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The Swan 43 Holland or Swan 432, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a blue water cruiser and first built in 1985.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 26 relations: Bermuda rig, Companionway, Cruising (maritime), Diesel engine, Fiberglass, Fresh water, Galley (kitchen), Head (watercraft), Hull speed, Icebox, Keel, Keelboat, List of sailing boat types, Maritime geography, Masthead rig, Monohull, Nautor's Swan, Ron Holland, Rudder, Sailboat, Ship's wheel, Sparkman & Stephens, Stem (ship), Swan 43, Transom (nautical), Volvo Penta.

  2. Sailboat type designs by Ron Holland

Bermuda rig

A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

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Companionway

In the architecture of a ship, a companion or companionway is a raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins.

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Cruising (maritime)

Cruising is a maritime activity that involves staying aboard a watercraft for extended periods of time when the vessel is traveling on water at a steady speed.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Fresh water

Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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Galley (kitchen)

The galley is the compartment of a ship, train, or aircraft where food is cooked and prepared.

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Head (watercraft)

In sailing vessels, the head is the ship's toilet.

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Hull speed

Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel.

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Icebox

An icebox (also called a cold closet) is a compact non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices.

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Keel

The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.

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Keelboat

A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht.

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List of sailing boat types

The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).

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Maritime geography

Maritime geography is a collection of terms used by naval military units to loosely define three maritime regions: brown water, green water, and blue water.

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A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.

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Monohull

right A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.

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Nautor's Swan

Oy Nautor AB is a Finnish producer of luxury sailing yachts, based in Jakobstad.

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Ron Holland

Ronald John Holland (born 1947 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a yacht designer, who came to prominence in the 1970s with his successful racing designs, and is now best known for his superyachts such as Mirabella V and Ethereal.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship.

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Ship's wheel

A ship's wheel or boat's wheel is a device used aboard a water vessel to steer that vessel and control its course.

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Sparkman & Stephens

Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with offices in Newport, Rhode Island and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

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Stem (ship)

The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.

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Swan 43

The Swan 43 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens as an Royal Ocean Racing Club rule cruiser-racer and first built in 1967. Swan 43 Holland and Swan 43 are sailboat types built by Nautor Swan.

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Transom (nautical)

In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel.

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Volvo Penta

Volvo Penta is a Swedish marine and industrial engine manufacturer, a joint stock company within the Volvo Group.

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See also

Sailboat type designs by Ron Holland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_43_Holland

Also known as Swan 432.