfort underway. These qualities are not stylistic choices, but the result of principles developed and refined over decades, and applied consistently across generations of Frers. They define a sailing experience that has become closely associated with leading production yachts, and this consistency has enabled ranges to evolve over time without losing their identity, even as models, technologies, and expectations change.

The chief goal of the production partnership is ensure that the Frers philosophy continues to evolve with clarity and purpose. It will have added benefit of reinforcing long-standing relationships with builders, create new opportunities for future development, and preserve creative independence for the principals.