Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise Race

Sailboat specifications

The Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise is a 45’11” (14m) fast cruising sailboat designed by Nauta Design (Italy) and Lostuzzi Design (Italy). She is built since 2014 by Del Pardo, Cantiere (Italy). The Race version displays a taller mast and larger sail area. She has been awarded "2016 - European Yacht of the Year: Luxury Cruiser".

The Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Cruising version (see all the versions compared).

Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise's main features

Model

Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise

Version

Race

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Offshore fast cruising sailboat

Sailboat builder

Cantiere Del Pardo

Sailboat designer

Nauta Design & Lostuzzi Design

Sailboat range

Grand Soleil Long Cruise

Country

Italy

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester

First built hull

2014

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

2016: European Yacht of the Year: Luxury Cruiser

Appendages

Keel : fin with bulb

Helm

Twin helm wheels

Rudder

Single spade rudder

Unsinkable

Trailerable

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

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

About

379 000 €

(2020)

Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise's main dimensions

Overall length: 48’ 4”14.72 m
Hull length: 45’ 11”14 m
Waterline length: 41’ 8”12.72 m
Beam (width): 14’ 6”4.41 m
Draft: 7’ 6”2.3 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 26455 lb12000 kg
Ballast weight: 9259 lb4200 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron fin with lead bulb

Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1206 ft²112 m²
Downwind sail area: 2368 ft²220 m²
Mainsail area: 646 ft²60 m²
Genoa area: 560 ft²52 m²
Jib area: 274 ft²25.5 m²
Gennaker area: 1722 ft²160 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 60’18.3 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 17’ 1”5.2 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 57’ 8”17.6 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 19’5.8 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise's performances

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.: 230 ft²/T21.37 m²/T
Downwind 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.: 452 ft²/T41.97 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.: 165
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.: 35 %
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.: 8.66 knots