Review of Swell 2

Swell 2 anno 1954. Billede af Swell 2 bygget 1954. Båden hedder Solo og ligger i Hvalpsund Marina.

Basic specs.

The Swell 2 is a sailboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Knud Hielmberg Reimers. Only a few boats have been produced.

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Interior

The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with one cabin, 4 berths and a galley.

Keel

Keel of Swell 2 anno 1960. Dette skib er bygget af tømrermester Henry Nielsen, Åbyhøj i 1960. Han byggede det til sig selv og sin familie og var aktiv sejler i Århus til han døde omkring 1990. Den er bygget af mahogny på ask og eg med ruf og cockpit af teak.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 9.0 hp (6 kW).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Swell 2 is 1.53, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Swell 2 is about 120 kg/cm, alternatively 673 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 120 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 673 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Swell 2 is 3.39.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 92% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. This type of design is also referred to as 'needle'.

Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	7.8 m	(25.6 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	7.8 m	(25.6 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet	19.5 m	(64.0 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	17.2 m	(56.3 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.