Grand Soleil 40 (Polli)

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The Grand Soleil 40 (Polli), on the water

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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.

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.10

EasygoingPowered-up

22.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.4

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 ~93% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2628 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Grand Soleil 40 (Polli), as the fleet has seen it

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The Grand SOLEIL 40 (POLLI) is a fractional sloop designed by Matteo Polli and built by Cantiere del Pardo since 2022. It measures 12.9 meters LOA, with a 4.1-meter beam and a 2.4-meter draft, displacing 7500 kg. The hull features a fin with a bulb and a spade rudder. Hull length is 11.9 meters, and LOA including the bowsprit is 13.6 meters. Two additional keel options are available: a 2.1-meter draft optimized for ORC racing and a 1.85-meter draft. Standard sail area includes a 46 m2 main and a 38 m2 self-tacking jib, with race options for a 50 m2 main and a 45 m2 108% jib. An optional 50 hp engine is available.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

33.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

22.4

Capsize screening

2.10

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead Bulb

Production

Years built

First built 2022

Designer

Matteo Polli

Builder

Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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