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Grand Soleil 47 Cruising

Sailboat specifications

The Grand Soleil 47 is a 46’7” (14.2m) racer-cruiser sailboat designed by Botin Carkeek (Spain). She was built between 2012 and 2018 by Del Pardo, Cantiere (Italy). The Cruising version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas.

The Grand Soleil 47 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Race version (see all the versions compared).

Grand Soleil 47's main features

Model
Grand Soleil 47
Version
Cruising
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore racer-cruiser sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Italy
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich Airex fiberglass with carbon fiber reinforcements
First built hull
2012
Last built hull
2018
Appendages
Keel : T-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 
345 000
 (2017)

Grand Soleil 47's main dimensions

Overall length
48’14.62 m
Hull length
46’ 7”14.2 m
Waterline length
42’ 4”12.9 m
Beam (width)
13’ 11”4.25 m
Draft
7’ 2”2.2 m
Light displacement (MLC)
24251 lb11000 kg
Ballast weight
8598 lb3900 kg
Ballast type
Steel fin with lead bulb

Grand Soleil 47's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1281 ft²119 m²
Downwind sail area
1981 ft²184 m²
Mainsail area
689 ft²64 m²
Genoa area
592 ft²55 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1292 ft²120 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
59’ 2”18.05 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
17’ 7”5.37 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
57’ 2”17.43 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
20’ 2”6.15 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration
Keel 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 47'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.
259 ft²/T24.06 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.
400 ft²/T37.2 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.
145
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.
8.72 knots

Grand Soleil 47's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
55 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
66 gal250 liters

Grand Soleil 47's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Open aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 8
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
118.9 gal450 liters
Boiler capacity
6.6 gal25 liters
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