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Solaris 60

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2009

A versatile cruiser offered with shallow draft or lifting keel options, featuring a powerful 25.43 SA/displacement ratio

Designed by William H. Tripp Jr.

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

See her sail

The Solaris 60, on the water

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

Footage from Gone with the Wynns

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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 134
EasygoingPowered-up

25.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.4
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~97% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 584 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Solaris 60, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Solaris 60, designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and built by Solaris Yachts in Italy since 2009, is a 19.0-meter performance cruiser with a fractional sloop rig and a fin keel with a bulb and spade rudder. Originally known as the Solaris One 60, it displaces 23,999 kg and has a standard draft of 3.3 meters, with optional shallow draft (2.85 m) and lifting keel (2.40 m to 4.00 m) configurations available. Aboard Alfredo Contaldo's tour, the Solaris 60 features an in-boom furling mainsail, a clear foredeck, and all halyards and sheets managed from the cockpit.22:13 The Solaris 60 has been displayed at boat shows such as the Salone Nautico di Venezia.0:02

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 Solaris 60 on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.4
Displacement / length
133.8
Comfort ratio
32.7
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
10.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3388
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
William H. Tripp Jr
Builder
Solaris Yachts (Italy)

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The family

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

Solaris 48A high-performance fractional sloop designed by William H. Tripp JrSolaris 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 42A 12.36-metre fractional sloop with a 2.5-metre draft and a 19.88 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for balanced performance

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