Inside Swan
Many elements in the making of a Swan have earned Nautor's Swan their enviable reputation as the world's premier production yacht builder, setting the standards for quality, performance and safety by which others are judged. Some of these only become apparent upon closer inspection of each yacht, with the attention given to detail, both above and below the deck.
The joinery operation, starts with teak planks arriving at the factory still strapped in the original shape of the trunk.
Being conscious of the world's dwindling supply of teak, Nautor's Swan buys only from those plantations that plant one tree for every one felled.
Once at the factory, the teak is sliced into veneer flitches. These are then carefully selected for colour and grain, before being glue-stitched together and bonded to the plywood used in the bulkheads and interior cabinetry.
Wood laminations are fashioned under heat and pressure to produce the soft, flowing curves of fiddles, door mouldings and other joinery parts. Pre-glued veneers are draped into one of approximately 100 specially constructed templates within a 160 ton capacity press, to compact then into their final shape. A ten-minute burst of microwave energy follows to cure the glue.
In other bays of the joinery shop, craftsmen work to fashion and assemble the interior components, giving the famous Swan interior satin sheen to the wood.
Samples of the various joinery parts with their own unique grain are even kept in storage to ensure a perfect match, should any refit or replacement joinery work be required in the future.
The yard
The history
The tradition of innovation
Inside swan
A talent for design