Grand Soleil 50 (B&C)

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The Grand Soleil 50 (B&C), on the water

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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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.97

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 150

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.2

TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

Draws more than ~98% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1732 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Grand Soleil 50 (B&C), as the fleet has seen it

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The Grand SOLEIL 50 (B&C) is a 15.2-meter fractional sloop designed by Botin, Carkeek, and Botin Partners, built by Cantiere del Pardo since 2014. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 4.6-meter beam, and a 2.9-meter draft, displacing 12,999 kg. Its exterior was designed by Attivo Creative and its interior by Sculli-Negrato. The mainsail area is 72 m2, and the 105% jib is 67 m2.9:01 The Grand SOLEIL 50 (B&C) is among the popular 50-foot monohulls used for ocean passages, as seen in ARC entry data, indicating its capability for long-distance sailing alongside production cruisers like the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 519 and Hallberg-Rassy 54.5:45

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

35.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

23.2

Displacement / length

149.9

Comfort ratio

26.2

Capsize screening

1.97

Hull speed

8.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2365

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2014

Designer

Botin, Carkeek

Builder

Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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