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AUSSCHREIBUNG 103. Flensburger Fördewoche 06
fsc ausschreibung 2013_Förde-Ausschr..qxd 18.06.13 08:44 Seite 1 AUSSCHREIBUNG 103. Flensburger Fördewoche 06. - 15. September German Open J 80 06. - 08. September German Open X-79 06. - 08. September Deutscher Expressen Pokal 06. - 08. September 19. Swan Baltic Sea Challenge 12. - 14. September HANSEBOOT PANTAENIUS MASCHINENBAU ANTHON FLENSBURGER PILSENER TRANSIT TRANSPORT FLENSBURG 2013FLENSBURGER YACHT-SERVICE NORD-OSTSEE SPARKASSE fsc ausschreibung 2013_Förde-Ausschr..qxd 18.06.13 08:44 Seite 2 Darauf haben wir 125 Jahre gewartet: Das Jubiläums-Flens! Genuss erleben. Flensburger Edles Helles. fsc ausschreibung 2013_Förde-Ausschr..qxd 18.06.13 08:44 Seite 3 103. Flensburger Fördewoche 19. SWAN BALTIC SEA CHALLENGE GERMAN OPEN J/80, X-79, Deutscher Expressen Pokal Blaues und Blau-Gelbes Band der Flensburger Förde Veranstalter und Flensburger Segel-Club, 24960 Glücksburg, Telefon 04631 - 32 33, Fax 04631 - 32 36 Meldestelle: Internet: www.fsc.de, E-Mail: [email protected] Meldeschluss: 29.August 2013 Nachmeldungen können mit einem Aufschlag von 40,-- € pro Wertung angenommen werden. Klassen: - Yachten mit ORCint.-Meßbrief - Yachten mit ORC-Club-Meßbrief - Nautor SWAN-Yachten (auch unvermessene) - X-99, X-79, Platu 25, Melges 24, 806, J/80, Albin Express - weitere Kielbootklassen nach Absprache mit dem Veranstalter. Mindestmeldezahl pro Klasse: 5 Yachten - Mehrrumpfyachten und unvermessene Yachten nur für die Wettfahrt Nr. 6 und 7 (14.09.13) Meldegeld: Regatta Nr. 1-6 jeweils für die 1. Wertung der Regatta ORCint. / ORC-Club / Einheitsklassen über 12,0 m L.ü.A. 90,-- € über 9,0 m-11,99 m L.ü.A. 60,-- € unter 9,0 m L.ü.A. -
Newport-Brokerage-Boats-2015.Pdf
USA HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BERTHONUSA INTERNATIONAL YACHT BROKERS INTERNATIONAL YACHT BROKERS Rhode Island USA Phone 001 401 846 8404 Email [email protected] www.berthonusa.com We are pleased to offer various brokerage listings in the Newport Area EXCALIBUR - Nautor Swan 82’ $1,985,000 Newport, RI - USA Without a question the best value in this size Swan on the market, new Hall Carbon rig/standing rigging, electronics, paint, etc., lying at New England Boat Works. SEJAA - Custom 82’ Judel/Vrolijk $1,500,000 Newport, RI - USA Comfortable performance yacht, easily handled with short crew, fully inspected bottom, new barrier coat and paint this summer - on mooring in Newport Harbor. GRACIE - Custom 69’ McCurdy & Rhodes $395,000 Portsmouth, RI - USA Originally built for NYYC Commodore, hard to beat handicap and proven history of offshore wins; new ORR certificate GPH 513.5. Newly varnished exterior teak, plus floorboards - dockside at New England Boatworks in Portsmouth, RI. TOUCAN - Nautor Swan 66’ $1,650,000 Portsmouth, RI - USA Massive price reduction, two boat owner is always an incentive, no need for numerous crew - Park Ave. boom, carbon rig, hyd. transom and bow thruster. Ready to go to the Caribbean. USA HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BERTHONUSA INTERNATIONAL YACHT BROKERS www.berthonusa.com ALLERE - Nautor Swan 61 CC $395,000 Jamestown, RI - USA Fully push button hydraulic rig. Centerboard. Recent engines, decks, awlgrip. In water at Jamestown Boat Yard. AMERIGO - Nautor Swan 56 $750,000 Newport, RI - USA Original owner, known on both sides of the Atlantic as well as the Caribbean. Black carbon rig makes her stand out in the crowd. -
Liste Des Inscrits Par Classe 22/09/2017
LISTE DES INSCRITS PAR CLASSE 22/09/2017 Trophée Edmond CLASSE BATEAU LONG VOILE ANNÉE TYPE CHANTIER ARCHITECTE TCC de Rothschild 1 IRCA ARAGON 22 NED8313 2006 MARTEN 72 MARTEN REICHEL PUGH 1.456 2 IRCA ARCTIC ENERGY 23,95 GBR800N 2001 NAUTA 78 CANTIERE LATINE REICHEL PUGH 1.491 3 IRCA BABSY 21,5 FRA1953 2011 VOR 70 NEW ENGLAND BOATS WORDKS JUAN KOUYOUMDJIAN 1.634 4 IRCA BLUE PEARL 21 GB 2003 SWAN 70 NAUTOR SWAN FRERS 1.357 5 IRCA BLUES 30 CAG 2010 SW100 SOUTHERN WIND FARR 1.455 6 IRCA CANNONBALL 25 ITA4220 2017 MAXI72 PCT BOTIN PARTNERS 1.612 7 IRCA ENIGMA VIII 20 NOR15575 2008 SWAN 66 NAUTOR GERMAN FRERS 1.249 8 IRCA FARFALLA 30,02 GAGNARD 2014 SLOOP SOUTHERN WIND SHIPYARD NAUTA DESIGN 1.489 9 IRCA GUARDIAN ANGEL 27,08 GBR4885R 2015 SLOOP OYSTER DAVID TYDEMAN 1.359 10 IRCA INOUI 33 SUI3066 2013 SLOOP VITTERS/ GM PBYD 1.61 11 IRCA LA BETE 24,4 GBR25555 2002 BERMUDIAN SLOOP MC CONAGHY REICHEL PUGH 1.686 12 IRCA LIBERTALIA 19,5 FRA43534 2000 VOLVO 60 COXON BOAT BUILDING LTD LAURIE DAVIDSON 1.399 13 IRCA MY SONG 39,65 2016 BALTIC 130 BALTIC YACHTS REICHEL PUGH 0 14 IRCA PHOENIX 18,3 2004 SLOOP TECNICA REGATAS VROLIJK KERR 1.358 15 IRCA RAMBLER 27 USA25555 2014 CANTING KEEL MAXI NEW ENGLAND BOATWORKS JYD 1.853 16 IRCA SAVANNAH 27,48 CAG 1996 SLOOP CONCORDIA PEDRICK 1.255 17 IRCA SOLLEONE 32,82 ITA11501 2015 SWAN 115 OY NAUTOR FRERS 0 18 IRCA SPECTRE 18,36 GBR60X 2014 FRERS 60 PERSICO GERMAN FRERS 1.458 19 IRCA SUD 18,35 ITA1400 2014 MYLIUS 60 MYLIUS ALBERTO SIMEONE 1.309 20 IRCA VARSOVIE 30,2 CAY104 2008 SWAN 100 NAUTOR GERMAN FRERS 1.431 -
KYMENLAAKSON AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU Tekniikan Koulutusohjelma / Veneala Kim Sundkvist IMPLEMENTATION of a RECORDS SYSTEM for TECHNIC
KYMENLAAKSON AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU Tekniikan koulutusohjelma / Veneala Kim Sundkvist IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECORDS SYSTEM FOR TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS - CASE OY NAUTOR AB Opinnäytetyö 2010 II Imagine a factory inside whose walls is everything necessary to make a product - machines component parts, other raw materials, safety glasses and hard hats, testing equipment, forklifts, the works. But suppose this stuff is heaped and scattered about the building without rhyme or reason. Parts are never counted or sorted; every time a worker has to bolt the gearbox onto the product, he must leave his post and search for ten minutes before he finds the box of bolts and three minutes more before he finds the right one. Bins overflow with random jumbles of spare parts and components, the testing equipment is a city block from where the finished product comes off the line - if "line" is the word, for the plant's arrangement seems more like a plate of linguine than a line. Half-finished examples of discontinued products lie all over the building, and navigating a forklift through the mess is like driving in Manhattan on the last shopping day before Christmas. Trash is never collected. Instead, every few months a bulldozer drives through the plant, pushing out the door whatever lies in its path. I have described your teenager's bedroom, I know, but I have also described your company's management of knowledge, and mine. Thomas A Stewart, Intellectual capital, 1997 III ABSTRACT KYMENLAAKSON AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU University of Applied Sciences Boatbuilding Technology SUNDKVIST, KIM IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECORDS SYSTEM FOR TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS – CASE OY NAUTOR AB Bachelor’s Thesis 53 pages + 32 pages of appendices Supervisor M.Sc. -
ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB Divisions: Class Rating Band Flag C = IRC IRC CK TCC 0.850 and Above Pennant 9 ENTRY LIST ALL YACHTS
ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB Divisions: Class Rating Band Flag C = IRC IRC CK TCC 0.850 and aBove Pennant 9 ENTRY LIST ALL YACHTS - IRC 2H = IRC Two Handed IRC Z TCC 1.275 and aBove Pennant 0 2017 RORC CariBBean 600 Race C40 = Class 40 IRC 1 TCC 1.101 - 1.274 Pennant 1 CSA IRC 2 TCC 1.051 - 1.100 Pennant 2 M = Multihull IRC 3 TCC 1.007 - 1.050 Pennant 3 Superyacht CSA 1 TCC 1.001 and greater Pennant 6 Spirit of Tradition CSA 2 TCC 0.850 - 1.000 Pennant 6 Multihull MOCRA, all TCF Pennant 8 Sail No. Yacht Class Division TCC Max Crew Owner Sailed By Type Colour USA 25555 RamBler 88 CK C 1.853 E 26 George David Canting Keel Sloop Silver GBR 1 R Leopard CK C 1.799 E 29 Mike Slade Farr 100 Light Blue FRA 1953 SFS II CK C 1.689 E 21 Lionel Pean Vor 70 Black MLT 004 Trifork/l4 CK C 1.668 21 Jens Dolmer Vor 70 White AUT 2002 Green Dragon CK C 1.661 21 Johannes Schwarz Vor 70 White GBR 4945 R Maverick CK C 1.414 E 13 Oliver Cotterell Infiniti 46 R Silver Class Total: 6 GBR 11502 Shamanna Z C 1.621 Anders Nordquist Swan Blue USA 60722 Proteus Z C 1.614 E 22 George Sakellaris Maxi 72 Grey USA 45 Bella Mente Z C 1.612 E 22 Hap Fauth JV 72 Custom Blue CAY 126 Danneskjold Z C 1.479 28 Simon Hill Dixon 100 Grey USA 7575 Bella Pita Z C 1.466 Jim Grundy Tripp 75 Black USA 46269 Runaway Z C 1.440 E 21 Thomas Corkett Sr. -
High-Low-Mean PHRF Handicaps
UNITED STATES PERFORMANCE HANDICAP RACING FLEET HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE PERFORMANCE HANDICAPS IMPORTANT NOTE The following pages list low, high and average performance handicaps reported by USPHRF Fleets for over 4100 boat classes/types. Using Adobe Acrobat’s ‘FIND” feature, <CTRL-F>, information can be displayed for each boat class upon request. Class names conform to USPHRF designations. The source information for this listing also provides data for the annual PHRF HANDICAP listings (The Red, White, & Blue Book) published by the UNITED STATES SAILING ASSOCIATION. This publication also lists handicaps by Class/Type, Fleet, Confidence Codes, and other useful information. Precautions: Handicap data represents base handicaps. Some reported handicaps represent determinations based upon statute rather than nautical miles. Some of the reported handicaps are based upon only one handicapped boat. The listing covers reports from affiliated fleets to USPHRF for the period March 1995 to June 2008. This listing is updated several times each year. HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE PERFORMANCE HANDICAPS ORGANIZED BY CLASS/TYPE Lowest Highest Average Class\Type Handicap Handicap Handicap 10 METER 60 60 60 11 METER 69 108 87 11 METER ODR 72 78 72 1D 35 27 45 33 1D48 -42 -24 -30 22 SQ METER 141 141 141 30 SQ METER 135 147 138 5.5 METER 156 180 165 6 METER 120 158 144 6 METER MODERN 108 108 108 6.5 M SERIES 108 108 108 6.5M 76 81 78 75 METER 39 39 39 8 METER 114 114 114 8 METER (PRE WW2) 111 111 111 8 METER MODERN 72 72 72 ABBOTT 22 228 252 231 ABBOTT 22 IB 234 252 -
11 Meter Od Odr *(U)* 75 1D 35 36 1D 48
11 METER OD ODR *(U)* 75 1D 35 36 1D 48 -42 30 SQUARE METER *(U)* 138 5.5 METER ODR *(U)* 156 6 METER ODR *(U)* Modern 108 6 METER ODR *(U)* Pre WW2 150 8 METER Modern 72 8 METER Pre WW2 111 ABBOTT 33 126 ABBOTT 36 102 ABLE 20 288 ABLE 42 141 ADHARA 30 90 AERODYNE 38 42 AERODYNE 38 CARBON 39 AERODYNE 43 12 AKILARIA class 40 RC1 -6/3 AKILARIA Class 40 RC2 -9/0 AKILARIA Class 40 RC3 -12/-3 ALAJUELA 33 198 ALAJUELA 38 216 ALBERG 29 225 ALBERG 30 228 ALBERG 35 201 ALBERG 37 YAWL 162 ALBIN 7.9 234 ALBIN BALLAD 30 186 ALBIN CUMULUS 189 ALBIN NIMBUS 42 99 ALBIN NOVA 33 159 ALBIN STRATUS 150 ALBIN VEGA 27 246 Alden 42 CARAVELLE 159 ALDEN 43 SD SM 120 ALDEN 44 111 ALDEN 44-2 105 ALDEN 45 87 ALDEN 46 84 ALDEN 54 57 ALDEN CHALLENGER 156 ALDEN DOLPHIN 126 ALDEN MALABAR JR 264 ALDEN PRISCILLA 228 ALDEN SEAGOER 141 ALDEN TRIANGLE 228 ALERION XPRS 20 *(U)* 249 ALERION XPRS 28 168 ALERION XPRS 28 WJ 180 ALERION XPRS 28-2 (150+) 165 ALERION XPRS 28-2 SD 171 ALERION XPRS 28-2 WJ 174 ALERION XPRS 33 120 ALERION XPRS 33 SD 132 ALERION XPRS 33 Sport 108 ALERION XPRS 38Y ODR 129 ALERION XPRS 38-2 111 ALERION XPRS 38-2 SD 117 ALERION 21 231 ALERION 41 99/111 ALLIED MISTRESS 39 186 ALLIED PRINCESS 36 210 ALLIED SEABREEZE 35 189 ALLIED SEAWIND 30 246 ALLIED SEAWIND 32 240 ALLIED XL2 42 138 ALLMAND 31 189 ALLMAND 35 156 ALOHA 10.4 162 ALOHA 30 144 ALOHA 32 171 ALOHA 34 162 ALOHA 8.5 198 AMEL SUPER MARAMU 120 AMEL SUPER MARAMU 2000 138 AMERICAN 17 *(U)* 216 AMERICAN 21 306 AMERICAN 26 288 AMF 2100 231 ANDREWS 26 144 ANDREWS 36 87 ANTRIM 27 87 APHRODITE 101 135 APHRODITE -
ARC 2017 Cruiser TCF Provisional - Subject to Review
ARC 2017 Cruiser TCF Provisional - Subject to Review TCF-ARC BoatName ID Year Design LOA LWL Disp Sp/CS/0/AS 1.340 Wink 27 2014 CNB 76 23.17 23.00 50000 Y 1.332 Clare 23 2013 Oyster 885 27.08 24.18 80000 Y 1.258 Nereida 44 Hanse 630 19.00 17.10 24000 Y 1.233 Trifon 87 1990 Levrier 16m 16.00 14.75 12375 Y 1.232 Tugela 25 Swan 77 24.01 18.38 51000 Y 1.222 Albatros 24 2015 Oyster 825 25.15 21.97 61840 Y 1.207 Enigma VIII 36 2008 Swan 66 20.12 17.19 32000 Y 1.189 Solair 52 1996 X-Yachts X-612 18.29 16.00 22500 Y 1.177 Nikita 53 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 60 17.75 16.43 24000 Y 1.177 Knot On Call 55 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 60 17.75 16.43 24000 Y 1.165 Gregal V 51 Mystic 60 18.28 14.55 21000 Y 1.161 Caliope 71 2013 Bavaria 56 16.45 15.63 18596 Y 1.155 Tommy 48 2009 Bordeaux 60 18.38 16.28 26700 Y 1.151 Julia 70 2015 Beneteau Oceanis 55 16.79 15.16 19000 Y 1.142 Kerafnos 94 2010 Jeanneau 53 16.06 13.96 15000 Y 1.137 NorXL 108 2013 X-Yachts Xp 50 14.99 13.31 13600 Y 1.135 Mad Monkey 69 2008 Grand Soleil 56 16.90 14.86 19000 Y 1.133 lei lei 64 2013 Hanse 575 16.70 15.15 21000 Y 1.133 Lilith 65 2013 Hanse 575 16.70 15.15 21000 Y 1.133 Luna 66 2016 Hanse 575 16.70 15.15 21000 Y 1.133 Odessa 67 2015 Hanse 575 16.70 15.15 21000 Y 1.131 Dorado 43 Oyster 62 19.28 16.80 36500 Y 1.130 Alice 60 2014 Wauquiez Centurion 57 17.40 15.42 23000 Y 1.122 Pelizeno 100 2014 Beneteau Sense 50 15.27 14.05 15295 Y 1.119 Sea change II 105 2010 Bavaria 55 Cruiser 16.16 14.96 17500 Y 1.111 Meltemi 73 2010 Beneteau Oceanis 54 16.70 15.00 21000 Y 1.111 Mischief 129 2016 Jeanneau -
Floating Swan Show in Port Adriano Welcome to Our New Location in Port Adriano
Floating Swan Show in Port Adriano Welcome to our new location in Port Adriano Swans on display from our current SwanLine: SWAN 53 SWAN 60 SWAN 66 SWAN 80 SWAN 90 Swans on display from our previous generation: SWAN 45 SWAN 46 SWAN 82 SWAN 90 S Port Adriano 39° 26,6’ N 0,2° 28,3’ E Our new Mallorca office is located in Port Adriano, in the south-west of the extensive bay of Palma. Port Adriano is the most modern, avant-garde and best equipped high end deep water port in the Mediterranean Sea, designed by Philippe Starck. The marina has 82 moorings for yachts and super yachts between 20 to 80 meters and is equipped with the latest technologies to serve the needs of large yachts. Nautor´s Swan Germany - Austria and Nautor´s Swan Benelux welcome you any time to visit us at our new premises! Swans on display from our current SwanLine: LOA 16,48 m Swans on display from our current SwanLine: LOA 18,86 m Beam 4,75 m Beam 5,09 m Draft 2,44 m Draft 3,60 m SWAN 53 „L‘Avenir“ Displacement 22.000 kg SWAN 60 „Swing“ Displacement 18.700 kg Swans on display from our current SwanLine: LOA 20,12 m Swans on display from our current SwanLine: LOA 20,12 m Beam 5,39 m Beam 5,39 m Draft 3,20 m Draft 3,20 m SWAN 66 FD „Lionessa“ Built 2008 SWAN 66 S „Missy“ Displacement 30.000 kg FOR SALE - Price € 2.850.000 SWAN 80 S Swans on display from our current SwanLine: LOA 25,08 m Beam 6,08 m Draft 4,00 m SWAN 80 S „IAmsterdam“ Built 2012 FOR SALE - Price € 6.250.000 Swans on display from our current SwanLine: LOA 27,71 m Swans on display from our current SwanLine: LOA -
Club Hulls Oct 19, 2005
CLUB HULL LIST ORC Club “VPP Inside” October 2005 HULL TABLE INDEX There are several thousand hulls available in the following table, listed in alphabetic sequence by “Class Name” Navigation using the Acrobat index at the left or clicking an index entry below provides a short- cut to the corresponding section of the table. HULL TABLE EXPLANATIONS.........................................................2 NNUMERICUMERIC ................................................................................................3 ALPHA “A” ............................................................................................3 ALPHA “B” ............................................................................................4 ALPHA “C” ............................................................................................6 ALPHA “D”............................................................................................9 ALPHA “E” ..........................................................................................11 ALPHA “F” ..........................................................................................12 ALPHA “G”..........................................................................................15 ALPHA “H”..........................................................................................16 ALPHA “I” ...........................................................................................17 ALPHA “J”...........................................................................................18 ALPHA “K” -
SWAN'in TARİHİ Oy Nautor AB 1966 Yılında Finlandiya'nın Pietarsaari
SWAN’IN TARİHİ Oy Nautor AB 1966 yılında Finlandiya'nın Pietarsaari kentinde Pekka Koskenkyla tarafından kuruldu. Pekka'ya tekne üretimi için ilhamı ve vizyonu yüzlerce yıllık Fin tekne inşa geleneği vermiştir. Yüksek kaliteli ve yüksek performanslı yelkenli yatlar, Pekka’nın kendisi gibi, seyirde ve yarışta, doğayı ve denizi hissetmenin tutkusuna sahip olanlar için üretildi. Buna karşın, küçük bir kasaba olan Pietarsaari'de kış ortalarında sıcaklıklar -30 C'ye kadar düşüp, bu zorlu kış, denizin yılın beş ayı kadar donmasına sebep olur. ABD'de eğitim görmüş Pekka, New York'un o zamanki en tanınmış yat tasarımcılarından biri olan Sparkman & Stephens'ı, ahşap süslemeli ilk yelkenli fiberglas teknesini dizayn etmeleri için ikna etti. O zamana kadar bu malzeme ile hiç kimse daha önce 10 metre boyunda bir tekne inşa etmemişti, üstelik fiberglas tekne yapımı henüz emekleme aşamasında idi. Pekka’nın, kullandığı bu malzemenin önümüzdeki yıllarda tekne üretimine egemen olacağına dair bir vizyonu vardı. Üretilen ilk Swan, Swan 36 idi. Tekneye, gövde üretiminde kullanılan fiberglasın yanı sıra, kıçta konumlandırılmış dümen ve salmadan ayrı oluşturulan dümen topuğu gibi önemli sayıda yenilik getirmiştir. Sonuç, güvenliği geleneksel yöntemlerle eşit olan bir fiberglas tekneydi. Gövde formundaki yenilikler ile azami dümen performansı, daha hafif bir tekne ve daha iyi bir yaşam alanı ile birlikte sağlanabilmişti. Dünyadaki en prestijli tekne pazarlarında, prestij göstergesi olmaya başlayan bir marka oldu. Bu yatlar yelken endüstrisinde, kurucusunun sloganı olan “en mükemmeli” mottosuna saygılı olarak en üst düzey lüks ve kaliteyi temsil etmiştir. SWAN 36 Tarantella 1968 baharında İngiliz denizci Dave Johnson bir Swan 36 teslim aldı ve Swan 36 ile Britanya Adaları çevresinde ve özellikle Cowes'taki yarışmalarda dikkat çekici bir başarı kazandı. -
Swans: Their Biology and Natural History
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Zea E-Books Zea E-Books 2-25-2016 Swans: Their iologB y and Natural History Paul A. Johnsgard University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/zeabook Part of the Natural Resources and Conservation Commons, Ornithology Commons, Other Life Sciences Commons, Population Biology Commons, Poultry or Avian Science Commons, and the Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology Commons Recommended Citation Johnsgard, Paul A., "Swans: Their ioB logy and Natural History" (2016). Zea E-Books. Book 38. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/zeabook/38 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Zea E-Books at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Zea E-Books by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Paul Johnsgard Swans: Their Biology and Natural History The seven species of swans of the world are an easily and universally recognized group of waterfowl, which have histori- cally played important roles in the folklore, myths and legends in many of the world’s cultures. Among the largest of all flying birds, they have also almost universally been used as symbols of royalty, grace and beauty, and largely for these rea- sons swans have only rarely been considered acceptable as targets for sport hunting. Swans occur on all the continents except Africa, although most species are associated with the temperate and arctic zones of North America and Eurasia. Among birds, swans are relatively long-lived species, and are also among the most strongly monogamous, having pro- longed pair and family bonds that strongly influence their flocking and social behavior, and contribute to the overall high degree of human interest in them.