Key details
- Current boat name
- Swift
- Boat class
- 7555
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 7.7 / 25ft 5in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.68 / 5ft 6in
- Leeward
- 7
- Masts
- One
- Rig type
- Bermudan Sloop
- Propulsion
- Sail
Design and build
- Designer
- Thornycroft T
- Design date
- 1946
- Date of build
- 1948
- Place of build
- Cowes, I O W
Current status
- Present use
- For Sale
History
This Thornycroft Swallow SWIFT was designed by Thornycroft and built by Uffa Fox in 1948. It was sailed by Morris and Bond to win the Gold medal at the 1948 Olympics - see picture of boat being sailed in Olympics (The Yachtsman's Annual 1948-49 page31) December 2010 (Archive)