BoatsGrand Soleil 37 (J&J)

Grand Soleil 37 (J&J)

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1996–2007

A J&J-designed masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for performance cruising.

Designed by J&J Yacht Design, built by Cantiere del Pardo.

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

See her sail

The Grand Soleil 37 (J&J), on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

217 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 217
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.0
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 33%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2909 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Grand Soleil 37 (J&J), as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Grand SOLEIL 37 (J&J) is a Masthead Sloop sailboat designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Cantiere del Pardo from 1996 to 2007.8:09 It measures 11.6 meters LOA, with a 3.8-meter beam and a 2.0-meter draft, displacing 6400 kg.8:05 The hull features a fin with a bulb and a spade rudder.8:05 A shoal draft option of 1.6 meters was available, with 2300 kg of ballast.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.0
Displacement / length
217.5
Comfort ratio
23.2
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1361
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1996–2007
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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The family

Related models

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