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Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise (Deep draft)

Main featuresGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Model
Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore fast cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Cantiere Del Pardo
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Italy
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich PVC fiberglass polyester
First built hull
2017
Last built hull
Still in production
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm
Twin helm wheels
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
698445 2020
 
Main dimensionsGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Overall length
55’ 11”17.05 m
Hull length
52’ 10”16.1 m
Waterline length
49’14.92 m
Beam (width)
16’ 1”4.9 m
Draft
8’2.45 m
Light displacement (MLC)
37258 lb16900 kg
Ballast weight
12346 lb5600 kg
 
Rig and sailsGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Upwind sail area
1464 ft²136 m²
Mainsail area
764 ft²71 m²
Genoa area
700 ft²65 m²
Solent area
560 ft²52 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
 
PerformancesGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
222 ft²/T20.65 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
144
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
33 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
9.38 knots
 
Auxiliary engineGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
75 HP / 110 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
79.3 gal300 liters
 
Accommodations and layoutGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Cockpit
Open aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 5
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 9
Head(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Freshwater tank capacity
237.8 gal900 liters
 
SaloonGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Maximum headroom
6’ 5”1.96 m
Saloon table length
4’ 1”1.26 m
Saloon table width (min./max.)
3’0.9 m / 5’ 11”1.8 m
Berth length
7’ 6”2.3 m
Chart table
2’ 4”0.7 m x 2’ 1”0.63 m
Berth width
2’0.6 m
 
Fore cabinGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Maximum headroom
6’ 6”1.99 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width
5’ 5”1.65 m
 
Aft cabinGrand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft
Maximum headroom
6’ 11”2.1 m
Berth length
6’ 8”2.05 m
Berth width
5’ 8”1.74 m
 
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