2004 Nautor Swan 601, 690 000 EUR

Carbon fibre performance racer cruiser from Nautor Swan and German Frers. Hull No.2 of the Swan 601 One Design series, originally launched as SPIRIT OF JETHOU and fully-fitted out for both racing and family cruising.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

The Swan 601 is a high-performance one design cruiser racer that is as competitive today as when the class was first introduced in 2004. The 601 is constructed in full carbon utilising SPRINT vacuum infusion to create a very stiff hull and modest 18,000kgs construction, while still featuring the type of full cruising interior expected on a true Nautor Swan sailing yacht.

DURLINDANA IV is hull No.2 of 6, originally launched as SPIRIT OF JETHOU, competing at the top level in Antigua Sailing Week and Rolex Swan European Regattas, and later named ‘WOHPE’, and ‘LES AMIS’.

Renamed DURLINDANA IV by her fourth and current owner DURLINDANA IV, she boasts many specification highlights including:-
3-cabin, 2-heads interior layout with owner’s cabin forward, finished in hand-rubbed satin varnish teak and white painted composite panelling
Additional pipecot berths in saloon and aft cabins for racing
Forward cabin can be completely removed for racing
Carbon fibre construction with SPRINT vacuum infusion., foam core and Nomex structural bulkheads
3.61m draft steel racing keel with lead bulb
Carbon fibre rudder blade
Teak laid side decks
Hall Spars carbon fibre mast and boom with rod standing rigging
Removable forestay furler for cruising
Lewmar electric winch package with removable coffee grinder pedestals
North and Zaoli Sails sail racing and cruiser wardrobes
Volvo D2-75 engine with saildrive gearbox and MaxProp feathering propeller
Fischer Panda diesel generator (supplied but not presently installed)
Mastervolt battery charger and inverter
Schenker 24vDC 60lph watermaker (supplied but not presently installed)
B&G instruments including Zeus chart plotters and H2000 system
Electric heads
Fridge and freezer
Electric anchor windlass
Tender & outboard
40’ storage container

PRESS REVIEW:

One minute this Swan is coddling her owners in eiderdown, 59 minutes later she’s beating the fleet to the buoy. That’s the gist of why the Swan 601 is one of the most popular introductions in recent memory. Dominick Porco, whose Swan 45 Alliance won 2004’s Newport-Bermuda Race, describes Nautor’s latest as a “45 on steroids.” The New Yorker wants one to defend the Lighthouse Trophy in what will be the 100th anniversary of the Bermuda classic in 2006.

He’s not alone. The first five of these all-carbon one-design yachts were snapped up from the plan stage before a single one had been popped from their molds at Nautor’s new high-science composite building facility in Finland. Now the race is on to build up significant numbers on the East Coast, the Mediterranean and in northern Europe to produce a world-class fleet to provide Grand-Prix racing one week, and family-friendly cruising the next.

The concept takes us back to the 1970s when Nautor- built boats won around the buoys and around the world races, and in between, provided cruising accommodations of considerable comfort. The 601 has three double cabins including an owner’s stateroom, a fairly decadent saloon and galley, and two head compartments. There is also the option of push-button electric winches and an autopilot, to make her easy to handle with a crew of just two or three when cruising.
When race day comes, her crew can strip out much of this interior inside of an hour, including the hull linings; disable the pilot and winch drives; and have her ready to compete at the highest level. Design lines aside, the secret lies in the 601’s prepreg carbon hull and deck which, according to designer German Frers, offers a 30 percent weight-saving over comparable fiberglass hulls-even with a teak-laid deck, which comes as standard!

The 601 is a boat that is built almost exclusively in this “black gold,” from her carbon-fiber mast, boom and chain plates down to wheels, winch pedestals and grab handles. There is a clear connection between her and the Frers-designed Volvo 60 Amer Sports One which New Zealander Grant Dalton campaigned in the last Volvo Round the World Race. Indeed, there was a point during the design process when the 601 was seriously considered as a second one-design class for the 2005 Race, now that the premier class size has moved up from 60 to 75 feet overall.

In fact, the 601 is built to a higher spec than the Volvo racers (as well as the Swan 45, which has only a carbon deck), incorporating much more carbon in her structure to make the overall package not only stronger and lighter, but in many areas, considerably simpler. One example is the rig. This is a simple twin swept-spreader affair, which is strong enough not to require running backstays yet much lighter than an alloy alternative.

Yachting Magazine – October 2007


SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:
The yacht conforms with CE category A Ocean

Hull Deck & Superstructure Construction:
The hull is of built in a female mould using unidirectional carbon fibre Sprint layers vacuum bagged and oven cured.
Foam cored topsides and single skin underwater.
Structural bulkheads are of Nomex honeycomb cored carbon fibre epoxy pre-preg construction.
Stiffeners are carbon lay-ups with unidirectional flanges and double bias webs.
Engine beds are of CFRP with steel inserts. Flotation reference marks at bow and stern.
Bottom treated with epoxy primer for improved blistering resistance, and antifouled.
Teak laid on the deck – replaced approx. 2020 under the second ownership.
Black painted topsides and superstructure

Keel & Rudder:
Racing keel with narrow steel fin and lead bulb. Keel bolts are of high-tensile stainless steel.
Fin CNC machined from high-tensile stainless steel. Bulb and Fin faired using computer cut templates.
Foam filled rudder blade with carbon fibre skins and stock, supported by two self-aligning bearings.
Emergency tiller stowed in lazarette.

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Volvo Penta D2-75, 2.2 litres, 4 cylinders diesel engine producing 75hp (55KW) @3,000rpm
Volvo 150s Sail Drive engine gearbox – replaced 2025
Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger
Single level throttle

Service & Maintenance:
Engine hours – approx. 1,900 engine hours at the time of the listing.
300 engine hours done since the engine overhauled in 2025
Date of last engine service – overruled 2025 (new turbo, raiser, water exchanger, wirings).

Propulsion & Steering:
Max Prop 3-bladed feathering propeller
Twin 1.2 m destroyer type carbon fibre wheels, 1.7 turns H.O to H.O. Pedestals with roller bearings and friction brake with Edson carbon fibre pedestals
Dual steering gear, sheaves provided with guards to prevent jamming. Lightweight steering quadrant bolted to rudder stock.
Rexroth hydraulic autopilot actuator

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
24vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via shorepower, inverter or generator (supplied, but not installed)

Battery Banks:
6x 12vDC 236Ah service batteries joined in parallel and series to supply approx. 708Ah @ 24vDC – 2025
1x 12vDC engine battery

Generator:
Fischer Panda PMGI 8000 8.0kva 220vAC 50Hz marine diesel generator – supplied but not installed

Charging / Inverter:
Mastervolt Mass Charger 24vDC 75Amp battery charger
Mastervolt Mass Sine 24/2500, 2500w inverter

Alternators:
12vDC Engine mounted alternator
24vDC 150Amp engine mounted alternator - 2025

Other Electrical:
220vAC 50Hz shorepower supply with ring main and 220vAC AC sockets throughout interior
AC/DC panel with Magnetronic digital volt and amp meters

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
24vDC fresh water pressure pump, serving all water systems of a pressurized tank.
Hot water supplied via engine cooling with calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element from shore power in well insulated stainless steel hot water tank.
Hot & cold pressurised water to galley, heads and shower at stern platform

Watermaker:
Schenker 24vDC 60litres/hour reverse osmosis watermaker – supplied but not installed

Bilge Pumps:
4x electric bilge pumps
3x manual bilge pumps

Other Plumbing:
Heads shower and sinks discharge in a dedicated grey water box with automatic electric pumps
Sea cocks of plastic for all through-hull connections below waterline, closing flush with outside and located in accessible positions.

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Approx 316 litres fuel capacity in 2x PVC and 1x stainless steel tank
Shut-off valves for each fuel tank.
Fuel valve chest with return valve for each tank.
Fuel filter/water separator with water alarm on feed line to engine. Tanks are vented to deck edge.

Fresh Water:
Approx 380 litre fresh water capacity in PVC waters tanks

Holding Tanks:
Approx 22 litres black water tank

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
2x B&G Zeus S 9’’ chartplotter – 2025
B&G Hercules main processor
5x B&G H2000 20/20 at the mast
2x B&G H2000 digital displays
2x B&G H2000 analogic displays
B&G Hercules autopilot
2x Suunto compasses on the steering pedestal

At Chart Table:
B&G Zeus 12’’ chartplotter – 2025
B&G H2000 digital display

Communications Equipment:
B&G VHF V60 with DSC - 2025
B6G VHF H60 wireless handset – 2025
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Force 10 stainless steel gimballed gas stove with 4x burners and oven
Extractor hood over stove
Front and top opening refrigerator/freezers with Isotherm compressors
Twin stainless steel sinks with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply

Heads:
Tecma carbon fibre 24vDC electric fresh water heads.

Entertainment:
Alpine CD/radio with speakers

ACCOMMODATION


Summary of Accommodation:
3-cabin, 2-heads interior layout with owner’s ensuite double cabin forward and two twin/double cabins aft. Second day/guest heads aft to starboard.
Forward cabin can be completely removed for racing.
4x folding pipecot berths (two for the dinette and two for the aft cabins) for racing.

Accommodation Finish:
Interior joinery is finished in hand rubbed satin varnished teak with recently refitted white painted composite panelling.
Lightweight sandwich floorboards with teak on top surface (cruising)
Regatta floorboards with non-skid surface
Opening deck hatches are fitted with roller blinds and mosquito screens
Upholstery - spring mattresses for fixed berths and thick foam mattresses for pipe berths.
Recently replaced interior upholstery - 2025

Accommodation layout from Forward:

Owner’s Forward Cabin:
Double berth on centre the bed and drawers are all completely removable for racing
Seats either side aft of berth. On the starboard side is a vanity desk unit with mirror under the lid and a removable stool. Hanging locker aft of vanity unit.
Watertight collision bulkhead forward of the bed.

Owner’s Cabin Ensuite Heads:
Ensuite head with integrated shower, teak grating on floor, washbasin, mirror, storage lockers and electrical marine WC with fresh water

Saloon
L-shaped settee in saloon on port side with teak finished dining table
Settee (berth) on starboard side. Cushion / headboards on the forward bulkhead both sides.
Carbon companionway steps

Galley:
Located aft of the saloon on port side in the passage to the aft cabin. The galley has ample work space and storage. The work tops are Corian
There is an insulated and sheathed space for stove with extractor hood over. Equipment includes:
Four burner Force 10 gas stove with oven, gimballed and provided with fiddles. Stainless steel sinks. Garbage container.
Front loaded refrigerator and a top loaded freezer (both DC driven) Lockers behind sinks with plate racks for draining and storage

Navigation area:
The chart table is situated on the centre line between the two aft cabins and faces forward. Carbon fibre bulkhead panel behind the nav-seat, provided with shelves.

Aft cabins:
Aft of the galley to port and aft of the guest head on starboard a doorway leads into the two aft cabins.
Each cabin has: a twin V berth and also a “pipe cot” over with an adjustable rope tackle system attached to the hooks in the ceiling; seat and lockers.
There is a removable panel for starboard cabin to make it private from the chart area (which is between the two cabins)

Guests aft Heads:
Aft of the saloon on starboard side a door leads to the guest / day head area

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Hall Spars carbon fibre mast and racing boom – repainted black 2025
Keel-stepped, fractional rigged mast with two sets of swept-back spreaders
Stainless steel rod standing rigging – checked 2026
PBO backstay – replaced approx. 2023
Tuff luff forestay for racing
Removable genoa furler for cruising
Navtec rig hydraulics with 4-function System 50 central control panel with two-speed pump in aft cockpit for backstay, outhaul, cunningham, and vang – serviced 2026
Harken mainsheet track and traveller system
Harken deckgear
Carbon fibre bowspit
Carbon fibre spinnaker pole – removed from boat and stored in container
Hydraulic mast jack pump and piston
2:1 mainsail halyard
2x spinnaker halyards
Staysail halyard

Winches:
Lewmar racing winch package with 2x carbon fibre coffee grinder pedestals – removed from boat and stored in container
2x Lewmar 80 3-speed electric primary winches with overdrive
2x Lewmar 68ST 3-speed self-tailing secondary cockpit winches
2x Lewmar 68ST 2-speed self-tailing carbon companionway winches
1x Lewmar 80ST 3-speed self-tailing electric dedicated mainsheet winch
2x Lewmar 44ST 2-speed self-tailing mainsheet traveller winches

Sails:
North Sails laminate twin-taffeta fully-battened cruising mainsail
Zaoli Sails carbon laminate racing mainsail - 2021
Zaoli Sails carbon laminate J1 - 2021
Zaoli Sails carbon laminate J2 - 2021
Zaoli Sails carbon laminate J3 – 2021
Zaoli Sails carbon laminate J4 – 2021
Zaoli Sails furling Code 0 - 2021
Zaoli Sails A1.5 – 2021
North Sails laminate twin-taffeta fully-battened cruising mainsail
North Sails laminate twin-taffeta furling cruising jib
North Sails A1
North Sails A2
North Sails A4
North Sails A5

General:
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin-wire guardwire stanchions
Removable cockpit table with stainless steel fixing supports and storage compartment
Carbon fibre folding passarelle
Cockpit shower
Solimar flush deck hatches

Anchoring & Mooring:
Removable stainless steel anchor roller to port of forestay
Lewmar 24vDC reversing anchor windlass
Delta stainless steel anchor with 70m of 10mm chain plus 70m warp
Pop-up bow mooring cleats
Aft removable mooring cleats
Warps and fenders

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
Cockpit cushion – 2025
2x Summer awning (1 aft and 1 forward)
Mainsail cover
Helm wheel covers
Cockpit table cover

Tender & Outboard:
Inflatable tender
4-stroke 3-hp outboard engine - 2025

Container:
40’ storage container

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Lifesaving:
Liferaft
Life jackets
John buoy


VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying Cala Galera, Italy.

Available to view strictly by appointment

Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.

Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.

Lead Broker: Michele Antonini – Grabau International (Italia)
Tel: +39 333 74 89 281
Email: ######@grabauinternational.com