Grand Soleil 50 - B&C Race

Sailboat specifications

The Grand Soleil 50 - B&C is a 49’8” (15.15m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Botin Carkeek (Spain). She was built between 2011 and 2018 by Del Pardo, Cantiere (Italy). The Race version offers a deeper keel, longer mast, and larger sail area.

The Grand Soleil 50 - B&C is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard and Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Grand Soleil 50 - B&C's main features

Model: Grand Soleil 50 - B&C
Version: Race
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder: Cantiere Del Pardo
Sailboat designer: Botin Carkeek
Sailboat range: Grand Soleil
Country: Italy
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull: 2011
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
469 000 €
(2017)

Grand Soleil 50 - B&C's main dimensions

Overall length: 51’ 4”15.65 m
Hull length: 49’ 8”15.15 m
Waterline length: 44’13.42 m
Beam (width): 15’4.58 m
Draft: 9’ 6”2.9 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 29762 lb13500 kg
Ballast weight: 10031 lb4550 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron fin with lead bulb

Grand Soleil 50 - B&C's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1593 ft²148 m²
Mainsail area: 829 ft²77 m²
Genoa area: 764 ft²71 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 (carbon fiber spars as an option)

Grand Soleil 50 - 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.: 281 ft²/T26.1 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.: 158
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.: 34 %
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.: 8.89 knots

Grand Soleil 50 - B&C's auxiliary engine

Engine(s): 1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power: 75 HP
Fuel type: Diesel
Fuel tank capacity: 81.9 gal310 liters

Grand Soleil 50 - B&C's accommodations and layout

Cockpit: Open aft cockpit
Cabin(s): 3
Berth(s) (min./max.): 6 / 8
Head(s): 2
Freshwater tank capacity: 137.4 gal520 liters

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