For the second year in a row the Swan 45 Gold Cup will be going back to the USA, with newly crowned world champion Alexander Roepers and his crew on Plenty. Going into the final race, Plenty held the slenderest possible advantage over fellow American William Douglass' Goombay Smash. Both Swan 45's were tied on 31 points and had two victories each, so Plenty led by virtue of their three second place finishes. With the world championship resting on the final race, Roeper and his crew etched out a fifth place finish to take the honours by two points.

The North Sails Class Development Program (CDP) is working harder than ever to serve the Swan 45 class. CDP Swan 45 sails are made with the most advanced materials and manufacturing technology in the industry, and we are constantly working to develop our sails in every way from tuning to manufacture and design.

North Sails’ CDP has a strong relationship with the Swan 45 class, and we even present the official class seminars around Europe and the USA. We literally wrote the book on Swan 45 sailing and the CDP brings that to you.