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

See her sail

The Grand Soleil 52 Performance, on the water

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

Footage from SVN solovelanet

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Grand Soleil 52 Performance, 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 52 PERFORMANCE is a 2024–present fractional sloop designed by Matteo Polli with deck and interior design by Nauta Design, built by Cantiere del Pardo.1:16 It measures 17.1 m LOA with a 5.2 m beam and 2.9 m draft, displacing 16,500 kg. The hull features structural bulkheads and internal framing both glued and laminated for rigidity. Four independent stainless steel water tanks are located at the centerline below the waterline, and a dual-fuel tank system includes a central daily tank for consistent engine performance while heeled.2:54 The deck layout includes a deep chain locker and wide side decks.5:33 Below deck, the interior offers three cabins and three heads, with the owner’s cabin featuring a full-beam layout.11:35 The vessel is powered by a 75-horsepower Yanmar engine, achieving cruising speeds between 8.4 and 8.6 knots.21:31 Under sail, the boat has demonstrated a responsive helm and the ability to surf in heavy conditions, reaching speeds of 14 to 15 knots.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Grand Soleil 52 Performance on video

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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The family

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