general description
RED SKY is one of the iconic Swan 100s roaming the five oceans today. Conceived by her very deliberate, thoughtful, and experienced owner, this pilothouse model offers exceptional separation from business and pleasure. It is safe and comfortable for all and very smartly laid out for efficient captain and crew operations. RED SKY remains in a state of grace, given constant care, upgrades, and love by her second owners and very caring crew. RED SKY boasts a carbon fiber mast and in-boom furling, captive real winches for headsail, mainsail, and mainsail halyard, allowing single-handed sailing by the captain from joystick controls at each helm station, all for ease of sailing operations.RED SKY is a 30m/100ft composite sloop of German Frers design built by Oy Nautor Ab (Nautor Swan) in Pietarsaari, Finland. Custom-built for her original owner, she has been managed and maintained by a professional crew of three since her launch in 2003. RED SKY has never been chartered or raced (she participated in the 2025 St. Barths Bucket). The yacht has been used for family sailing and has seen light use. Annual care, general maintenance, upgrades, and scheduled service intervals have always been adhered to. RED SKY is now offered for sale by her second owner, who continues to offer generous priority, ensuring RED SKY is always kept in Bristol condition, both mechanically and cosmetically.
recent replacements & upgrades
2019
- Navtec rod rigging was removed from the mast and shipped to Navtec, where it was re-headed or replaced as warranted.
- Main engine replaced with new Cummins QSB6.7-M 305hp diesel
- Northern Lights Generator - a 26kW generator was replaced
- The original teak deck was completely removed, and a new teak deck was installed by Lyman Morse.
2020
- North 3Di Main Sail, full batten sail
- J1 Furling Jib – North J1 3Di 215 m2
- J4 Furling Jib – North J4 3Di 190m2
- Storm Trysail – North NPL TOUR Ultra Storm Trysail
- Staysail – North hank-on staysail converted to furling staysail.
2021
- Hard Top – Hard top designed and installed by Nautor Swan Service in Badalona, Spain
- New, stowable diesel Williams jet tender.
2023
- Replaced both master & slave ASEA shore-power converters. Installation was done at Lyman Morse Shipyard in November 2023. Both ASEA Shore Power converters are models AC-18kVA.
- New WMP MH400 inflatable crew tender with 25 HP Yamaha outboard
- Replaced Sea Recovery high-pressure pump
- Replaced all pneumatic hatch pistons
- Replaced AIS Transceiver
- Replaced 220-volt freshwater pump
- Replaced boom vang seals
- Replaced Rheistrom pump for aft grey water tank
- Replaced Rheistrom pump for aft black water tank
- Replaced all (24) 2 volt house batteries using Exide Sonnenschein A602/1510
- Replaced Raritan icemaker in main salon
- Windlass Brake rebuilt
- Replace single phase to 3-phase electronic controls for engine extractor fans
- Replaced galley refrigerators
- Replaced 24 volt freshwater pump
- Installed Starlink Performance Gen 3 400+ Mbps maritime dish.
2024
- Replace all (3) PLCs for vessel, including hydraulic, alarm, power shedding with new updated PLCs. Work carried out by M&H Finland, Marine Hydraulics. This is the company that originally installed the hydraulic systems on the Swan 100’s at build. New units are Mitsubishi FX3GE-40MTDSS PLCs.
- Replaced both HMI screen interfaces on main switchboard to current models.
- Installed by M&H Finland. Used Beijer X2-PRO7 HMIs. Note HMIs and PLCs can be remotely monitored by M&H Finland through the installed ToshiBox Mobile Client.Â
- Replaced head in master bath
- Replace all steering cables
- Replaced Ship's main computer
- Removed undersized B&G network backbone throughout boat and replaced with new, higher capacity cable and fittings (NECOL)
- Replaced both ZEUS 3 Monitors on steering pedestals
- Removed Condaria main AC unit and replaced with (2) Frigomar 70VFD Chiller Units
- Replaced air conditioning fresh water circulation pump
- Replaced A/C salt water pump
- Replaced watermaker membranes
- Replaced PTO on 16kW generator
- Moved all Racor fuel filters for main engine and both generators out of bilges and install new filtering system and pumps above floorboards
- Replaced main hydraulic shut-off valves and hi-pressure hoses for hydraulic valve blocks 3, 4, and 5
- Replaced main halyard, (2) jib sheets, and (2) runner tails
- Installed new marine Starlink dish
- Designed and installed pneumatic main hatch system
- Replaced red masthead light
- Replaced all spreader lights
- Removed mast. Disassemble all rod rigging, clean, and dye test for cracks.
- Cleaned tip cups.
- Removed boom, strip and paint. Work done by Front Street Shipyard – paint used is Awlgrip Oyster White. OCT 2024
- Repainted hull of yacht with Awlgrip Vivid Red. Front Street Shipyard. OCT 2024Painted 2 coats bottom paint with 3rd coat at waterline. Used Petitt HRT Premium Black. Front Street Shipyard OCT 2024.
2025
- Replaced alternator on main engine
- Replaced all joysticks on both steering pedestals
- Replaced bottom carbon foils on Reckmann furler. Replaced feeder.
- Removed headstay, removed all carbon foils, and reassembled. Work done by FKG in St. Maarten.
- Replaced Kevlar stay for furling staysail
- Replace Peplink router with BR1 Pro 5G
- Replaced Starlink router with Gen 3Â
- Replace hot water circulation pump
- Replaced pedestal panels and associated electrical buttons on steering pedestals
- Replaced mainsail flexible feeder
- Replaced watermaker 220volt high pressure motor
- Replaced Rondal feeder wheels for both captive jib sheet winches
highlights
- A rare find in today’s marketplace
- Absolutely turn-key go around the world opportunity
- Recent paint work with fresh Awlgrip topsides VIVID RED.
- All New teak decking by Lyman Morse in 2019
- Recent sail package from North Sails
- Newly upgraded PLC System
- Main engine and day generator replaced with new in 2019
- Numerous recent upgrades offering a turnkey opportunity
- Stowable Williams diesel jet tender
- Carbon in boom furling
- Custom carbon fiber hardtop and hard dodger
accommodations
RED SKY comfortably sleeps up to 6 guests aboard with an owner's stateroom and two guest cabins. A seventh guest can be accommodated in a Pullman bunk in the port guest cabin. The Owner and guest cabins offer en-suite heads with stall showers.
There are two additional en-suite crew cabins forward that provide berthing for up to 4 crew. The two berthing areas are well separated, providing a sense of privacy for both. Each stateroom features an en-suite head.
deck & hull
The recently painted hull is a brilliant Vivid Red Awlgrip with snow white cove and waterline stripes and black antifouling bottom. The Lyman Morse 2019 teak deck is glued with epoxy using a vacuum bag system, eliminating screw penetrations of the deck. The trunk cabin was recently painted with oyster white Awlgrip with a similar epoxy-glued teak deck system on the cabin top.The reverse transom is fitted with a mechanical garage door for access to the yachts' tender, dive gear, and other toys. When the door is fully deployed, this provides a superb platform for water access. The garage is sealed from the interior of the vessel via a watertight bulkhead and is finished inside with oyster white Awlgrip paint.The cockpit has a molded U-shaped settee and table and twin helm stations, each with their own bolster. Forward of the cockpit settee is the aft end of the cabin house with a built-in refrigerator, storage compartments, and a starboard companionway that leads to the main salon below. For sun and wind protection in the cockpit deck lounging and dining areas, a recently fitted, custom carbon hard dodger and hard top adds an exceptional dynamic to the overall feel of the yacht with fixed shade at rest or under sail. Side curtains can drop down to create a three-sided enclosure for further protection or privacy. All offer excellent protection from the elements, either underway or at anchor. The interior of the entire yacht is finished with satin varnished teak bulkheads, cabinetry and sole. The overhead is finished with soft acoustic Ultra-Leather fabric. Lighting throughout is 24V; Recessed overhead lights have been upgraded to LED and additional incandescent side lamps, all with bulkhead mounted switches.Additional rope lighting in the salon. DC LED lighting looks after the engine room while the exterior of the vessel has exceptional lighting via soft overhead lighting in hardtop creating an exceptional environment for alfresco dining while additional LED lighting set into boom and spreaders offer a beautiful display of the yacht in twilight conditions. Underwater lighting further enhances the ambiance.DECK EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE- Teak Decking (Replaced in 2019)
- Double piped stainless bow and stern rails with double 3/8" uncoated lifelines
- Stainless steel stanchions
- Two side gates with Pelican hooks
- Raised toe rails fore and aft
- Moveable center toe rails with stainless bolts that can be fastened to the center of the foredeck.
- 8 x 16" heavy stainless pop-up cleats with closed chocks through the toe rails
- 1 x 180lb CQR anchor with 240' of 1/2" BB chain
- Hydraulically operated titanium deployment anchor roller stores in the anchor locker
- 1 x Fortress FX-85 anchor with spool of chain and super-braid rode as spare in sail locker.
- Lewmar 5000 Hydraulic anchor windlass
salon
The main salon features a settee to starboard of the entry stairs, and a large oval dining table with curved seating that is perfectly elevated, allowing for tremendous visibility. A wet bar and glassware cabinet are immediately aft, adjacent to a centered passageway leading to the owner's and aft staterooms with matching guest cabins to each side.Returning to the main salon, a nav station is just forward. This area contains the service panel and vessel monitoring system. A door leads to the engine room located directly beneath the salon.
galley
- Large U-shaped counter with granite veneer over honeycomb cored counter tops, Double basin
- Stainless sink
- AC garbage disposal
- AC Miele dishwasher
- Oven/Steamer
- Gimbaled Gaggenau LP and AC Stove with three LP gas burners & 2 AC electric Gaggenau exhaust fans over the stove, as well as deck hatches, for adequate venting
- LP System - Solenoid controls 2 x 20lb LP tanks (in deck lockers) supply ample propane.
- 2 x Built-in, self-contained Waeco AC/DC refrigerator and freezer in galley.
- Brema fridge in cockpit.
mast, rigging and sails
- Southern Spars (NZ) built high modulus carbon fiber mast with 4 spreaders
- Welded titanium mast step.
- Mast faired and painted with Awlgrip
- Southern Spars (NZ) built carbon fiber boom with in-boom hydraulic furlingHydraulic ram for outhaul tension
- Painted with Awlgrip (Oyster White)
- Rigging is Navtec stainless rod, masthead rig with discontinuous shrouds and swept spreaders.
- Navtec rod rigging was disassembled and inspected via dye penetrant in 2024)
- Roller furled jib -Â hydraulic head stay (Reckmann carbon furling headstay)
- Removable kevlar inner head stay with furling staysail
- Navtec hydraulic ram. Split back stay
- Running rigging is a combination of Spectra and Vectran halyards and sheets - (new 2024)
- Kevlar running backstays.Â
- Stainless jib tracks on deck with Harken blocks.
- 2 x Rondell RW4000 hydraulic captive drum winches for main halyard, main sheet
- 2 x Rondell RW6000 for the jib sheets
- 2 x Lewmar 111 winches self-tailing hydraulic winches
- 2 x Lewmar 88 self-tailing hydraulic winches
- 2 x Lewmar 88 self-tailing manual winches
- Navtec hydraulic boom vang
hvac and ventilation
- 220 VAC system with seawater cooling.
- Frigomar 220 VAC with (2) 70,000 Btu BLDC inverter chillers
- Five comfort zones for climate control heat/cool (There are 8 zones)
- 12 custom Swan flush deck hatches with screens and shades
- DC Bilge ventilation fans for moisture and odor control
- Delta T DC fans with automatic temperature and low-pressure switches in the engine room
- Heads have DC-powered ventilation fans and deck hatches for fresh air.
construction details
Built for world cruising with safety, performance, and comforts in mind.The composite hull is of molded, laminated fiberglass and Aramid fibers with strategic carbon fiber using vinyl ester resins. The hull is stiffened with longitudinal, laminated stiffeners and Nomex honeycomb cored bulkheads. The hull has four full, watertight bulkheads, a half bulkhead through the lazarette, and multiple transverse gussets.The keel is a 30-ton lead fin with a bulb fastened through an embedded steel fin with 14 x 2" stainless steel keel studs. The keel studs were all torqued during the refit. The decks are molded, laminated carbon fiber and Nomex core with strategically placed high-density core in the load areas. They are joined to the hull with full tabbing. The main deck is overlain with teak that is glued down via a vacuum bagging method.The cabin/house is molded laminated fiberglass with low-density foam coring bonded and faired to the main deck. The portlights are fixed, and the companionway has a pneumatically controlled vertical hatch. There are also two opening hatches on the coach top. The cabin sole throughout the vessel is made with sandwich panels with teak veneer over aluminum framing.The balanced spade rudder is a carbon fiber and foam core with a composite rudder stock reinforced with stainless bands at the bearing surfaces. The helm is dual wheel steering with chain/wire to painted aluminum quadrant. The wheels are carbon fiber with teak veneers. The vessel also has an emergency tiller, and a secondary transom-hung emergency rudder.Notes about the yacht’s build:The world-renowned Finnish Yacht Builder Nautor Swan is revered as the Rolls Royce of sailing yachts. Nautor Swan specializes in composite construction of fiberglass, carbon and Kevlar to the highest standards for world passage making or simple day sailing. Shipwrights of the highest standard offer Stratovarius like construction and millwork to create the most exquisite and functional interior and exterior finishes. Think Rolex for comparable brand quality, hence the reason they are seen as marketing support partners of this ultra-high end quality yacht.
propulsion
The engine space is extremely neat and orderly, well lit and well ventilated. It features a service sink for wash-up and stainless tanks for lube oil and waste oil storage. They have a deck fill and deck pump-out fitting with a manifold and pump.- Main Engine: Cummins QSB 6.7-305 MDI / Hours 3,560 (as of July 2025)
- Gearing: ZF 80A, 2.5:1, all flex mounted to laminated stringers.
- Fresh water cooled, raw water heat exchanger, wet exhaust.
- Located in an enclosed engine room below the main salon. With the entry door forward of the nav station. The engine room is finished with a fire-resistant, soundproofing material.
- Shaft: 3" stainless steel propeller shaft, Tides Strong Seal shaft seal, Bronze I-strut with cutlass bearing
- Variable pitch Hundested VP4, 31.5" three blade
- Mini-Marex-E electronic shift and throttle at the outside helm and at the main salon station.
fuel system
- Two stainless steel diesel tanks with 702Â gallons total capacity
- Tank vents have Racor Lifeguard separators
- Dual Racor primary filters and spin-on secondary filters for the engine and both generators.
- A fuel hose and pump in the transom-accessed "garage" provide fuel for the diesel tender
fresh water
- 450 gallons capacity in two stainless tanks filled by a single point.
- AC and DC fresh-water pumps with an accumulator tank.
- Fresh water to 5 heads, galley, wet bar, and shower in the transom "garage".
- Hot Water via stainless steel - engine and AC heating. Torrid 40 gallon.
- Watermaker: Aqua Whisper Sea Recovery reverse osmosis system with a 1-1/2" bronze seacock and strainer.
- AC circulating pump, 237 Liters per hour.
sanitary system
- 5 x Techma DC macerating toilets, freshwater flush, direct discharge into blackwater tanks.
- 5 x Sinks drain to graywater sumps, then via DC macerators.
- 2 x stainless blackwater/holding tanks - 600 Liters total capacity
- Deck pump out and overboard capacity
- 2 x stainless graywater tanks - 600 Liters total capacity
- Overboard discharge via pumping at a waterline discharge.
electrical system
24 VDC system consisting of:
- Two banks of paired 12V Optima AGM for engine and generator starting
- Two banks of 12 x 2 VDC Mastervolt MVSC-Gel-2-1500 gel batteries
- All batteries are covered and strapped into place.
- Stranded copper wire throughout, builder installed/mapped, and no alterations.
- Surveyor notes that wire runs are exceptionally well done.
The AC System consists of:
- 125 amp shore power connection w/breaker at inlet.
- Glendenning Cable Master 240' cord
- 230V / 50Hz System
- 2 x ASEA AC18 automatic converters and isolation transformers feed 110 and 220 circuits
- 4 x Mastervolt 24/100 and 1 x 24/25 multistage battery chargers
- 5 x Mastervolt 24/2500 and 1 x 24/1000 inverters
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) controlled power shedding system.
- Generator #1: 26kw Northern Lights, Model M944W, fresh water cooled - Hours: 8,688Â
- Generator #2: 16kw Northern Lights, Model 844-LW-3.3, fresh water cooled - Hours: 12,535Â
safety and dewatering
- 5 x submersible Gianneschi 3600 gph bilge pumps with auto and manual modes, light indicators, and cycle counters.
- 8 x automatic Whale Gulper pumps with intakes along the mid bilge strainers with automatic sensors to remove water at heel. These pumps have cycle counters.
- 2 x Manual Whale pumps, one in the lazarette and one in the galley, each with a 2-pickup manifold.
- Belt-driven pump and mechanical clutch on engine.
- 1Â x MOM-8A modules for Person Overboard Safety
- 2 x Avon 8-man Life Raft (Due 2026)
- 2 x ACR Class II EPIRBS
- Solas Flares Kit
- Electric Horn with automatic fog signal
- Multiple first aid kits throughout the vessel and in the ditch bag
- Ditch bag with food, water, first aid, flares and EPIRB (one of the two above)
- 8 x 5lb ABC portable fire extinguishers mounted throughout vessel and galley
- 1 x 10lb portable CO fire extinguisher unit in engine room
- Fixed fire extinguishing system: 70lb Softex foam with nozzles throughout engine room.
- Fire hose in lazarette teed from sal water pump in the engine room
- 3 x CO alarms, one each in master and guest staterooms
hydraulic system
The following items are hydraulically powered:- Head stay roller furler
- Boom furler
- Windlass
- Thruster
- Transom "garage" door rams
- Winch for tender
- Navtec rams on the backstay
- Inner head stay and jib halyard tension.
- Main halyard captive winch
- Main sheet captive winch
- Jib sheet captive winches
electronics
- B&G H5000 with numerous MFDs and GFDs throughout the boat
- 2020 displays in the cockpit
- (4) Zeus-3, 12-inch monitors; There is one at each helm station, and one at the Nav desk
- VHF - Icom IC-M604 with two remote mics
- SSB - Icom IC-M802
- Radar - Furuno Nav Net VX2 interfaced with the (4) Zeus Monitors
- Plotter - Furuno Nav Net VX2 interfaced system
- GPS - Two Furuno GP37
- Autopilot - B&G Hercules Pilot with hydraulic pump and ram
- Depth - B&G Hercules 2000 with repeaters (plus depth feature on Nav Net)
- Speed - B&G Hercules 2000
- Wind - B&G
- UY
entertainment
- Starlink Performance Gen 3 400+ Mbps maritime dish
- "Control4" Audio & Visual interface system via any iPad, iPhone, or Android portable device, which interacts with the following systems:
- 37" Samsung LCD-TV in Salon
- 46" LED Samsung TV in Master Cabin
- 5 x 18" LCD Samsung LCD-TV in crew and guest areas
- 2 x Samsung DVD Players
- Sonos integrated audio interface for portable devices, storing and internet audio data
- Wii gaming system
- Media Hard Drive with very large capacity for movie and music storage
- Media PC with Windows OS8
