1973 Nautor Swan 65, 475 000 EUR

Iconic S&S Swan 65, a true ocean greyhound with capabilities far beyond most modern yachts, SAIDA is known as one of the most elegant classic S&S Swan yachts of all time.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Hull #5 of 41 built in the Swan 65 series (1973–1989), S&S design #2110. Designed by Sparkman & Stephens as Nautor's flagship model, at the time of her launch she was the largest GRP-constructed yacht on the market, and remains one of the most famous Swan models ever built, owing to her extraordinary racing pedigree.

On 1st June 1973, at 79 Madison Avenue, New York, Sparkman & Stephens completed Design No. 2110. Nautor, already the most respected yard in the industry, began production immediately, and a legend was born: the Swan 65.

Arguably one of the most iconic and instantly recognisable yachts of all time, the Swan 65 remains one of S&S's most successful designs, built to a standard of quality that Nautor has never repeated since.
She offers great sailing combined with genuine seaworthiness, equally at home on serious offshore passages as on the regatta circuit.

A Swan 65, Sayula II, won the inaugural Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973/74. In the following edition, another Swan 65, King's Legend, finished second, beaten only by the aluminium Flyer, while a third, ADC Accutrac, finished fifth under Clare Francis, the race's first female skipper.
Few production designs in sailing history can claim such a record.

SAIDA's classic S&S layout offers comfortable, well-proportioned living aboard: a private owner's stateroom forward, a spacious main salon amidships with dedicated chart table, two guest staterooms aft, and a well-equipped galley. A separate crew berth forward of the collision bulkhead, independent from the guest accommodation, completes the layout, ideal for extended cruising with family, guests, and crew.

SAIDA has been owned for over a decade by a lifelong sailor with more than 40 years' experience, from youth dinghy racing through decades of Mediterranean cruising. Seeking more than a production yacht, a boat with genuine history, presence, and the pedigree to be sailed anywhere in the world, her owner commissioned a complete refit in 2023 with Nautor Swan Global Service, carried out to the highest standard while preserving the yacht's original character, including structural reinforcement at the mast bases.

SAIDA (SUI 4365) has continued to prove her competitive edge. At the 2022 Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez Maxi Yachts, she won Course 1 outright and led her 14-boat Trophée Torpez group wire-to-wire, taking the overall class win, a strong testament to both her performance potential and the quality of her preparation.
In 2024, she went on to win St. Maarten Heineken Regatta in the Swan 65 class.

SAIDA boasts many specification highlights including:-
4-cabin, 3-heads interior layout finished with teak interior joinery
Reverse transom
2.90m draft keel
Twin cockpit layout with aft helm cockpit and central guest cockpit
Awlgrip ‘Snow White’ painted topsides
Replaced teak decks - 2016
White-painted aluminium mast and mizzen
Aluminium booms, jockey pole and (removable) bowsprit
Carbon spinnaker pool
Removable inner forestay for staysail
Lewmar hydraulic, electric and manual self-tailing winch package
B&G H5000 navigation instruments
B&G Zeus chart plotters (9’’ at helm and 16’’ at navigation table) with B&G HALO radar
AIS transceiver
Iridium GO satellite phone system
Perkins Sabre h6-354M 115hp 4-cylinder engine with JProp 3-bladed feathering propeller
MaxPower hydraulic retractable bowthruster VIP HYD 250
Paguro 12Kw diesel generator
Victron battery charger and inverter package
90 litres per hours reverse osmosis watermaker Eco-Sistems modular S-90 12/24V DC
220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system
24vDC ventilation fans
Multiple fridge/freezers with 24vDC compressors
Johnson SPX-Flow fresh or salt water electric heads
Candy Aqua 4kgs washing machine
Passerelle
Force 4d with aluminum hull and 15HP Honda outboard engine

Swiss-flagged and EU VAT paid, SAIDA is available for immediate delivery afloat in Barcelona, Spain.

RACE RESULTS:
St. Maarten Heineken Regatta 2024: 4th (CSA 1 Class) and 1st (Swan 65 Class)
Antigua Classic Regatta 2024: 2nd (Modern Class)
Antigua Sailing Week 2024: 2nd (Club Class Max)
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez (Maxi Class 4/5) : 1st (2022), 3rd (2023 & 2025), 5th (2021), 6th (2024)
Vela Clasica Menorca 2023: 9th (Spirit of Tradition Class)
Portofino Regate di Primavera 2022: 8th (IRC)

RECENT REFIT HIGHLIGHTS (2023 at Nautor Swan Global Service):

Painting and anti-corrosion treatment of the masts- and booms
New standing and running rigging
Winches services
New deck hatches and windows
Full overhaul of the engine
Clean and update electric system (remove old wires, clean isolation faults,...)
Reinforce main structure of the boat on the mast bases.
Clean and repair tanks (fuel and water)
Refurbish and varnish floorboards
New CANDY washing machine
New B&G navigation hard- and software
New ECOSISTEMS PRO S-90 watermaker
New Victron Phoenix MultiPlus 24/3000/70-30 Inverter/charger
New electrical bilge pumps (WHALE and RULE)
New Salt Water System and Manifold
Service on Genset and Bow Thruster
Servicing Steering Geer
News taps, electrical toilets (fresh or salt water), showers and mirrors in all bathrooms
New compressors for Fridge and Freezer (Air cooled)
Servicing A/C system
Check and replace Seacocks
Refit and upgrade of fuel system (incl. new hoses and manifold)
New canvas for dinghy / new sprayhood
New Gangway

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

I have been sailing for over 45 years now. In my younger years a dinghy regattas (Fireball 470) at home and abroad, at long-distance regattas on Swiss lakes and for more than 20 years with friends again and again on a cruise, most often in the Mediterranean. Almost 10 years ago, for various reasons, I had a strong desire to have my own sailboat. For me, however, it was always clear that it should not be just any sailing boat from the large series. I wanted more than that. I wanted a boat with an incomparable history and aura. I wanted an incomparable beauty. But I also wanted a boat with which I could perhaps even sail around the world.

DESIGNER’S COMMENTS:

In hull form and general character, the Swan 65 clearly typifies a successful development under the IOR. She has proven to be an excellent cruising boat and it appears that the success of the class is based on the preference of the cruising owner rather than the racing owner.

Although the very happy result of the Round the World Race is convincing the evidence that the boat is not slow, two major factors in Sayula’s Round the World win were her strength and her controllability.

The major thrust of our design effort was to use the already successful Dora (e.d. design 2089 won the 1979 Fastnet Race) as a starting point for a slightly larger design and to modify that design in terms of displacement and structure so as to adopt it to fiberglass construction in such a way as to provide an extremely strong hull. Clearly these objectives were met and if the racing success of the 65 has been less than that of Dora, I think it is largely because of the conservative rig which is better adapted to cruising than to racing.

Most of the 65’s carry the standard ketch rig. The several that have been built with a single masted rig have not been engaged in very much competition.

Her interior seems both practical and attractive. She has good headroom throughout and the owner’s stateroom is generously roomy, the two guest staterooms are also roomy, and the forepeak can be used by one or two paid hands or guests. The location of the galley aft and the chart table adjacent to the companionway seems to have worked out well. Cockpit space is generous and the deck over all is both comfortable and practical. The Volvo auxiliary, an MD32, provides excellent performance under power.

While there may be some feeling that the divided keel and skeg arrangement is undesirable for cruising, I personally do not accept this criticism, feeling rather that when the skeg and rudder are adequate size and the other characteristics of the boat are in balance, one can get excellent control with a relatively shirt keel. In turn, the short keel which minimizes wetted surface permits good performance in light as well heavy weather with a small rig, which is ideal from the cruising man’s point of view. This seems to me the right way to design a modern auxiliary, whether intended primarily for cruising or for racing.

OLIN J. STEPHENS II


SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:
RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Hull Construction:
GRP laminate hull construction
The hull is built of single skin construction. A high proportion of the fibres are unidirectional, giving a stiff laminate with excellent strength and fatigue properties.
White gelcoat hull finish
Hull checked for moisture
New Antifouling, Prop-speed, polished hull topsides and anodes replacement (2026)

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
GRP deck and superstructure construction
Teak decking to side decks and cockpit (2/3 redone in 2016)
All deck hardware refit. All side windows and hatches Perspex replaced and refit all frames (2023)

Keel & Rudder:
Aft-swept fin keel and full skeg-hung rudder
The fin keel with keel ballast is cast lead alloyed with antimony.
Cast-in keel bolts are of high-tensile stainless steel.
Rudder - Foam-filled fibre glass constructed with a high tensile tubular stainless steel stock

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Perkins Sabre H6-354M 115hp in-line 6-cylinder turbo-charged diesel engine providing 115hp (85kw)
Fresh water engine cooling with raw intake and heat exchanger
Hurth hydraulic shaft drive gearbox
Single lever gear and throttle control
Machinery space ventilation (new 2024)
New fuel system 2023

Service & Maintenance:
Engine hours: approx. 1,500hrs as of Summer 2026
Date of last engine service – 2026
Engine completely overhauled including turbocharger, heat exchanger and injectors – 2023

Propulsion & Steering:
Shaft drive with stainless steel shaft driving supported by p-bracket
3-bladed JPROP feathering propeller
Nautor helm pedestal with cable steering controlled by hide covered stainless steel wheel
Servicing steering geer 2023
Helm pedestal with 1,33m diameter elk hide-covered stainless steel steering wheel
Emergency steering gear

Bowthruster:
MaxPower hydraulic retractable bowthruster VIP HYD 250; controllable via joystick or foot buttons
Date of last bow thruster service – 2023

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
24v DC service battery circuits.
12v DC engine and generator start circuit
DC & AC panel at navigation area with battery monitor system.
220vAC supplied by shore-power, generator or inverter

Battery Banks:
8 x 12v 115 Ah batteries joined in parallel – 2024
1 x 12v 100Ah generator start battery – 2026

Charging / Inverter:
2x 24vDC VICTRON Phoenix MultiPlus 24/3000/70-30 inverter/charger– 2023
SISMARINE battery monitoring system - 2023

Generator:
PAGURO 12kw 220vAC 50Hz diesel generator
Generator hours – approx. 600 as of summer 2026
Date of last generator service – 2026

Alternators:
24vDC engine mounted alternator

Shorepower:
220v system shore power with polarity alarm

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
Fresh water supply pressurised by 24vDC high pressure pump system – 2023
60 liter hot water boiler ISOTEMP (both engine and 220V heated)
Hot & cold pressurised showers in all heads and at transom

Watermaker
90 litres per hours reverse osmosis watermaker ECO-SISTEMS MODULAR S-90 12/24V DC - 2023

Bilge Pumps:
4 bilge pumps (2 manual and 2 electric)

Other Plumbing:
Fresh water foot pump in galley sink and all bathrooms
Seacocks overhauled – 2023

Gas System:
Stowage of three bottles in self-draining locker under the helmsman seat

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Approx 900 litres of fuel capacity in 4x stainless steel tanks – serviced and cleaned 2023
Fuel level monitoring system at the chart table (SISMARINE)
Fuel filter circuit with dedicated pump and filter.

Fresh Water:
Approx 1,000 litres fresh water capacity in 5x stainless steel tanks – serviced and cleaned 2023
Fresh water level monitoring system at the chart table (SISMARINE)
Tank vent pipes at galley sinks

Holding Tanks:
Stainless steel black water holding tank discharging via electric pump
Grey water sump tanks with electric sump tank pumps for all showers and wash-basins

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

In Cockpit:
B&G H5000 instrument system
1x B&G H5000 GFD display in cockpit
4x B&G AWS KT, AWA, MAGN AWA and BOAT SPEED KT displays in cockpit
1x B&G 20/20 HV display on mizzen mast
1x BG RUDDER analog display
B&G Zeus3S 9” GPS chart plotter and radar display – 2023
B&G HALO 20+ radar scanner mounted above first spreader level – 2023
5G antenna and WIFI antenna on mizzen spreaders - 2023
B&G PRECISION 9 gyrocompass – 2023
B&G TRITON2 autopilot with hydraulic drive with display and controller – 2023
steering compass

At Chart Table:
B&G Zeus3 16” GPS chart plotter and radar display – 2023
B&G ZC2 autopilot remote controller – 2023
B&G H5000 GFD display - 2023

Communications Equipment:
B&G V60 VHF with DSC and handsets at chart table and handset in cockpit with external speaker - 2020
B&G AIS B951 Class B
B&g NSPL-500 emergency splitter
B&G PEPWAVE BR1 PRO 5G – 2023
IRIDIUM GO satellite phone system - 2023

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Alpes Inox 4-burner stainless steel gimballed gas stove with electric oven
FRIGOBOAT refrigeration & freezer system
2x Stainless steel sinks with hot & cold water supply
Manual fresh water supplies
NESPRESSO machine
Water inflow from the watermaker

Heads:
3x JOHNSON SPX-FLOW ELECTRIC marine heads (fresh or salt water) - 2023
Hot & cold pressurised fresh water supplies to heads sinks and showers

Laundry:
CANDY AQUA 220vAC 4kg washing machine - 2023

Heating & Ventilation:
CLIMMA 220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system with 44,000 BTU output via 3 units (16,000 BTU, 16,000 BTU and 12,000 BTU). Outlets in each cabin space
24vDC ventilation fans

Lighting:
LED interior lighting with extra reading lights over berths
Red nightlight

Entertainment:
BOSE music system

ACCOMMODATION



Summary of Accommodation:
11 berths in 4 cabins.
3 heads compartments.
Hand rubbed satin finish teak interior.
Teak battening to exposed hull sides.
Teak floorboards
White vinyl headlinings with teak trim
Upholstery in cloth

Accommodation Finish:
All joinery work is done in accordance with the best yacht practice, using first-grade materials.
Teak with hand rubbed satin finish is used for all visible woodwork.
Floorboards with laid teak veneer, providing access to the bilge.
Quick pins provided for lifting the floorboards.
Topsides where visible lined with teak battens.
Cabinets, tables, bureaus, seats, dressers etc. have rounded corners.
Doors, partitions and paneling throughout are in teak.
Door sills have stainless steel chafing pieces.
Hanging lockers are equipped with rods and hooks and have bottom drawers where possible, and their doors are provided with louvers for ventilation
Drawers are secured with latches.
Wooden companionway ladders with non-slip steps

 
Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Crew Cabin
V-berth with fold-up pipecots and storage bins beneath. Access to deck through deckhead hatch.

Forward Cabins
Port guest cabin with upper double berth may also be pulled out larger size and lower berths, lockers and drawers.
Starboard guest cabin with upper double berth may also be pulled out larger size and lower berths, lockers and drawers.

Forward Heads
Heads aft of forward cabins with electric toiled, wash basin and a shower pan with teak grating. Sink equipped with hot and warm water with manual and pressure water as well as a hand-held shower spray nozzle.

Saloon:
L-shaped settee to port-side with dining table. Cupboards, lockers and shelving outboard.
U-shaped settee to starboard-side with dining table. Cupboards, lockers and shelving outboard

Galley
Aft of saloon to port U shape galley. Twin stainless steel sinks. Gimballed stove and refrigeration. Stowage in lockers and cupboards.

Chart Table
Located at the aft end of the saloon to starboard. Forward facing chart table with seat and full sized chart table. Lockers and drawers for stowage of charts and equipment. Space for navigation instruments. AC & DC panel.

Aft Heads
Electric toilet. Wash basin and a shower pan with teak grating. Sink equipped with hot and warm water with manual and pressure water as well as a hand-held shower spray nozzle.

Aft Cabin
The aft cabin/master aft stateroom has a double berth to port and a single berth to starboard. Settee between bunks. Hanging lockers and further stowage in drawers and cupboards.


DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Air draft: approx. 24.4 m
Ketch rig, keel-stepped aluminium alloy masts, white-painted
Masthead rig, main mast with 2 sets of inline spreaders
Mizzen mast with 1 set of inline spreader
I 22.83 m | J 7.38 m | P 20.64 m | E 5.58 m
Stainless steel standing rigging – replaced 2023
Aluminium rigging screw protectors
Removable inner forestay for staysail
Removable bowsprit for gennaker
Carbon spinnaker pole
ANTAL low-friction mainsail track on mast with battencars
BAMAR electric genoa furler
UBI MAIOR removable manual staysail furler
Coachroof-mounted jib-sheet tracks and checkstays
Genoa and staysail tracks
Spinnaker track on mast
Mizzen manual vang
HARKEN hydraulic vang with control panel in helm cockpit
NAVTEC hydraulic for backstays

Winches:
2 x Lewmar 77, 3 speed manual winches for the genoa and gennaker sheets during racing (2020)
2 x Lewmar 65, 2 speed hydraulic winches for the genoa and gennaker sheets during cruising
1 x Lewmar 55, 2 speed self-tailing winch for main halyard

Sail Wardrobe:

Racing
1x BANKS Sails Italia full battened mainsail (2020)
1x BANKS Sails Italia full batten mizzen mainsail (2020)
1x BANKS Sails Italia genoa 1 (2020)
1x BANKS Sails Italia genoa 4 (2022)
1x BANKS SAILS Italia gennaker 270 m² (2020)
Crusing
1x ELVSTRÖM full battened mainsail
1x hood mizzen mainsail
1x ELVSTRÖM furling genoa
1x ELVSTRÖM jib on flying forestay
1x BANKS Sails Italia strom jib on flying forestay (2023)
1x DOLPHIN sails gennaker 190 m² (2020)
1x Spinnaker 260 m²

General:
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin guardwire stanchions
Side-boarding gates
Deckhead hatches – 2023
Outboard bracket
Hot & cold fresh water shower in cockpit
Saltwater deck wash
Wooden passarelle
Teak folding cockpit table in central guest cockpit

Anchoring & Mooring:
MAXWELL 3500W 24vDC electric anchor windlass, mounted on deck at bow s/s deck fitting
40kg ROCNA anchor with 100m of s/s chain
Bow and stern mooring cleats
8 fenders with covers

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
Sprayhoods with stainless steel frame – 2023
Mainsail cover – 2020
Mizzen cover - 2020
Cockpit cushions with covers – 2020
Helm wheel and pedestal covers – 2022
Instrument covers – 2023
Foredeck hatch cover – 2020

Tender & Outboard:
FORCE 4 Dinghy with aluminium hull and 15HP Honda outboard engine

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:
2x 6-person liferafts – 2026
10 lifevests PLASTIMO PILOT 180 N – serviced 2026
EPIRB ACR GLOBALFIX PRO RLB-37

Fire Control:
5x Fire extinguishers – serviced 2026
Fire blanket at galley


VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying Barcelona, Spain

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: Lucio Pellegrini – Grabau International (Palma)
Tel +34 675 236 174
Email: #####@grabauinternational.com