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Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson is a 49’ (14.93m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Douglas Peterson (United States). She was built since 1993 (and now discontinued) by Del Pardo, Cantiere (Italy).

The Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft version (see all the versions compared).

Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson's main features

Model
Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Italy
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
About 30
First built hull
1993
Last built hull
Discontinued
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson's main dimensions

Overall length
50’ 2”15.31 m
Hull length
49’14.93 m
Waterline length
40’ 2”12.26 m
Beam (width)
14’ 1”4.3 m
Draft
7’ 2”2.2 m
Light displacement (MLC)
31416 lb14250 kg
Ballast weight
9480 lb4300 kg

Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1453 ft²135 m²
Mainsail area
624 ft²58 m²
Genoa area
829 ft²77 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Spreaders angle
No spreader
Spars construction
Aluminum spars

Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson'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.
247 ft²/T22.97 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.
219
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.
8.50 knots

Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
62 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
191.8 gal726 liters

Grand Soleil 50 - Peterson's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 8
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
208.7 gal790 liters
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