NAUTOR SWAN Nautor Swan 59 in vendita (1990) in Valencia, Valenzia, Spagna

XANADU was the last Nautor Swan 59 built and was originally named GULLIVER. She was specified and customized for the 1991-92 Europa World Rally—which she won! Her interior features a special layout with eight single beds in four cabins (plus a saloon). She is now set up for easy family sailing, equipped with a hydraulic headstay furler and hydraulic sheet winches. In 2019, under her current ownership, she underwent a refit, including a new teak deck and other works. In 2021, she received further major upgrades, including a new engine, a new generator, a new watermaker, new air conditioning/heating, and numerous other system and electrical upgrades.

Construction

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

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• GRP hull, by the hand laying-up method, using alternate layers of mat and roving. Stiffeners are laid up over foam cores and reinforced with unidirectional glass. Structural bulkheads are of marine grade water-proof plywood laminated to hull and deck. Engine beds are GRP with steel inserts. The mast is stepped through the deck onto a metal mast step. Laminated reinforcements on the bulkhead for the stainless-steel chain plates.
• White hull with blue stripes.
• Deck is made of foam cored GRP sandwich construction. Single laminate with aluminium back-up plates under deck fittings.
• Teak laid deck – 2019.
• Anodized aluminium toe-rail.
• Pulpit, pushpit and lifeline stanchions and stainless wire lifelines.

Keel & Rudder:

• Laminar flow bulb keel draft 3.1m.
• Ballast keel is a lead casting with antimony. Cast in keel bolts of high tensile stainless-steel.
• Ballast 10,350kg.
• Spade rudder of foam filled GRP with high tensile tubular stainless-steel stock, supported by two roller bearings.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Volvo Penta D4 270 diesel engine – new 2021.
• New cockpit panel, incl. electronic Volvo throttle control – 2021.
• 4 x Racor fuel filters – 3 for main engine, 1 for generator.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours – approx. 680 as of July 2025.
• Last engine service May 2025.
• Cruising speed – approx. 8 knots @ 1800rpm.
• Maximum speed – approx. 9.5 knots @ 2200rpm.
• Fuel consumption at cruising speed – approx. 12 to 14 litres per hour.
• Range @ cruising speed – approx. 320Nm.

Propulsion & Steering:

• 3-blade feathering Max Prop.
• Cable steering gear. Aluminium quadrant bolted to the rudder stock.
• Destroyer type wheel recessed into cockpit floor.
• Pedestal with roller bearings and friction brake.
• Emergency tiller of aluminium alloy.

Bow Thruster:

• 24v, 120 Ah bow thruster.
• Motor at fo´c´sle.
• Propeller in a tunnel at the bow.
• Foot control switches by helm.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 12vDC/24vDC domestic system with 220v ring main from generator and/or shorepower.
• BattMan Pro Mastervolt battery monitoring system incorporated at AC panel – 2021.

Battery Banks:

• Engine and service batteries 24v – all new 2024.
• 8 x GreenPower GP120 12v, 120Ah service batteries.
• Varta ProMotive heavy duty starting batteries for engine and generator.

Battery Chargers:

• Chargers Nº 1: Mastervolt Chargemaster Plus 24/60-3, 24v 60A.
• Charger Nº 2: Mastervolt 24v / 60A.
• Charger Nº 3: Mastervolt Chargemaster 12/35-3 12v 35A.

Alternators:

• 24v Mastervolt alternator – new 2021 for charging the service batteries.
• Volvo alternator on engine to charge the engine starting battery.

Generator:

• Fischer Panda 8.3 kVA 50Hz with sound box – new 2021.
• Installed aft of main engine.
• Generator hours: 110 as of July 2025.

Shore Power:

• 220v 25A/15A with transformer 3 KVA and 220v outlets.

Other Electrical:

• New wiring and new DC and AC electric panels – 2021.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Flojet electric freshwater pump.
• 220v water heater.

Watermaker:

• Selmar watermaker – new 2021.
• Control panel at chart table.
• Unit and filters at focsle.

Bilge Pumps:

• 2 x electric bilge pumps in saloon bilge, one Rule auto bilge pump and one Seaflo 20Amp, 12-24v DC bilge pump.
• 2 x other electric bilge pumps, one in engine area and one forward.
• 2 x manual bilge pumps, one at cockpit by helm, one inside.

Tankage

Fuel:

• 1,000 litres in 4 x stainless steel tanks.

Fresh Water:

• 1,050 litres in 5 x stainless steel tanks. One filler line from deck to valve chest.
• Tank vent pipes drain to galley sink.
• New tank level indicators for fuel and water – 2021.

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• 3 x local sump tanks at each shower area with electric pump out.

Navigation Equipment

• B&G instruments and displays, new in 2022.
• B&G MFD display at helm.
• B&G v7 display at chart table.
• 2 x B&G MFDs in aft cabin.
• 4 x B&G displays at aft cockpit.
• B&G autopilot, panel by helm.
• Raymarine E80 plotter/GPS/radar screen at chart table and second unit at helm.
• Raymarine VHF with DSC at chart table + second unit at helm.
• Raymarine radar – scanner on mast (first spreader on starboard side).
• Suunto pedestal compass.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• Cooker with 4 x gas burners and oven.
• Fridge and freezer are 24v – new compressors 2021.
• Front loading fridge above counter in aft port corner, 150 litres.
• Freezer/fridge unit below counter, top opening plus a stainless-steel door, approx. 230 litres.

Heads/Showers:

• 3 x electric toilets.
• 3 x manual and electric sump pumps (grey water/showers).

Heating & Ventilation:

• Climma heating and air conditioning system – new 2021.
• Heating with 2 x blowers.
• Climma air conditioning / heating to master cabin, saloon, and cabins – new 2021.

Entertainment:

• TV and video.
• Radio / cassette CD.
• Speakers in saloon and cockpit.

Lighting:

• Spreader deck lights.
• Boom lights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• As following plan, except that fo’c’sle has one pipe berth to starboard and a work bench with vice on portside.
• Teak interior with hand rubbed satin finish.
• Floorboards with teak laid veneer.
• Teak grating style shower floors to fo´c´sle and heads / showers.

Description of layout from forwards:

Fo´c´sle:

• Single pipe cot on starboard.
• Workbench and lockers with vice on port side.
• Reinforced custom door aft to guest cabins.

Starboard Guest Cabin:

• Upper and lower single berths outboard (upper berth is Pullman style).
• Lockers outboard of upper berth.
• Hanging locker and drawers forward. Locker on centreline bulkhead.
• Ensuite bathroom forward with toilet, sink and shower.

Port Guest Cabin:

• Upper and lower single berths outboard (upper berth is Pullman style).
• Lockers outboard of upper berth.
• Hanging locker and drawers forward.
• Ensuite bathroom forward with toilet, sink and shower.
• Access through fo´c´sle forward of bathroom.

Saloon:

• U-shaped sofa to starboard with dining table.
• Stowage in table support.
• Lockers and bookshelves outboard above sofa.
• Centreline seat with stowage inside.
• L-shaped sofa to port with coffee table.
• Stowage lockers aft of sofa.
• Lockers outboard above the seating.
• Teak cladding around mast.

Note: the main dining table may be doubled in size – top part folds out, centre seat may be relocated further to port.

Galley:

• Double stainless-steel sinks on the centreline.
• Locker above sink with Perspex sliding doors for draining crockery etc. Custom mug locker added aft of those lockers.
• Extra fold up teak “table” forward of the sinks.
• Fridge and freezer units aft. Lockers aft above the unit.
• Cream Corian worktops.
• Cooker outboard with extractor above. Lockers either side and drawers under the counter.
• Main companionway central between the galley and chart table area.
• Engine under the companionway.

Navigation Area:

• Forward facing chart table on starboard side, with two sets of drawers under the desk unit.
• Locker aft of navigation seat outboard and inboard of that is the new 220v display panel.
• 2 x new electric panels inboard (AC and battery monitoring, plus the DC panel with tank level indicators).
• Door aft leads to starboard aft cabin.

Starboard Aft Cabin:

• Passage cabin with two single beds outboard.
• Coaming opening port.
• Lockers outboard above top bed.
• Mirror faced door inboard gives access to the aft shower/head.
• Door aft from cabin leads to master cabin.

Master Cabin:

• 2 x single beds, one either side.
• Stowage lockers between beds (with Climma air conditioning system in the lower section).
• Lockers port side forward of the bed.
• Lockers outboard above each bed.
• Custom chart stowage locker at forward bulkhead.
• Aft access hatch to the aft cockpit.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• Triple spreader Nautor white painted aluminium mast.
• I = 23.20m.
• Spars of extruded aluminium alloy tubing.
• Mast in two sections with joint at approx. half length.
• 3 x sets of tapered aluminium spreaders. New in 2001.
• Track for fully battened mainsail.
• White painted alloy boom of oval section.
• Lazy jacks and easy stow bag.
• Hydraulic furling forestay/genoa.
• Stainless steel rod standing rigging.
• Main shrouds, rod rigging, 2001.
• Running backstays and Webo blocks.
• Navtec hydraulic system for backstay, baby-stay, and boom vang – panel near helm.
• Spinnaker pole track in front of mast.
• Removable inner forestay.
• Control panel by helm for electric furler and electric winches.
• Winches also have deck switches close to them.

Winches:

• 2 x Lewmar 700 self-tailing primary winches at forward cockpit.
• 2 x Lewmar 650 self-tailing electric secondary winches (3 speed in manual mode). Note: used now for genoa when cruising.
• 12 x more Lewmar self-tailing winches for sheets and halyards.

Sails:

• Mainsail.
• Furling genoa, by Velas Lluch – 2022.

General:

• Cockpit table.
• 2 x cockpit lockers, one on each side.
• Gate in pushpit.
• Outboard bracket on pushpit, starboard side.
• Deck shower, hot and cold fresh water – set in coaming port side.
• Deck/anchor seawater wash at bow.
• Aft boarding gangway.
• Side swimming ladder.
• White painted alloy pole at aft starboard quarter for aerials.
• 4 x flush tinted deck hatches at foredeck.
• Sliding tinted forward hatch over fo´c´sle.
• Hatch over saloon.
• Hatch/entrance to aft cabin from aft cockpit.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Lofrans Falkon 1500, 24v windlass, recessed in locker at bow.
• Controls for windlass at helm and foot switches on deck at bow.
• CQR and Danforth anchors plus chain and warp.
• Fenders and mooring lines.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Sprayhood over main entrance, blue.
• Bimini on stainless steel frame for aft cockpit.
• Mainsail cover, blue.
• Cockpit upholstery.
• Sun awning.
• Cover for wheel and pedestal, covers for outboard and life raft, all blue.

Tender & Outboard:

• 2.7m tender – new 2025.
• Torqueedo electric outboard, 2.5hp equivalent – new 2025.

Safety Equipment