Parnassus

Swan 56 R – Carbon Spars, Deep Keel, Fully Equipped Cruiser-Racer

Location: Hong Kong

Overview:
With just four owners since new, and as one of only four Swan 56 R’s ever built, Parnassus is an exceptionally rare and meticulously equipped Swan 56 R. Featuring carbon spars (mast and boom) and a deep 3.4 m keel, and with recent upgrades across sails, rigging, electronics, and systems, she offers a turnkey package for serious sailors seeking uncompromised performance, comfort, and reliability.

Rig & Sails:

• Carbon fibre mast & boom – Southern Spars
• Fractional rig with in-line spreaders and running backstays
• Navtec hydraulic checkstays, backstay, vang & outhaul
• Antal mainsheet car system, separate trysail track, lazy jack attachments
• Harken roller headsail furler
• New rod rigging (Nov 2022)
• New Enepack mast jacks (2022)

• All running rigging replaced within last 3 years

  Sails:

  • Brand new Hydranet mainsail
  • 2-year-old Dacron J1
  • Good condition J2,
  • Tri Sail,
  • Storm Jib, J4
  • Good condition A3,
  • good condition A2
  • reasonable A2AP
  • Good condition S4

  2-year-old boom & dodgers covers

Deck & Hull:

• Teak deck recently recaulked; Approximately 6mm throughout
• Harken high-load, low-friction Torlon bearing blocks
• Electric transom door with swim steps and deck shower
• Hydraulic mast jack
• Carbon spinnaker pole
• Full Sunbrella deck cover, large forward cockpit dodger, small aft cockpit dodger, steering wheel and chartplotter covers
• Hydraulic vang quick release at the helm

• Electric winches: 2 x primary (aft cockpit), 1 x mainsheet (aft cockpit), 1 x halyard (mast), plus 10 non-powered winches

  *Under current ownership, all winches have been serviced annually and function well.

• New windlass motor in 2025 and gearing serviced annually.
• RocnaAnchors: 40kg galvanised (2018), 20kg stainless (2018)
• New rudder stock 2025

Electronics & Navigation:

• 3-year-old B&G navigation and autopilot system with radar, Hydra sail processor, 2 x Zeus MFDs, Expedition PC
• Digital Yacht Class B AIS (with wifi) – new Oct 2017
• Icom DSC-VHF

Engine & Systems:

• Yanmar Main Engine Model 41H3-HTE 73.6 KW 100HP
• 12.5kW Westerbeke generator 1547 hours (Nov 2025), serviced)
• 3-year-old Victron 24V 400Ah lithium bank and Quattro charger/inverter
• 12V alternator for start battery
• 24V 110A Mastervolt alternator charges the house bank while the engine is running
• 24V Victron Quattro charges house bank via shore power or generator
• 12V Mastervolt smart charger for engine bank via shore power or generator
• Victron MPPT fitted (solar panels not installed)
• 1 x 110V → 240V 3kW converter (outlets in owner’s cabin, chart table, forward cabin)
• 1 x 24V → 240V Phoenix inverter (3kW) for nav station and audio

Comfort & Accommodation:

• 3-year-old complete air conditioning system (Varidrive off inverter for generator-free overnight cooling)
• Leather furnishings in main saloon
• 2 fridges in galley (new 2019)
• 1 drinks fridge in aft cabin
• Gas stove
• Pressurised water system
• New electric water heater 2024 (engine, generator, or shore powered)
• New Rainmaker watermaker 2023
• Protective table coverings
• New mattress covers (2023)

Safety & Equipment:

• New 12-man SOLAS A liferaft 2023, serviced annually
• Many tools, spare sails, halyards, blocks, engine& genset consumables
• Swan user manuals and all equipment manuals onboard

Known Items Requiring Service:

• Main halyard winch (part en route)
• Deck wash diaphragm pump replacement
• Iridium antenna replacement (part delivered)
• Spreader light controller replacement

Contact us today to arrange a viewing of Parnassus and experience this exceptional Swan 56 R for yourself.

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