Finnish yard Swan is preparing to launch its biggest motor boat yet, a 76ft convertible day boat called the Arrow. It’s a brave move for a brand that only built its first motor boat, the 43ft Swan Shadow, in 2020.
The Arrow’s profile is similar to its smaller sibling – vertical stem, flared gunwales, open transom and a hardtop with big overhangs all round – but on a much grander scale. They’ve even managed to put sun-pads on the roof.
Although it looks like an open hard top boat in the renderings, it actually has a convertible deck saloon amidships that can be fully enclosed with the aid of sliding glass panels along the back and sides. At the stern there’s a full-beam bathing platform with a hi-lo Transformer extension set into it, followed by two banks of sun-loungers and sofas in the lower section of the cockpit. The deck space here is supplemented by fold-down terraces and optional biminis taking the total beach club area up to 50m².
Steps lead up from here to the raised deck lounge, and further forward is a wet bar and two pedestal helm seats for pilot an
