1973 Nautor Swan 44, 220.000 EUR

Surely one of the smartest and most ‘ready to go’ Classic S&S Swans you will find. Comprehensively refitted and upgraded over recent seasons by her last two owners.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

The Swan 44 is one of the most iconic S&S Swan designs of all the time with 76 hulls built between 1972 and 1975. A fibreglass IOR Sloop by Sparkman & Stephens, the Swan 44 S&S was first introduced by Nautor’s Swan at the 1972 fall boat shows, at the London Boat show she was awarded the “Boat of the Yacht Show”, the first in history of a non-British built boat won.

FOUR WINDS is hull 14 and was launched in June 1973 for her English owner with the original name of FOUR WINDS II. During the 1980s she was owned from a French yachtsman who sailed the boat between France and Caribbean. In 2001 an Italian owner bought her and completed the first big refit with a new forward cabin restyling creating a large king-size double berth. Following this refit, FOUR WINDS passed through another Italian ownership before ending up in the hands of a Dutch owner who renamed her MOHAWK. In 2014, she was sold again to a passionate Danish S&S Swan aficionado who changed her name back to FOUR WINDS before embarking on a comprehensive refit and upgrade programme at the Caffarena Boatyard in Italy which is renowned within S&S Swan circles for their work on S&S Swan 44’s. FOUR WINDS was then sold by Grabau International in 2020 to her current Italian owner who has continued the programme of update and refit as well as enjoying sailing her in the Mediterranean over the past few seasons.

Now offered for sale to make way for a larger yacht, FOUR WINDS offers a great opportunity to acquire a ‘turn key’ classic Swan, eligible to take part in some of the most iconic regattas and yachting rendezvous across the Med’ and further afield.

Her specification highlights include:-
Solid laminate GRP hull construction
16mm teak laid side decks – replaced 2017 (but kept undercover until relaunch in 2020)
Repainted superstructure and cockpit areas
2.10m lead fin keel with full-depth skeg-supported rudder blade
Up to 8-berths in 2-cabins plus saloon with one heads, finished in Nautor teak joinery
Beta Marine 38hp engine with shaft drive and MaxProp
Battery charger and inverter
Solar panel
Schenker 65litres per hour reverse osmosis watermaker
Blakes seacocks
B&G H5000 navigation instruments
B&G Vulcan chart plotters and Halo+ radar scanner
AIS
Gas stove with oven and grill
Refrigerator
Webasto diesel fired hot air cabin heating system
Fusion Bluetooth stereo system
Alcantara upholstery
Updated painted Nautor mast and boom with stainless steel wire standing rigging
Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster
Harken genoa furler
Removable inner forestay
Removable bowsprit of A-sails
Harken Performa self-tailing winch package
Millenium Sails cruising and racing sail wardrobe with ARXE Spirit of Tradition Kevlar 49 mainsail and genoa, and gennakers
Folding passarelle
Lofrans electric anchor windlass
Sprayhood and bimini
Liferaft

RECENT RACING RESULTS:
2nd Overall at the S&S Swan Rendez Vous 2023 (43 S&S Swans registered)
1st in IOR Legend class at the 151 miglia 2022
Four Winds won the 2nd place at the Zeppeling Price “Concours D’elegance” at the S&S Swan Rendez Vous 2021.

REFIT HIGHLIGHTS:

2026
New Millenium Sails ARXE carbon fibre semi-battened mainsail with two reefs – never used
New Autopilot actuator

2025
New Harken Performa self-tailing winch package with 8x cockpit winches and 7x mast/mast base winches
New Millenium Sails Dacron fully-battened mainsail – 2025
New Sprayhood and bimini

2024
New B&G H5000 instrument package
New B&G Halo+ radar scanner with transom antenna pole
New Schenker 12vDC reverse osmosis watermaker
New Mastervolt 1,500w inverter
New Techimpex 3-burner stove with oven and grill
New cockpit bimini with 110w solar panel array
New cockpit cushions
New Millenium Kevlar Spirit of Tradition furling jib
New teak & holly interior soleboards
New mattresses and cushions
New curtains
New heads and all new pipes

2023
New Beta Marine 38hp diesel engine
New MaxProp 3-bladed feathering propeller
Interior revarnishing with International varnishes
New heads plumbing
Servicing of refrigeration compressor
Servicing of bilge pump
Mast step area re-epoxied
Bilge areas repainted
New Gottifredi Maffioli mooring lines with leather protection
New Millenium Sails ARXE 135% furling genoa
New Millenium Sails Windseeker
New Millenium Sails A3 asymmetric gennaker

2022
New Quick hot water tank with 220vAC immersion heater element
New Optima Blue Top service batteries
New engine start battery
Fuel tank cleaned
New Sunbrella sprayhood

2021
New B&G Vulcan chart plotters in cockpit and at chart table
New B&G VHF60 with DSC, AIS and H60 wireless handset
New B&G GoFree+ WiFi
B&G ACP1 autopilot hydraulic actuator serviced
Wiring checked/serviced
New Gottifredi Maffioli Dynema running rigging
Navtec hydraulic backstay serviced
New folding passarelle
New Millennium Sails Dacron Main
New Millennium Sails A2 gennaker
New foldable stainless steel Velscaf bowsprit

2020
New Velscaf stainless steel standing rigging
New spreader heads

2017
New 16mm teak deck
New Awlgrip coachroof paint
New bow roller
New Blake seacocks
New fresh water system
New Selden rigid vang
Mast step sanded and painted with epoxy


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 using GRP reinforced polyester laminate. A high proportion of the fibres are unidirectional, giving a stiff laminate with excellent strength and fatigue properties.

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
GRP deck and superstructure construction
Teak deck replaced 2017 from Cantiere Caffarena with 16mm teak – protected in the boatyard facility until 2020
Exposed deck and superstructure areas repainted with Awlgrip - 2017

Keel & Rudder:
The fin keel with keel ballast is cast lead alloyed with antimony.
Cast-in keel bolts are of high-tensile stainless steel.
The rudder blade is GRP and supported by a full length protective skeg.

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Beta Marine Beta 38, 4-cylinder naturally-aspirated diesel engine producing 38hp (27,6Kw) @ 3,600rpm – 2023
Engine control via single lever control - 2023
Freshwater cooling with heat exchanger and raw water intake and strainer.
Hurth mechanical reverse gearbox
Engine hours: Approx 100 at the time of the listing

Propulsion & Steering:
Shaft drive with stainless steel shaft driving supported by p-bracket
MaxProp 3-blade feathering propeller - 2023
Nautor helm pedestal with cable & mechanical steering controlled by hide covered stainless steel wheel

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12vDC service battery circuit with 220vAC via shorepower or inverter
DC & AC panel at navigation area with Mastervolt BTM-1 battery monitor system.

Battery Banks:
1x 12v 55Ah engine start battery - 2022
2x 12vDC 75Ah Optima Blue Top service batteries joined in parallel to supply 150Ah @ 12vDC – 2022
Battery parallel switch

Charging:
220vAC automatic battery charger

Inverter:
Mastervolt AC Master 12/1500 pure sine wave 1,500w inverter - 2025

Alternators:
12vDC engine-mounted alternator

Solar:
Solbian Flex SP32 110w flexible solar panel for bimini - 2024

Other Electrical:
220vAC 50Hz shore-power supply with internal ring main and 220vAC sockets
USB sockets at chart table
Wiring checked/serviced - 2021

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
12vDC pressure system pump for fresh water supply - 2017
Hot water supplied via engine cooling with calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element from shore power in well-insulated Quick hot water tank
Hot & cold pressurised water to galley, heads and deck shower
Manual freshwater and salt foot-pump supplies at galley.
Fresh water plumbing replaced 2017

Watermaker:
Schenker reverse osmosis 65 litres per hour watermaker - 2024

Bilge Pumps:
Manual bilge pumps
12vDC electric bilge pump – serviced 2023

Seacocks:
Blakes seacocks – 7x replaced 2017

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Approx 150 litres fuel capacity in 1x stainless steel tank
Fuel tank level gauge at chart table
Fuel tank cleaned - 2022

Fresh Water:
Approx 350 litres fresh water capacity in 2x stainless steel tanks

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
B&G H5000 multi-functional display at helm pedestal – 2024
B&G Vulcan 9 GPS chart plotter and radar display – 2021
B&G Halo+ closed-array radar scanner on transom pole – 2024
B&G Triton 2 autopilot controller and display – 2021
B&G ACP-1 autopilot computer - 2021
B&G H5000 boat speed, AWSm AWA and magnified AWA displays – 2024
B&G wind, speed and depth transducers
Ritchie steering compass

Below Decks:
B&G H5000 multi-functional display - 2024
B&G Vulcan 7 chartplotter – 2021
B&G Wifi GoFree – 2021
USB monitor & laptop connections for navigation software - 2021

Communications Equipment:
B&G V60 VHF with DSC and AIS at chart table – 2021
B&G H60 wireless handset – 2021

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Techimpex stainless steel 3-burner gimballed gas stove with oven and grill - 2024
Top-opening fridge with Frigoboat 12vDC compressor – serviced 2023
Twin stainless steel sinks with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply and manual footpump fresh and salt water supplies

Heads:
Manual marine heads – plumbing replaced 2023
Sink with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply and shower attachment
Manual fresh water pump

Heating & Ventilation:
Webasto diesel fired hot-air cabin heating system

Entertainment:
Fusion MS-RA55 Bluetooth stereo system with speakers – 2023

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Up to 8 berths in 2 cabins plus saloon
Single heads

Accommodation Finish:
Burma teak interior joinery made up of faced marine plywood with solid teak where appropriate
Teak battening to exposed hull sides.
Interior joinery revarnished – 2023
Bilge areas repainted - 2023
Teak soleboards with contrasting holly inlay – 2024
White vinyl headlinings with teak trim (Velcro affixed for easy access to deckhead).
Blue Alcantara upholstery throughout
Cabin mattresses replaced - 2024

Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Twin bunk cabin with infill to create double berth
Hanging lockers to port and starboard in forward cabin
The saloon has pilot berths port and starboard with a settee seating on each side and a large table with folding leafs
The galley is to port with additional food preparation area, stainless steel sink and refrigerator.
Forward facing large chart table to starboard.
Aft of the chart table is the heads compartment with manual marine heads, sink and shower.
The aft cabin has single berths to port and starboard plus hanging lockers

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Nautor white-painted aluminium mast and boom – 2000 (Awlgrip repainted 2017)
Keel-stepped, masthead-rigged mast with one set of spreaders
Mast step sand blasted and painted with two component epoxy – 2017 – serviced 2023
Stainless steel wire standing rigging – replaced by Velscaf 2020
Harken low-friction battencar track on mast
Hydraulic adjustable backstay Navtec – serviced 2021
Selden rod vang with Harken block & tackle adjustment – 2017
Harken mainsheet system with traveller track in cockpit
Harken genoa furler
Removable inner forestay with lever tensioning
Dyneema checkstays - 2016
Spinnaker track on mast
White painted aluminium spinnaker pole and reaching strut – deck stowed (Awlgrip repainted 2017)
Folding stainless steel bowsprit – 2021
Gottifredi Maffioli Dynema running rigging – replaced 2021

Winches:
2x Harken 60ST Performa 2-speed manual self-tailing primary cockpit winches – 2025
2x Harken 40ST Performa 2-speed manual self-tailing secondary cockpit winches – 2025
2x Harken 60ST Performa 2-speed manual self-tailing spinnaker coachroof winches – 2025
2x Harken 40ST Performa 2-speed manual self-tailing halyard winches adjacent to mast base – 2025
2x Harken 46ST Performa 2-speed manual self-tailing mast-mounted halyard winches – 2025
2x Harken 40ST Performa 2-speed manual self-tailing mast-mounted halyard winches – 2025
1x Harken 30ST Performa 2-speed manual self-tailing mast-mounted reefing winch – 2025

Sails:
Millenium Sails ARXE carbon fibre semi-battened mainsail with two reefs- 2026
Millenium Sails Dacron fully-battened mainsail – 2025
Millenium Sails Dacron mainsail – 2021
Millenium Sails ARXE furling genoa - 2023
Millenium Sails Kevlar spirit of tradition furling jib - 2024
Millenium Sails Windseeker – 2023
Millenium Sails A3 asymmetric gennaker – 2023
Millenium Sails A1 asymmetric gennaker – 2021
Various older sails available

General:
Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and twin guardrail stanchions.
Opening deckhead hatches and sideports
Teak outboard bracket
Goiot deckhead hatches replaced 2015
Folding carbon fibre passarelle – 2021
Transom pole for radar – 2021
Stainless steel outboard engine crane

Anchoring & Mooring:
Stemhead plate replaced 2017
Lofrans 12vDC electric anchor windlass with deck buttons
16kgs Delta anchor with 60m of 10mm chain - 2022
2x CQR kedge/secondary anchors
Gottifredi Maffioli mooring lines – 2023
Fenders

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
Pram sprayhood with stainless steel frame – 2022
Bimini with stainless steel frame – 2024
Mainsail cover – 2023
Helm wheel cover – 2023
Cockpit cushions - 2024

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.

Life saving:
Arimar Oceanus ISO 8x persons offshore valise life raft – next service due July 2028
MOB recovery device


VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying:- Rapallo, 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