BoatsGrand Soleil 50 (B&C)

Grand Soleil 50 (B&C)

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2014

A 2.9-meter draft fractional sloop featuring a collaborative design by Botin, Carkeek, and Attivo Creative

Designed by Botin & Carkeek, built by Cantiere del Pardo.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 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

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

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

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

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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