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SWAN 45

In a fleet with some of the world's best sailors you need the world's bst sails. The fact that the TOP FIVE BOATS in the 2009 Rolex Swan 45 Worlds were powered by North Sails speaks volumes for the North product and North's sail care. Nico Poons and crew on Charisma beat 2nd place boat No Limits by 3.5 points to win the 18-boat fleet.

Seven of the top ten boats raced with North Sails inventories and 14 out of 18 boats entered were powered by North. 

Rolex Swan 45 World Championship, 2009

1. Charisma, Nico Poons, powered by NORTH SAILS*
2. No Limits, RW Bol, powered by NORTH SAILS
3. Earlybird, Christian Nagel & Hendrik Brandis, powered by NORTH SAILS
4. Yasha, Yukihiro Ishida, powered by NORTH SAILS
5. Fever, Grant Gordon & Klaus Diederichs, powered by NORTH SAILS
6. Atlantica Racing, Carlo Perrone, powered by NORTH SAILS*
9. Swanted, Stefano Piccolo, powered by NORTH SAILS

* Partial inventory

North Sails' Class Sail Development (CSD) works hard to serve the Swan 45 class. Swan 45 CSD sails are made with the most advanced materials and manufacturing technology in the industry, and we are constantly working to develop our sails in every way from tuning to manufacture and design. North Sails’ CSD has a strong relationship with the Swan 45 class, and we even present the official class seminars around Europe and the USA.

Andreas Josenhans© North SailsAndreas Josenhans (andreas@prg.northsails.com) is the Swan 45 Class Leader within North Sails. He has given Swan 45 seminars around Europe and the USA and knows how to make your boat faster and more fun. Browse through the CSD site and feel free to contact Andreas with any questions from tuning to class rules and everything in between. He can also help you find the Swan 45 expert nearest you!
Arnd Howar© North SailsArnd Howar is the Swan 45 Class Leader within Europe. He has been with the Swan 45 since its birth. He sailed on the prototype Babs as well as on Opus One and won the 2008 World Championship with Earlybird, finishing 3rd in 2009. Browse through the CSD site and feel free to contact Arnd with any questions from tuning to class rules and everything in between. Arnd@dk.northsails.com