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Did anyone have a close look at this at SBS? Nominated for European Yacht of the year. It is a distinctive new design approach that appears to overcome the disadvantage of hanging an 80HP outboard on a transom like the Odin and MAcs and much compromising of any sailing potential. Swallow have developed a reputation for coming up with small trailable boats that sail well. This one departs from using water ballast having a lifting lead bulb unlike their smaller models. If anybody is planning on going to Dusseldorf show I would appreciate some additional photos and feedback? Maybe they have missed a trick and should have added some foils! http://swallowyachts.com/coast-250-award-nomination/ http://swallowyachts.com/range/coast-250-new/  

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If it does what they say it does (and I've no particular reason to doubt them, they have a good track record with their Bay range) then it looks rather appealing. I'd be interested to see details of the motor underwater fairing arrangements and the keel retraction. Pete  

Tam Lin said: McGregor 26? Click to expand...
prv said: Just because it has a high-power engine? The only thing it has in common with the Macgregor is that it has a relatively large outboard - and the stripe on the coachroof Pete Click to expand...

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First look: Swallow Yachts BayCruiser 32

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  • July 19, 2023

The Swallow Yachts BayCruiser 32 may have traditional styling but she is a thoroughly modern trailer-sailer capable of cruising many coastal spots

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Look beyond the traditional styling of the Swallow Yachts BayCruiser 32 and you’ll find a thoroughly up-to-date trailer-sailer concept with carbon rig, water ballast and deep draught (2.7m) lifting keel.

Construction is of lightweight clinker style epoxy plywood with all timber, including framing, CNC cut in house. It’s a method Swallow Yachts has already proven to be a reliable and cost effective means of producing light displacement boats with its Whisper 30 retro-style planing motor cruiser.

Total displacement is 2,300kg, which allows the boat to be towed by vans and larger 4×4 cars. While few owners will want to use a vessel of this size as a trailer sailer every weekend, it opens up a myriad of options for a longer summer cruise: western Scotland, the Friesian islands, south Brittany, or even the Baltic and Mediterranean are within reasonably easy towing reach.

Despite the low freeboard that helps contribute to the light displacement, the four to six berth interior will be spacious by the standards of daysailers and weekenders, with 1.9m of headroom.

Swallow Yachts BayCruiser 32 specifications

LOA: 9.76m / 32ft 0in Beam: 2.87m / 9ft 5in Draught keel up: 0.44m / 1ft 5in Draught keel down: 2.70m / 8ft 9in Displacement: 2,300kg / 5,070lb Price: £154,000 ex VAT Builder: swallowyachts.com

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BOAT TEST: SWALLOW COAST 250 (WITH GALLERY)

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Surely a little brutal modernism is a small price for a daysailer that gives you what you want… Sam Jefferson checks out Swallow Yachts’ Coast 250

It’s not always easy being an innovator. Take early automobile designer EL Cord, who, in the 1920s, introduced front-wheel drive, pop-up headlamps and a plethora of other revolutionary touches. Unfortunately, Cord did not survive the economic vagaries of the 1930s, leaving manufacturers such as the more conservative Ford, who continued to flourish. Boatbuilding – particularly in Europe – can also be fairly hidebound. Customers identify a yacht with a single mast, fin keel and two triangular sails as the yacht of choice and manufacturers generally are willing to work within those parameters.

It’s therefore refreshing when someone takes a look at things from a slightly different angle. Working within many of these constraints, Matt Newland of Swallow Yachts has nonetheless managed to produce a yacht that is really rather wild while also being practical and – most importantly – fun. His new Coast 250 does all the things you’d expect from a daysailer, but also constantly surprises. The design premise was very simple; Newland has a young family with varied interest in sailing, confessing: “They generally just want to get to the beach.” He therefore wanted to develop a daysailer/weekender that could accommodate his kids, was trailerable and had a shallow draught (Swallow Yachts is based in the notoriously tidal Cardigan Bay). Now, all that has been done before, but Newland came at it from the premise that when there is no wind, it’s infuriating plodding along at 5kt. It is, to be fair. So he set about building a yacht that would plane under power.

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My thoughts went to a dark place when I heard this: namely the Macgregor 26x, one of the most successful – and awful – ‘sailing’ yachts ever built; it was essentially a power boat with a rig and swing keel tacked on and, yes it was good under power, but it sailed like a dog.

“Yes, yes, I know about the Macgregor,” Newland laughs. “The challenge I had was to come at things from the opposite direction and build a sailing yacht first and foremost, then think of how to get it planing under power.”

To this end, a pure sailing hull was developed with the ability to plane, not an abnormal feature. Then the problem of planing under power was addressed – the key was to stop the hull ‘squatting’ and creating a lot of wash with no improvement in speed. To this end, trim tabs have been built into the stern, while a 70hp outboard – the most efficient in terms of power-to-weight ratio – has been placed much more centrally. These two features combine to give this pure sailing yacht a motoring speed of 15kt under power.

Forward thinking

At this point, it’s important not to get hung up on this one aspect of the yacht. She’s first and foremost a sailing yacht and should be judged as such – so let’s take a closer look. Swallow Yachts used to be in the ‘modern classic’ end of the market, but that’s not a charge you can level at the Coast 250. She’s 24ft 10in (7.57m) long overall and features dramatic, angular lines with a plumb bow and a pair of chines running the length of the hull. The rig is carbon fibre and is designed to be dropped easily. She features a fully battened main plus a self -tacking jib. There is no backstay. There’s also a carbon fibre sprit for an asymmetric. Weight overall is a very modest 1,300kg. She has a profiled swing keel with a lead bulb and draws 1.85m with it down and 400mm with it up. Aft, there are those trim tabs, which essentially look and double up as an integrated bathing platform. There are also twin rudders with blades that can be manually shifted up and down. Initially, a single rudder was planned, but the turbulence from the propeller was uncomfortable at 15kt under power. You can choose an outboard engine with a power range of between 9.9hp and 70hp.

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On deck, you have a surprisingly large self-draining cockpit that could fit six if you so wished. The engine is housed in the cockpit beneath a soundproofed cover, which swings up to provide easy access and also doubles as a seat. There is good storage in the cockpit lockers. The mainsheet is on a traveller just in front of the tiller and the rest of the running rigging is led via a bank of clutches to a single winch on top of the coachroof. Up forward, there is a very roomy anchor locker.

Step down below and you have a very simple layout that boasts an awful lot of light and space for such a small boat. There is room here for five people, while the generous freeboard allows for standing headroom. As you’d expect, there are some pleasingly clever touches, such as a galley that slides out from the aft port side. The space beneath this galley could either be an extra berth or – perhaps higher on most people’s lists – a fridge. Other than that, there is a decent sized double berth upfront and a very generous heads compartment aft to starboard. The workings of the swing keel are all easily accessible and the keel box doubles as the saloon table. It’s open plan, simple and uncomplicated, but very practical.

Slipping into Cardigan

The test was undertaken just outside Swallow Yachts’ front door in Cardigan. This meant that the Coast’s swing keel was going to be fully demonstrated, as this is an absurdly tidal stretch of water. The breeze was offshore and the forecast was for between 15 and 30 knots, which is essentially the Met Office saying: “We don’t have much of a clue.” As it was, the breeze built steadily and there were some brutal gusts. The boat proved easy to handle under both power and sail. The keel is push button and the rudders are simply raised and lowered by hand and were easy to access. Under sail she proved very well behaved and, as always, a self-tacker really removes any drama from basic manoeuvres. This is a small, light boat with tiller steering and a decent sail area so the overall feel was very dinghy-like. By that I mean fast, fun and responsive. You could throw the boat around and she took it very well. At the same time, there was a bit of power there. At times we were clearly overcanvassed due to the massive gusts, but she was pretty stiff and had loads of grip. Basically, she was a lot of fun and it was clear that it would not take much to get her planing under asymmetric.

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I guess the pièce de résistance was under power though. With the engine dropped down through a sliding hatch, keel mostly (but not fully) raised, rudders halfway up and the trim tabs adjusted, she was soon scooting back towards Cardigan at 14.5kt. At this point we inadvertently illustrated the merits of a swing keel by straying over some shallow water and hitting a sand bank at 13kt. The keel dutifully bounced up and we ended up just looking surprised rather than foolish. Other than that, she was supremely well behaved under power.

The Coast is a lot of fun – a boat that in some respects rips up the rulebook and just looks at what you actually want from a daysailer. To have the ability to motor at 15kt is never a drawback to my mind, for all that it is unconventional.

Elsewhere, the boat is crammed with clever touches and it sails as you’d expect a Swallow Yachts product should – very well. Her looks are a total departure from the early Swallow models, which had more than a hint of the classic yacht to them. These are definitely contemporary, so if you don’t mind a bit of brutal modernism, you’ll be fine. The payoff is a practical boat that sails very well.

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Swallow Yachts is now expanding its BayCruiser range with the BayCruiser 32

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The BayCruiser 32 will be built using epoxy bio-resins and cork decks to make it as environmentally friendly as possible. Credit: Swallow Yachts Credit: Swallow Yachts

Swallow Yachts, based in Wales, was originally known for its kit boats before building a reputation for its range of trailer sailers and day boats.

It is now expanding its BayCruiser range and has unveiled plans for its wooden BayCruiser32, which should be available for testing by next summer.

Like other boats from Swallow Yachts, the 32 comes with a carbon main mast as standard, along with boom and spreaders ; part of the company’s ethos is making sure weight is kept down aloft.

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The lifting keel of the BayCruiser 32 will allow owners to explore the shallows. Credit: Swallow Yachts

Together with a 46.5m2/500ft2 sail area, including a fully battened mainsail, water ballast and a fully raised outboard engine , the 32 promises to be stiff and quick.

The sail plan includes a large asymmetric spinnaker , which can be flown from a retractable bowsprit for downwind pace, but the main and self-tacking jib sheets are both led aft for those who are sailing singlehanded. The substantial forward bulwarks will also make foredeck work safer.

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It has a large cockpit and fold down transom, which acts as a swim platform.

With the keel lifted, the BayCruiser 32 can happily sail in shallow estuaries and rivers.

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Main and self-tacking jib sheets lead back to the helm, for single-handed sailing. Credit: Swallow Yachts

As well as lead ballast, the 32 has a water ballast system, which can be filled in strong winds or emptied in light winds to improve performance.

Down below, there is a vee berth for two, a double cabin under the cockpit, saloon, galley and heads with standing room.

A 25hp Yamaha outboard engine comes as standard, which is positioned under the cockpit sole in a soundproofed engine well. Electric propulsion is on the options list.

BayCruiser 32 provisional specifications

LOA: 9.75m/32ft LWL: 9.13m/30ft Beam: 2.89m/9.5ft Draught keel up/down: 0.4m/2.8m – 1.4ft/9.2ft Sail Area: 46.5sq m/500 sq ft Weight (empty): 2,300kg/5,070lbs Displacement: 3,200kg/7,054lbs Lead Ballast: 600kg/1,322lbs Water Ballast: 900kg/1,984lbs Headroom: 1.89m/6ft 2.5″ Price: TBA Contact: swallowyachts.com

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Coast 250: The mighty micro cruiser

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Producing a boat that planes under power and sails like a thoroughbred has been an elusive quest for decades. Has Swallow Yachts’ Coast 250 succeeded where others have failed? David Harding went to find out

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A carbon rig and laminate sails contribute to the sprightly performance. Credit: David Harding

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Sailing yachts are designed to sail and motorboats to motor, right? And never the twain shall interbreed – at least not successfully? This hasn’t stopped people trying.

Motor-sailers have always been around. More recently we have also seen the planing power-sailer, as epitomised by the phenomenally successful MacGregor 26.

Some might argue that power-sailers, like motor-sailers, have been compromises that neither motor nor sail particularly well.

But whatever your views, the fact is that now, nearly 25 years after the power-sailing version of the MacGregor (the MacGregor 26X) appeared, we have a British-built boat of similar size that will motor efficiently and comfortably at 15 knots without compromise to its sailing ability.

A skipper helming a Coast 250

If you’re helming from the coaming, the engine box can be used as a foot brace. Credit: David Harding

So how has this been achieved, and what lessons have been learned from the attempts of earlier builders?

Well, all previous power-sailers that have sold in any number have had certain characteristics in common.

One is lacklustre sailing performance, even though I have met MacGregor owners who defend them to the hilt.

After MacGregor’s 26X came the 26M. It sailed slightly better but was still heavily compromised, as was the Polish-built Odin 26 (later reincarnated as the Imexus 27) and Legend’s Edge 27.

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The best performer under sail was the Tide 28, which made the headlines when a 14-year-old Michael Perham sailed Cheeky Monkey across the Atlantic in 2007.

The challenge with designing a power-sailer is that sailing yachts and planing powerboats tend to have very different hull forms for good reason, even before you consider fundamentals like the sailing yacht’s need for ballast, a rig, and foils that generate lift.

Most power-sailers have had a large outboard on the broad stern of a hull with very little rocker, leading to an immersed transom to support the outboard’s weight and create sufficient lift for them to plane.

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The folding solid-wood oak table sits on top of the lifting keel housing. Credit: David Harding

In this respect they have been just like conventional planing powerboats.

The problem is that sailing yachts need rocker (fore-and-aft curvature to the underside of the hull) and a transom that’s clear of the water at rest. They don’t like a lot of weight in the stern either, so the shape of the conventional power-sailer does it no favours under sail.

An idea whose time has come?

It so happens that I have sailed (and motored) all these power-sailers over the past 20-odd years.

I was also living on the Dart in the 1980s when Ian Anderson launched his 37ft (11.3m) MRCB (multi-role cruising boat), which was powered by 165hp of Volvo Penta diesel and helped along when the throttle was opened by ‘variable hull geometry’ – essentially integrated trim tabs that flattened the stern sections.

I remember seeing the MRCB in its creamy-yellow livery charging around at high speed off the mouth of the river.

The engine of the Coast 250

A 70hp in its central well drives the Coast at up to 15 knots – or you can stick with 10hp for displacement speeds. Credit: David Harding

Sadly the idea never took off commercially but it was unquestionably ahead of its time.

Remembering the MRCB and having tested various power-sailers as well as many of the day-sailers and small cruisers built by Swallow Yachts, I was more than a little interested when Swallow’s Matt Newland mentioned that he was planning to develop a power-sailer whose sailing ability, he assured me, would not be compromised by its motoring performance.

This was a few years ago now — such projects take time.

It was clear from the outset that this boat would be very different from the MacGregor 26 and its ilk.

Swallow’s Coast 250 was to have – and does have – the 70hp outboard mounted in a well at the forward end of the cockpit, immediately abaft the keel case.

This overcomes the need for a broad, immersed transom that creates an enormous amount of drag under sail.

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An optional carbon bowsprit for the asymmetric retracts into the anchor well. Credit: David Harding

Moving the engine was the starting point.

Through CFD (computational fluid dynamics) testing with the Wolfson Unit in Southampton, Matt soon came to realise that, with an uncompromised sailing-boat hull form, this shift of weight alone was not the solution.

The boat still trimmed bow-up and created too much drag under power to achieve the speeds he wanted.

His solution was to fit trim tabs on the transom to eliminate stern-squat and bring the bow down at planing speeds.

Further CFD analysis, followed by on-the-water testing with a full-size plywood hull ballasted to sailing weight, showed that the tabs made the crucial difference and allowed efficient planing at 15 knots.

That’s how the Coast evolved, but what’s she like to motor and sail and how does she perform in testing conditions?

THE TEST VERDICT

In the words of Matt Newland, the Coast’s designer and builder, ‘this is not a perfect motorboat. It’s a sailing boat that has a big engine and some trim tabs. It’s not going to set any motorboater’s heart alight and I’m not expecting to convert any motorboaters to sailing, though I would love to.’

Whether or not Matt and the Coast succeed in introducing motorboaters to the delights of sailing, I’m sure they will gain converts in the form of sailors who might otherwise have moved to motorboating or chosen a more conventional sailing yacht.

The campanionway on the Coast 250

The wide, offset companionway allows easy access to the cabin around the engine box. The head compartment is to starboard. Credit: David Harding

He might also attract former (or current) owners of other power-sailers that they have found unrewarding or plain disappointing under sail.

The power-sailer concept has always had its appeal but, apart from the MRCB, the Coast is the only one I have come across that really seems to deliver the goods in both modes.

Great attention to detail has been paid to every aspect of the design.

WOULD SHE SUIT YOU AND YOUR CREW?

In many ways it’s a simple choice: do you want a boat of this size that sails well, offers roomy accommodation, will sit on a drying mooring, can be trailed behind a large family car and motors at 15 knots?

You will find precious little else, if anything, that does all that.

Even if the planing performance under power is of no consequence to you, the Coast’s other attributes make her worthy of attention.

She’s not cheap because of what she is.

For example, the carbon rig makes so much sense under both power and sail.

A cassette system around the gooseneck simplifies removal of the boom.

A boat of this size and weight can’t be described as a trailer-sailer, but she’s certainly a trailable sailer and an extremely clever, well-conceived, versatile and practical one too.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Price as tested: £77,771 LOA (including rudders):   7.95m(26ft 1in) Hull Length: 7.57m (24ft 10in) LWL: 7.57m (24ft 10in) Beam: 2.55m (8ft 4in) Draught: keel up 0.4m (1ft 4in) Keel down : 1.85m (6ft 1in) Displacement: 1,300kg (2,866lb) Ballast: 300kg (661lb) Ballast ratio: 23% Displacement/Length: 83.60 Sail area: 28.6m2 (307.86sq ft) SA/D ratio: 24.40 Fuel: 75 litres (16.5gal) Water: 70 litres (15.4 gal) Engine: 10 or 70hp Transmission: Outboard RCD category: C Designer: Swallow Yachts Builder: Swallow Yachts Tel: 01239 615482 Website : Swallowyachts.com

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  5. First look: Swallow Yachts BayCruiser 32

    The Swallow Yachts BayCruiser 32 may have traditional styling but she is a thoroughly modern trailer-sailer capable of cruising many coastal spots. Look beyond the traditional styling of the ...

  6. Swallow Yachts Association

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  7. First look: Swallow Yachts 32

    Small boat specialist Swallow Yachts is venturing above 30ft for a sailing boat for the first time with the new Swallow 32, and it's also returning to its roots with wood-epoxy construction. Aimed at sailors who may have owned larger yachts before but want to downsize, Swallow Yachts owner Matt Newland explained that he 'wanted to build a ...

  8. Swallow Yachts

    Started as Swallow Boats in 1995 by Nick Newland, a professional naval architect with considerable experience in the UK defence industry and a lifelong interest and enthusiasm for small boats. The business was originally set up to produce high quality kit boats for foreign and domestic markets. Over the years an enviable reputation has been established for aesthetically pleasing designs that ...

  9. Swallow Boats

    The WoodenBoat Forum is sponsored by WoodenBoat Publications, publisher of WoodenBoat magazine. The Forum is a free service, and much like the "free" content on Public Radio, we hope you will support WoodenBoat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine. ... Swallow Yachts produce a range of trailer sailers and dayboats that combine classic looks ...

  10. Forum

    Swallow Yachts Forum. General Discussion. Any subjects relevant to boating. 5778 Posts. 689 Topics. Last Post by Ray S. in Re: BayCruiser 21. on 17 Aug 2024, 07:46. Technical.

  11. BOAT TEST: SWALLOW COAST 250 (WITH GALLERY)

    Swallow Yachts used to be in the 'modern classic' end of the market, but that's not a charge you can level at the Coast 250. She's 24ft 10in (7.57m) long overall and features dramatic, angular lines with a plumb bow and a pair of chines running the length of the hull. The rig is carbon fibre and is designed to be dropped easily.

  12. First look at the BayCruiser 32

    Like other boats from Swallow Yachts, the 32 comes with a carbon main mast as standard, along with boom and spreaders; part of the company's ethos is making sure weight is kept down aloft. The lifting keel of the BayCruiser 32 will allow owners to explore the shallows. Credit: Swallow Yachts

  13. Boat Range

    Boat Range Swallow Yachts has produced a wide variety of boats and kits over the years and these are listed below along with their key specifications. Click on the column headings to change the sort order. We believe all boats are listed below but there are gaps in the specifications. If you can help fill these gaps then please post this on the forum .

  14. BayCruiser 26

    The BayCruiser 26 from Swallow Yachts offers a unique combination of stunning performance and ground breaking accommodation. As you expect from Swallow Yachts, she is every bit the classic looker and is simple to launch, recover, and trail.

  15. Coast 250: The mighty micro cruiser

    Producing a boat that planes under power and sails like a thoroughbred has been an elusive quest for decades. Has Swallow Yachts' Coast 250 succeeded where others have failed?

  16. BayRaider 20

    The BayRaider is a two masted ketch and has the huge advantage over a single mast rig of allowing a quick and massive reduction of sail. Dropping the mainsail completely takes only moments, leaving her well balanced, very stable and able to tolerate virtually any weather - even making to windward under jib and mizzen alone.

  17. New and used Swallow Yachts for sale

    Used boats from Swallow Yachts on TheYachtMarket.com range in price from £18,000 GBP to £26,000 GBP with an average price of £21,000 GBP. A wide range of factors can affect the price of used boats from Swallow Yachts, for example the model, age and condition.

  18. Bay Cruiser 21

    The New BayCruiser 21 from Swallow Yachts represents the full refinement of everything we believe a day cruiser should be: quick, safe, versatile and pretty. She moves small cruiser design into vastly improved territory and sets new standards for others to follow. Like all our sailboats, she is water-ballasted and carbon rigged, making her ...

  19. About Swallow Yachts

    Swallow Yachts is a family run business producing innovative sailing and human-powered boats that combine traditional design with modern performance. Established in 1995, they produce a wide range of craft, from sailing canoes to 26′ cruiser yachts.

  20. Swallow Yachts for sale

    Find Swallow Yachts for sale in your area & across the world on YachtWorld. Offering the best selection of Swallow Yachts to choose from.

  21. BayRaider expedition

    The BayRaider expedition gives priority to cockpit space, able to seat six adults in comfort. If more cabin space is desired (at the expense of the cockpit) take a look at the Swallow Yachts BayCruiser 20 and 23. If you would like to receive more information about the BayRaider expedition, then please contact us or fill in the form on enquiry ...

  22. BayRaider 20

    U.S. AGENT Swallow Boats USA, 904-234-8779, [email protected]. PRICE $27,750 base. Photos courtesy of Swallow Boats. When SAIL's judges were weighing the candidates for the 2012 Best Boats daysailer award, there was no dissension over the winner: the BayRaider 20 scored a unanimous thumbs-up for its blend of portability, performance, good ...

  23. Classic Design with Modern Performance Trailer Sailers

    Swallow Yachts produce a range of trailer sailers and dayboats that combine classic looks with very modern performance. We offer unique, informed advice and a test sail facility that allows you to try a boat before committing.