BoatsGrand Soleil Blue

Grand Soleil Blue

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2025

A Matteo Polli-designed performance cruiser built with recyclable Elium thermoplastic resin for sustainable sailing

Designed by Matteo Polli, 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 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.

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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