BoatsGrand Soleil 34.1

Grand Soleil 34.1

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1999

An IMS-optimized masthead sloop from Alessandro Vismara, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for performance

Designed by Alexandro Vismara & Alessandro Vismara.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

2.05 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

168 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 168
EasygoingPowered-up

20.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.3
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2893 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.3
Displacement / length
167.7
Comfort ratio
20.1
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1116
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
Alexandro Vismara, Alessandro Vismara
Builder
Grand Soleil del Pardo

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