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Solaris 47

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1979

A Sparkman & Stephens fractional sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, designed for offshore performance and stability

Designed by S&S, Sparkman & Stephens, built by Cantiere Serigi.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Solaris 47, on the water

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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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

299 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 299
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2097 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Solaris 47, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Solaris 47 is a 14.4-meter fractional sloop designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Cantiere Serigi in Italy since 1979. It features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, a 4.0-meter beam, a 2.3-meter draft, and displaces 11,999 kg. The Solaris 47 is the smallest model in the current Solaris range, evolving from the design concepts of the Solaris 50, with a wider hull beam.0:51 It is designed as a high-performance cruiser for short-handed sailing, with winches positioned at the helm stations.0:51 The interior includes three cabins and two bathrooms, with an L-shaped galley and white oak finishes throughout.1:26

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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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
299.2
Comfort ratio
34.9
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1596
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
S&S, Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Cantiere Serigi, Solaris Yachts (Italy)

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Solaris 42A 12.36-metre fractional sloop with a 2.5-metre draft and a 19.88 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for balanced performanceSolaris 50A 15.4-metre performance cruiser with a deep 2.8-metre draft and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 23.88Solaris 55A 16.7-metre performance cruiser with a 3-metre draft and a powerful 24.19 sail-area-to-displacement ratioSolaris 40A 2021 Javier Soto Acebal design featuring a fin keel with bulb and dual rudders for precise handlingSolaris 48A high-performance fractional sloop designed by William H. Tripp Jr

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