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Grand Soleil 37 - B&C Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Grand Soleil 37 - B&C is a 37’1” (11.3m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Botin Carkeek (Spain). She was built since 2005 (and now discontinued) by Del Pardo, Cantiere (Italy). The Deep draft version displays a deeper fin allowing a lower center of gravity and extra performance especially upwind.

The Grand Soleil 37 - B&C is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Grand Soleil 37 - B&C's main features

Model
Grand Soleil 37 - B&C
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Italy
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich Divinicell fiberglass vinylester
First built hull
2005
Last built hull
Discontinued
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single helm wheel
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)
N/A

Grand Soleil 37 - B&C's main dimensions

Overall length
38’ 5”11.7 m
Hull length
37’ 1”11.3 m
Waterline length
32’ 2”9.8 m
Beam (width)
12’3.67 m
Draft
7’ 11”2.4 m
Mast height from DWL
55’ 5”16.9 m
Light displacement (MLC)
14991 lb6800 kg
Ballast weight
4519 lb2050 kg
French customs tonnage
12.12 Tx

Grand Soleil 37 - B&C's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
904 ft²84 m²
Downwind sail area
1658 ft²154 m²
Mainsail area
474 ft²44 m²
Genoa area
431 ft²40 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1184 ft²110 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars

Grand Soleil 37 - B&C'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.
252 ft²/T23.4 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.
462 ft²/T42.91 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.
205
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.
30 %
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.
7.60 knots

Grand Soleil 37 - B&C's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
27 HP / 38 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
37 gal140 liters

Grand Soleil 37 - B&C's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 8
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
95.1 gal360 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.88 m
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