Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise is a 52’10” (16.1m) fast cruising sailboat designed by Lostuzzi Design (Italy). She is built since 2017 by Del Pardo, Cantiere (Italy). The Deep draft version offers a deeper L-shaped keel bringing extra performance especially upwind.

The Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise's main features

Model: Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise
Version: Deep draft
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore fast cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Cantiere Del Pardo
Sailboat designer: Lostuzzi Design
Sailboat range: Grand Soleil Long Cruise
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): About
580 000 €
(2020)

Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise's main dimensions

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 (M_LC): 37258 lb16900 kg
Ballast weight: 12346 lb5600 kg

Grand Soleil 52 Long Cruise's rig and sails

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)

Grand Soleil 52 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.: 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