Swan 45

In a fleet with some of the world's best sailors you need the world's best sails. The fact that the top six boats in the 2008 Swan 45 Worlds were powered by North Sails speaks volumes for the North product and North's sail care. Christian Nagel and Hendrik Brandis and their crew on Earlybird beat 2nd place boat Fever by nine points to win the 22-boat fleet.

Seven of the top ten boats raced with full North sails inventories and 14 out of 22 boats entered were powered by North.

Swan 45 World Championship, 2008

1. Earlybird, Christian Nagel/Hendrik Brandis, powered by NORTH SAILS
2. Fever, Klaus Diederichs/Grant Cordon, powered by NORTH SAILS
3. Atlantica Racing, Carlo Perrone, powered by NORTH SAILS
4. Vertigo, Marco Salvi, powered by NORTH SAILS
5. Jeroboam Ca'nova, Vittorio Codecasa/F. Battustelle, powered by NORTH SAILS
6. Yasha, Yukihiro Ishida, powered by NORTH SAILS

North Sails' Class Sail Development (CSD) works hard to serve the Swan 45 class. Swan 45 CSD sails are made with the most advanced materials and manufacturing technology in the industry, and we are constantly working to develop our sails in every way from tuning to manufacture and design. North Sails’ CSD has a strong relationship with the Swan 45 class, and we even present the official class seminars around Europe and the USA.�

© North SailsAndreas Josenhans (andreas@prg.northsails.com) is the Swan 45 Class Leader within North Sails. He has given Swan 45 seminars around Europe and the USA and knows how to make your boat faster and more fun. Browse through the CSD site and feel free to contact Andreas with any questions from tuning to class rules and everything in between. He can also help you find the Swan 45 expert nearest you!