BoatsGrand Soleil 46 LC

Grand Soleil 46 LC

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2015

The first model in the Long Cruise series, designed for comfortable passage-making with a 2.3-metre draft

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

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 163
EasygoingPowered-up

21.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.8
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 ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1914 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.8
Displacement / length
162.5
Comfort ratio
26.6
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2158
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2015
Designer
Marco Lostuzzi, Lostuzzi Yacht Design
Builder
Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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Bavaria Yachts 4714.65 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990s
Bavaria Yachts C4614.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA modern Cossutti-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Grand Soleil 46 (B&C)14.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA light-displacement fractional sloop with a 27.65 SA/D ratio, built for high-speed performance since 2008

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