BoatsGrand Soleil 52 Performance

Grand Soleil 52 Performance

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2024

A 2024 Matteo Polli design featuring a versatile race-ready configuration with an extended bowsprit and large sail plan

Designed by Matteo Polli, built by Cantiere del Pardo.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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.

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.7

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

  • Draws more than ~94% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1069 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.7
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Composite in sandwich plate
Production
Years built
First built 2024
Designer
Matteo Polli
Builder
Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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Passport Yachts Inc. (Taiwan) Vista 54516.61 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 16.6-metre masthead sloop with a 19.52 SA/displacement ratio, designed for a balance of offshore speed and comfort
Amel 5417.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA robust staysail ketch designed for serious blue-water cruising with a high comfort ratio and stable skeg-hung rudder
Baltic Yachts 55 DP16.76 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed masthead sloop built by Baltic, balancing high-performance sail area with a stiff, stable hull

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