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Grand Soleil 52

Sailboat specifications

The Grand Soleil 52 is a 51’10” (15.78m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering (Argentina). She was built between 1987 and 1991 by Del Pardo, Cantiere (Italy).

Grand Soleil 52's main features

Model
Grand Soleil 52
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Italy
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
First built hull
1987
Last built hull
1991
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 52's main dimensions

Overall length
53’ 6”16.3 m
Hull length
51’ 10”15.78 m
Waterline length
42’ 4”12.89 m
Beam (width)
15’ 7”4.75 m
Draft
7’ 11”2.4 m
Light displacement (MLC)
39022 lb17700 kg
Ballast weight
16094 lb7300 kg

Grand Soleil 52's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1694 ft²157.4 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars

Grand Soleil 52'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.
250 ft²/T23.18 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.
234
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.
41 %
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.
8.71 knots

Grand Soleil 52's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
95 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
92.5 gal350 liters

Grand Soleil 52's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
4
Berth(s) (min./max.)
8 / 10
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
237.8 gal900 liters
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