[12] The boat design was publicly announced on 6 October 2015 and has been built by Oy Nautor AB in a new plant in Kalby, Finland, since 2015.
[1][2][6][7][9][13][14][15] The ClubSwan 50 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of pre-preg carbon fibre, with a foam core and a teak-faced deck.
It has a fractional sloop rig with a fixed bowsprit and square-topped mainsail, a deck-stepped mast, three sets of swept spreaders and carbon fibre spars.
The hull has hard chines, a negative sheer, a reverse dreadnought stem; an open transom; dual, internally mounted, sawtoothed, spade-type rudders controlled by dual wheels and a fixed, high modulus, carbon fibre fin keel with weighted bulb or an optional shoal-draft keel.
A third cabin with a double berth may be installed starboard aft, to provide a total of sleeping space for six people.
"[16] In a 2016 review, Peter Nielsen wrote, "Nautor's Swan turned to Argentine wunderkind Juan Kouyoumdjian for its latest one-design racer, and the result is a spectacular-looking boat.
The ClubSwan 50 is right on the bleeding edge of design; the axe bow with its jutting carbon fiber prod combine with the low freeboard and reverse sheer to give it a take-no-prisoners look, while the generously flared stern sections, long hull chines and twin rudders promise high-speed planing under perfect control.