NAUTOR SWAN Nautor Swan 56 for sale (1999) in Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

From 1998/9, MAGICAL is a superb example of the Nautor Swan 56 by Frers. A rare find, she is a one-owner yacht built to an exacting specification for an ex-Olympic sailor and has enjoyed fastidious, detailed maintenance throughout her life. She features the preferred centreline aft-cabin layout and an impeccable interior – MAGICAL is clearly a well-loved member of a very keen sailing family, and it shows throughout. The rig and boom are seamless white-painted carbon by Hall Spars, fitted in 2009 and checked and serviced annually, with the most recent out-of-yacht inspection in 2024. The yacht has been maintained to comply with MCA Cat 2 since new, not for commercial reasons but purely to ensure safe and reliable sailing for family and friends. She has been professionally laid up and wintered ashore each year under full cover.

Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”.

She has been IRC & ORC rated.

Built to DoT MCA Code 0 and maintained to comply with MCA CAT 2 requiring annual inspection and 5 yearly out of the water survey currently in date.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hull of single skin construction using glass/aramid hybrid fibre reinforced polyester laminate.
• Full protective epoxy coating below waterline.
• Antifouled(White).
• Hull colour white original gelcoat with blue boot top and cove line stripes.
• Blue coaming stripes.
• Full teak laid decks –Teak on side deck, bridge deck, centre line recess, coach roof and on cockpit soles and seats.
• Teak toe rail including closed roller fairleads forward, midships and aft.
• 2 x Watertight bulkheads.

Keel & Rudder:

• Emergency tiller steering.
• “Regatta” keel is a lead casting alloyed with antimony.
• Cast in keel bolts are of high tensile stainless steel.
• Rudder is foam filled GRP with tapered tubular stock of E-glass composite, supported by 2 x JP3 self-aligning roller bearings.
• Nautor rudder blade/stock.
• Rudder bearings and seals are serviced with route maintenance.
• Due to her light use, these have last been replaced 2015.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Yanmar 4JM2-UT8 turbocharged and intercooled marine diesel, output 71kw/96hp new 2020.
• Separ KWA-50 fuel/water separator with water alarm.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours - 95 @ December 2025.
• @3,600 rpm with reverse reduction gear 3.3:1.
• Fuel consumption 6.8 litres (1.5 gallons per hour).
• Cruising speed: 7.5 knots.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Stainless steel destroyer type steering wheel with elk hide cover.
• Cable steering with chain drive.
• Weed cutter forward of the rudder blade.
• The cockpit contains the engine ON/OFF controls, single lever throttle and gearshift; control lights for starting, coolant temperature with alarm, oil pressure with alarm, tachometer with hour meter.
• Wet exhaust system discharge through hull near transom with shut off seacock.
• Three blade 23” Maxprop folding propeller.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 24v electrical ship's supply.
• Mains AC ring with 230v outlets throughout the yacht.
• Comprehensive circuit breaker and switches for all 240v/24v electrical systems.

Battery Banks:

• Service batteries No.12.
• Engine starting battery.
• Generator starting battery giving.
• Batteries where possible at topped up regularly.

Battery Chargers:

• Mastervolt Charge master Plus 70-amp battery charger with automatic regulation, capable of being run off either generator or shore supply (2021).

Alternators:

• Master Volt Engine driven service alternator 95-amp new January 2024.
• Engine driven engine alternator 80 amp.

Generator:

• Westerbeke 6kw diesel.
• Generator hours.

Shore Power:

• 230v 50A shore power inlet with land connecting cable.

Other Electrical:

• inverter for TV and video.
• inverter for navigation computer, which includes ICT Installation.

ICT Installation:

• Ubquiti Firewall, Switch & Wi Fi
• 1No. Wi Fi Access Point on deck.
• 1No. Wi Fi Access Point in Saloon.
• Network Supported by 4G and Starlink Connectivity, giving global coverage.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Hot water calorifier 60 litres (13 gallons) capacity new 2025.
• Water heater with engine cooling water or 230v heating element.

Watermaker:

• Seafresh SH206A, new R/O units, serviced 2020.

Bilge Pumps:

• Manual Whale Titan 100  l/min in cockpit.
• Electrical and manual pump system below with ability to pump out all watertight compartments separately.
• Automatic bilge pump control system.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Fuel tank capacity 590 litres (130 gallons) in 3 x stainless steel tanks. Tanks vented to deck edge.

Fresh Water:

• Water tank capacity 495 litres (109 gallons) in 4 x stainless steel tanks.

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• Stainless steel holding tank with pump-out facility to aft head.
• This solution has never been used, tanks factory clean.

Navigation Equipment

• Steering compass.
• Brookes & Gatehouse instrumentation.
• Hercules 3000 system incl. processor, performance processor, paddle wheel speed & echo sounder transducer.
• FFD displays x 2 at helm and 2 at Helm.
• FFD displays x 2 at helm and 2 at aft companionway.
• FFD displays x 2 at helm and 2 at nav station.
• 20/20 digital displays x 5 on mast.
• Remote button to change 20/20 x 2.
• Hydra gyro compass.
• Fluxgate compass for autopilot.
• Varsari Computer, Neuvo screen and keyboard.
  1. Windows XP Pro.
  2. Navigation – Expedition.
  3. Navigation – Deckman for Windows.
  4. Desktop Applications.
• Canon Colour Printer
• Raymarine C70 plotter.
• 1-meter Windspar anemometer.
• Clinometer.
• B&G Hercules  autopilot.
• Simrad VHF nav station.
• Simrad VHF cockpit.
• satellite telephone plus docking station & external aerial.
• Nokia phone cradle.
• At masthead – VHF aerial.
• On transom mounted radar pole – Sat Com ‘M’ & B7G Halo radar (2021).
• Starlink.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• To port twin sinks.
• New force 10 stainless 4 burner gas cooker with oven & grill, gimballed & provided with fiddles, contained in an insulated sheaved fireproof space.
• Siemens Microwave.
• Bosch Dishwasher.
• Fridge.
• Freezer.
• Full hot water system.

Heads/Showers:

• 3 heads with shower (all en-suite); Lavac flush electric Lavac.
• Hot & cold mixer taps in galley & both heads.
• Separate shower mixers in aft & forward heads.
• Hot and cold shower in aft cockpit.

Heating & Ventilation:

• 3No. Airconditioning Units – Heat / Cooling:
  1. Master Cabin.
  2. Port Forward.
  3. Starboard Forward.

Entertainment:

• 4 x speakers in saloon.
• 2 x outside cockpit speakers.
• Sony Stereo with 10 CD changer.
• LG flat smart screen TV and multimedia disc player.

Lighting:

• LED navigation lights.
• LED Overhead lighting throughout.
• bulkhead mounted bunk reading lights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Sleeps 10/12 people between 4 cabins.
• MAGICAL’s interior is executed in teak with teak and holly sole boards and off white leather upholstery (there is an additional set of off white fabric upholstery from new).
• Bunk cushions in of white fabric material.
• Saloon cushions & seat backs all covered in Off white leather with second fabric set used from new.
• All bunk & saloon cushions have separate custom-made protective navy-blue acrylic covers for racing, delivery & during maintenance periods.
• Blue canvas saloon table cover.
• Saloon curtains are plain ivory.
• Scatter cushions.

Hatches & Windows:

• Hinged anchor well hatch on foredeck.
• Sliding Nautor hatch 83cm x 60cm to fo’c’sle, lockable from inside.
• 2 x Hinged hatches Goiot 36cm x 19cm, one in forward starboard head & one in port passageway.
• 2 x Hinged hatches Goiot 61cm x 61cm in main saloon.
• All Goiot hatches fitted with sliding sun & insect screens.
• Aluminium framed fixed side windows.
• 6 x Opening portholes Goiot 34cm x 18cm along coach roof side.
• Aft cabin, 2 x opening port holes 34cm x 18cm to aft cockpit.
• Main companionway & aft cockpit entrance lockable sliding hatches of tinted acrylic with sliding acrylic hatch boards.

Description of layout from forwards:

Forepeak:

• 2 x fold-down pipe cot bunks.
• Lower fitted single berth to starboard.
• Teak battens against hull sides.

Forward Head Port:

• WC, Sink, shower.

Forward Guest Cabin Port:

• 2 upper and lower berths.
• Plenty of storage.

• ·         WC, sink, shower.

• ·         2 upper and lower berths.
• Plenty of storage.

Saloon:

• Watertight bulkhead door to saloon.
• Fixed table positioned to starboard with extending insert.
• Sofa seating around the forward saloon bulkhead and the starboard side.
• 2 Removable chairs and a removable stool that can be secured whilst at sea.
• 8 people may be accommodated comfortably around the saloon table.
• The port side has a sofa which is also perfect as asea-berth with lockers, TV, and disc player  on the outboard side.

Galley:

• Aft of saloon on port.
• Corian surfaces throughout with plenty of space for food preparation.
• The galley is well suited for secure use whilst at sea.
• Twin stainless sinks.
• Gas alarm & smoke detector.
• Ample storage for galley equipment and provisions.
• Refrigeration and freezer space.
• Cooker.
• Microwave.
• Dishwasher.
• Coffee maker.
• Kettle.

Navigation Station:

• To starboard aft of the main saloon table Forward facing full size chart table with a full-sized waterproof handing locker aft of the navigation station.

Engine Room:

• Fully sound insulated and fireproofed walk-in engine room, housing main engine, generator, engine-driven refrigerator compressor, water maker and other machinery components.
• The engine room has an air inlet with water trap outlet with blower – all with remote control for fire prevention.
• Accessed via companionway steps and side door in starboard aft companionway.

Owner’s Cabin Aft:

• Watertight bulkhead door from aft companionway to Owner’s Cabin.
• Double centre line berth with moveable lee boards, settee to starboard to port settee/berth and pullman berth above outboard.
• 2 x Large hanging lockers, one on either side of cabin.
• 2 x drawers under the berth.
• Access to aft cockpit via a ladder and separate companionway.

En-Suite Heads:

• WC, sink and shower.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• Halspars Seamless Masthead keel stepped carbon tapered mast 2009 in Alwgrip snow white.
• Halspars Carbon V boom on Awlgrip snow white 2009.
• Harken mainsail track and sliders.
• Slab reefing mainsail system.
• Reckmann RS 2000/40 forestay furling system, removable for racing.
• Separate rod forestay with Tuff Luff foil for racing.
• Navtec discontinuous rod rigging.
• COMPLETE NEW ROD RIGGING AND TURNBUCKLES (2009).
• Most recent rig down check and service 2024.
• Aramid runners & check stays.
• Aramid baby stay.
• Spinnaker pole carbon fibre pole.
• Spinnaker pole carbon fibre pole – Racing – Longer.
• Jockey pole – Nautor anodised aluminium pole
• Removable bow sprit
• Harken spinnaker pole track & fully adjustable spinnaker pole car & jammers.
• bracket for 5 x 20/20 B&G repeaters.
• Navtec hydraulic system:
  1. Control panel – 3 function, backstay, vang , outhaul and baby stay  dual speed pump mounted on steering pedestal.
• Full set of running rigging.
• 2 x Harken mainsheet turning blocks.
• Harken traveller car & blocks.
• Harken block on boom.
• Harken towable genoa cars.
• Deck pad eyes.
• Harken blocks x 6 at mast base for halyards.
• Stanchion foot rollers for Reckmann furling line.

Winches:

• Lewmar winches.
• 2 x # 64 STA 2 speed runner/spinnaker sheet.
• 2 x # 700 STA 3 speed Electric primaries.
• 2 x # 48 STA spinnaker halyard.
• 2 x # 58 STA genoa halyard.
• 1 x # 48 STA spinnaker top/staysail.
• 1 x # 54 STA mainsail halyard plus deck jammer.
• 1 x # 64 STA electric mainsheet.
• 1 x # 40 STA traveller.

North Cruising Sails:

• 1999 Mainsail – Spectra Full Batten with 3 reefs.
• 1999 Jib- Spectra.
• 1999 Genoa (Yankee) – Spectra.
• 1999 Forestay Sail – Spectra with soft Harks for Kevlar Inner Forestay.
• 2000 A Sail (102) – Contender Maxilite.
• Snuffer.

North Storm Sails:

• 1999 Jib – Spectra Stay Sail with soft Harks for Kevlar Inner Forestay.
• 1999 Trisail – Bainbridge Bermuda 9.0m Crosscut.

North Racing Sails:

• 2001 Peroni 3DL Old Mainsail.
• 2007 3DL Mainsail.
• 2002 3DL No. 1 Genoa.
• 2006 3DL No. 1 Genoa.
• 2001 Kevlar No. 2 Genoa.
• 2007 3DL No. 2 Genoa.
• 2002 3DL No. 3 Genoa.
• 2002 Kevlar No. 4 Genoa.
• 2002 0.5oz/0.75oz A Sail.
• 2001 0.5oz Spinnaker.
• 1999 0.75oz Spinnaker.
• 2003 1.5oz Spinnaker.

Spi Poles:

• 2003 Black Race Pole.
• 1999 Silver Cruising Pole.

General:

• Flush stainless-steel grills for cockpit speakers recessed in cockpit seat backrest & cockpit sides.
• Deck lockers both sides of aft seat used as gas locker and additional storage.
• Removable angled teak footrests in aft cockpit for helm and crew.
• Removable teak chocks on side deck for genoa trimmer.
• Aluminium Passerelle.
• Combined forepeak/bathing/side boarding ladder (stored on aft bulkhead in forepeak, with deck fittings at lifeline gate).
• Removable folding cockpit table with pedestals in aft cockpit.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Lewmar Ocean 2 electric anchor windlass with gypsy.
• Twin bow roller.
• Mooring cleats fore and aft.
• Main anchor with 70m (230’) x 10mm high tensile chain & 60m x 25mm multiplait warp.
• CQR 16kg (35lb) kedge anchor with 10m (33’) x 10mm high tensile chain & 35m x 25mm multiplait warp.
• Fenders & mooring lines.
• Boat hook.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Bimini top for aft cockpit.
• Complete yacht sun awning in 2 parts: bow to mast & mast to transom.
• Spray hoods over both main & aft companionway.
• Cockpit cushions for all seats in both forward & aft cockpits.
• Boom cover with boat name, navy blue.
• Blue cover for pedestal & steering wheel.
• Canvas cover for cockpit table.
• Winch covers.
• Boom Sun awning.
• Winter Cover.

Tender & Outboard:

• Inflatable Avon Dinghy.
• Yamaha 4 Stroke, 4hp.

Safety Equipment

• Stanchions, lifelines. Pulpit & pushpit gates in lifelines.
• Life rafts.
• EPIRB.
• Personal EPIRBS.
• SART. ACR.
• Lifebuoy.
• Danbouy.
• Jonbuoy.
• Lifejackets and tethers x 12 - serviced.
• Webbing jackstays.

• Automatic engine fire extinguisher system.
• Fire extinguishers.
• Fire Blanket.

Other:

• Comprehensive spares.