Grand Soleil Blue

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The Grand Soleil Blue, 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 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13

CoastalBluewater

At 2.46 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.46

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 98

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 28.3

TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2959 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Grand Soleil Blue, as the fleet has seen it

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The Grand SOLEIL BLUE is a 2025-present fractional sloop designed by Matteo Polli and Nauta Design, built by Cantiere del Pardo, and notable for its construction using recyclable Elium thermoplastic resin. This 11.3-meter (37-foot) sailboat has a 3.7-meter beam, a 2.2-meter draft, and a displacement of 3500 kg.4:01 Its hull is a fin with a bulb and spade rudder. The Grand SOLEIL BLUE is available with a 20hp diesel engine, a 55-liter fuel tank, and a shallow keel option of 1.8 meters. Standard sail area includes a 38 m2 square-top main and a 26 m2 self-tacking jib, with a 32 m2 genoa, 60 m2 Code 0, and 100 m2 gennaker also available. SEILmagasinet reviewed the Grand SOLEIL BLUE as a new model introducing a recyclable production method for its hull.4:19

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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On the water

The Grand Soleil Blue on video

Here are the 2025 noveltiesThe 2025 boat show features new models including the Beneteau First 30, Vokka E55, and X-Yachts XR40EM.SEILmagasinet

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

34.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

28.3

Displacement / length

97.8

Comfort ratio

12.6

Capsize screening

2.46

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1422

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

FG with thermoplastic resin

Production

Years built

First built 2025

Designer

Matteo Polli

Builder

Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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Related models

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