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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
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
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
    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 
    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 (MLC)
    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

    Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power (min./max.)
    75 HP / 110 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    79.3 gal300 liters

    Grand Soleil 46 Long Cruise's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Closing aft cockpit with opening system
    Cabin(s)
    3
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    6 / 9
    Head(s)
    2
    Freshwater tank capacity
    158.5 gal600 liters
    Holding tank capacity
    7.9 gal30 liters
    Fridge/ice-box capacity
    23.8 gal90 liters
    Boiler capacity
    15.9 gal60 liters
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