Swan 45

In a fleet with some of the world's best sailors you need the worlds best sails. The fact that ten out of the top eleven boats in this year's Swan Worlds were powered by North Sails speaks volumes for the North product and the North sail care. For the second year in a row the Swan 45 Gold Cup will be going back to the USA, with newly crowned world champion Alexander Roepers and his crew on Plenty.

Going into the final race, Plenty held the slenderest possible advantage over fellow American William Douglass' Goombay Smash. Both Swan 45s were tied on 31 points and had two victories each, so Plenty led by virtue of their three second place finishes. With the world championship resting on the final race, Roeper and his crew etched out a fifth place finish to take the honours by two points.

Swan 45 World Championship, 2007
1. PLENTY, Alexander Roepers
2. GOOMBAY SMASH, William A Douglass
3. FEVER, Grant Gordon & Klaus Diedrichs
5. CRACKERJACK, Keith Miller
6. BELLICOSA, Massimo Ferragamo
7. DSK COMIFIN, Danilo Salsi
8. JEROBOAM CA' NOVA, Vittorio Codecasa & Ferdinando Battist
9. MURKA 2, Mikhail Mouratov
10. PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, Swingland
11. MCFLY, Tony Mack

North Sails' Class Sail Development (CSD) is working harder than ever 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 (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!