S&S design #2079.
One version has an extended/traditional counter. (SWAN 50 – S&S #2079.1)
Available as sloop or ketch and taller rig.
TALL RIG:
I: 62.5′
J: 20.0′
P: 56.5′
E: 15.5′
Also sold in the US by Palmer Johnson as the PALMER JOHNSON 48/50. (S&S #2079.2 though these yacht were delivered from original builder in ‘sail away’ condition.)
(Dimensions vary slightly from one rendering to another.)
At least one boat was built to this same design, (of teak) by Sangermani of Italy.
Rigs: Masthead Sloop
Also called the SWAN 48(S&S)or PJ-50/SWAN 50 (with traditional counter). S&S design #2079.
First 6 boats of this design were exported to the US, finished by Palmer Johnson and sold as the PJ-48.
Shoal draft: 6′.
Standard rudder modified in 1992.
Centerboard version: (Draft BU-4.75′ BD-9.5′)
Thornycroft T150 66hp diesel opt.
Also called CHEOY LEE 47. Center and aft cockpit versions.
Available as sloop or ketch.
Alden design #1180x. (ALDEN 50/52/54). Of this series, the ALDEN 50 was the first boat planned and the last built.
Not to be confused with another ALDEN 50 built by Cheoy Lee, a much earlier design.
See ALDEN 54 (1985).
Also available as a ketch.
Draft for fixed keel version: 7.25′.