Nautor Swan 58, SHINE – ready for immediate cruising…

From 2022, Nautor Swan 58, SHINE has barely been unwrapped and she comes with an impressive kit list for both cruising and regatta racing. Her meticulous owner has spared no expense in fitting her out to the ‘nth. He writes for us here, sharing his experience aboard and her inventory of upgrades.

History of Nautor Swan 58, SHINE

SHINE was conceived in my bunk as we crashed off another wave in my IRC 46 Pata Negra. We were going upwind in the North Sea during the 2018 Round Britain race, every crash felt like the boat was going to break to bits. Four years later I was back in the North Sea heading up the Norwegian coast in 30 knots+ with a barely a whisper to be heard down below!

In her first season I sailed SHINE from the yard in Finland round Sweden to Norway, back to cruise the Swedish Archipelago and then back to Copenhagen, where she spent the Winter. In her second season, we went to Gothenburg, then up the Norwegian coast to Lofoten and the Arctic Circle and back. She has spent the winter in a shed in Sweden and is now back in commission in Tuborg, just north of Copenhagen. Much of this was done two handed.

Exploring the Accommodation of Nautor Swan 58, SHINE

Below decks, SHINE is spacious, bright and welcoming, her lovely Oak wood finish complemented by dark blue upholstery. The Saloon features a generously sized U-shaped seating area to the port side, accompanied by additional comfortable seating and a navigation station to starboard.

There is also a spacious and very well-equipped galley.

SHINE accommodates up to eight guests in four large cabins, with a generous ensuite owner’s cabin situated at the bow. Additional hull windows in both the owner’s cabin and the aft cabins allow natural light to flood in.

Exploring the Equipment of Nautor Swan 58, SHINE

SHINE has top of the range Doyle sails which still look brand new. The main is fully battened with three reefs and a split track on the mast to reduce the stack height. I’m afraid I still don’t trust in-boom furling, I’ve heard too many horror stories when it goes wrong! The mast is Hallspars, which is an €80k upgrade but worth every penny for the stiffness, weight saving and quality. The Genoa halyard finishes on a track on the mast to avoid slippage and halyard wear. It is on an electric furler in the bow. This was a later upgrade as the rope to an electric winch aft failed a few times. The Staysail is on a halyard lock, continuous furler and a hydraulic ram, as it is also a Doyle structured luff sail the luff tension is excellent! A storm jib replaces it on the same halyard. For downwind sails, there is an A3 on a furler and I also have a pole and symmetric spinnaker for sailing deeper angles. For an Atlantic crossing on a boat of this weight, I think being able to sail straight downwind is essential. The Genoa and staysail have enough separation that they can be used together. I added a padeye to the toerail for an outboard sheet lead. From 40 – 60 AWA, this is the best set up and she will do 12-14 knots.

SHINE has had €600k of upgrades from the Standard Specification which are mainly:

• Flag Blue hull (€50k).
• Hull windows (€8.4k).
• Carbon gangway (€3k).
• Staysail cars (€4.6k).
• Dinghy handling system (€5.7k).
• Nomen cleats (€11k).
• Cushions, covers, interior upgrades (€32k).
• Fourth bunk cabin (€12.5k).
• Watermaker (€20k).
• Quooker (€3k).
• Air Conditioning (€42k).
• Heating (€11k).
• Stacked Fridge (€10k).
• Lithium batteries, inverter and generator upgrades (€31k).
• Dishwasher, washing machine and electric stove (€10k).
• Exterior lighting (€3k).
• B&G instruments, autopilot, satphone and stereo (€87k).
• Hallspars mast, staysail set up, spinnaker pole, checkstays (€140k).
• Doyle sails (€100k).
• Elecrtic Genoa furler (€16k).
• SHINE’s hull is painted with Coppercoat. Nautor Swan do not do this so it was done in Sweden. It is an expensive process that has to be done right. I lifted her in Sweden and flew a specialist from the UK. I have had it on four boats now, and in my opinion, it’s the only antifouling that works; all it needs is a pressure wash once a year and the hull stays completely clean (€15k).
• I had the RIB specially made by Conrad Pischel in Germany. It is 3.2m with a deep aluminium hull and fits perfectly. If you are anchoring any distance from shore, this will take 6 people ashore dry. The transom of the yahct is on a track, which allows the outboard to fold inside the yacht for stowage. Initially I had a 25HP outboard so I could use it for wakeboarding but I found it a bit heavy so I changed it for a 10HP (happy to swap it back if you prefer). (€16k).

An Insight into the Current Plans for Nautor Swan 58, SHINE

I have now taken delivery of a McConaghy 75 Catamaran. I thought I would be retired by now and would have time for both but unfortunately that hasn’t happened yet so SHINE is sadly for sale! With the greatest respect to Nautor Swan, no yacht leaves a yard perfect and as SHINE has now had 2 years of fixing warranty and snagging issues under the eyes of a meticulous skipper I would describe her condition as better than new!

You can see her full specification here – https://www.berthoninternational.com/yacht-sales-brokerage/yachts-for-sale/nautor-swan-58-shine/.

For further information contact sue.grant@berthon.co.uk.

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