BoatsGrand Soleil 48 Performance

Grand Soleil 48 Performance

Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2017

A 2017 Marco Lostuzzi design featuring a 2.8m performance bulb keel and a high 25.52 sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Marco Lostuzzi & Lostuzzi Yacht Design, built by Cantiere del Pardo.

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 narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 133
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 25.5
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

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

  • Draws more than ~95% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1519 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.6%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.5
Displacement / length
133.2
Comfort ratio
23.4
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
8.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2318
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
E-glass w/ epoxy vinyester + PVC foam core
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
Marco Lostuzzi, Lostuzzi Yacht Design
Builder
Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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Oceanis 51.1 (Benenteau)15.94 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 15.94-meter cruiser with a 2.3-meter bulb keel and a 13,929 kg displacement designed for modern, high-volume living
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 51915.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn evolution of the 509 featuring a bow sprit and expanded swim platform for enhanced modern cruising
Beneteau Oceanis 5215.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2025 Biscontini-designed fractional sloop featuring dual rudders and versatile keel and sail plan configurations
Bavaria Yachts 50 Vision15.70 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 15.7-metre cruiser with a high 24.85 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for powerful, efficient passage-making
Saga Marine 4815.94 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop built for performance cruising with a stiff 33% ballast ratio

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