Grand Soleil 44

General

• Remarks: Brokers Comments
  The Grand Soleil 44 Race is a beautiful and fast cruiser racer; it offers a higher technical standard of racing incorporating advanced sheeting control, hydraulic backstay and rig tensioning systems. The carbon Sparcraft mast, carbon spinnaker pole and the rod rigging gives the Grand Soleil 44 Race an excellent sailing quality, with hull, rudder and keel shaped to meet Grand Prix sailing levels.
  The Grand Soleil 44 Race has a 20 metre 9/10 fractional mast; a 55 Sqm Mainsail, a 42 Sqm non-overlapping jib, and a 169 Sqm spinnaker, with a foam sandwiched fibre glass hull and a 2.65 metre deep lead keel. This all means that there is plenty of power aloft, while the weight remains down low, giving a low centre-of-gravity and good sailing characteristics.
  The Grand Soleil 44 Race series has won races all over the world and is still very successful on the circuit.
  On the inside the Grand Soleil 44 Race still manages a high level of comfort on top of its fast sailing ability. It offers simplicity with effectiveness, yet maintaining chic Italian style. The Grand Soleil 44 Race comes with two cabins as standard, meaning that less weight is offered for the racer, but allows more space for crew sleeping on board. The main saloon is kept open and clear, offering an excellent space for entertaining with comfortable seating around a large dining table.
  
  The Grand Soleil 44 Race was designed by the Dutch designers Rolf E. Vrolijk and Fietje Judel based in Bremerhaven in Germany. They were chief designers for the America’s Cup team Alinghi and Vrolijk played a decisive role in enabling a European craft to win the world’s oldest and most prestigious sailing trophy for the first time. Judel/Vrolijk has designed TP-52 and Vendée Globe award winning designs as well.
  
  Cantiere del Pardo is based in Forlì in Italy and build the Grand Soleil series of yachts. Their objective was to produce regatta boats that combined the best possible performance with elegant and innovative design. Cantiere del Pardo has been creating yachts with care and passion, each one unique, thus establishing the company as one of the top producers worldwide. Cantiere del Pardo has always relied on the top designers of the moment to develop designs with great personality, characterised by their excellent performance and unmistakable elegance. These distinguishing features make the Grand Soleil yachts icons of style and elegance. Today, the Grand Soleil brand epitomises an explicit lifestyle, embodied by a genuine passion for the sea, design, technology and innovation.
  
  For Sale - The Grand Soleil 44 Race has been designed as a fast cruiser racer by Judel / Vrolijk and built by Cantiere del Pardo in 2003. Complete with Carbon rig, North 3DL racing and cruising sails, a deep lead keel and portable dock-box. This boat still has the interior of a production cruising boat with two double cabins outside the saloon, separate heads and large locker accessed from below. A fantastic opportunity to get into the racing scene cheaply.
  
  Ashore in Port Hamble and available to view by appointment.
  
  Please contact Ancasta Port Hamble on 02380 450 000 or hamble@ancasta.com
  
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• Superstructure: Aft Cockpit
• Draught: 265 cm
• Keel/Lee board: Fin Keel
• Comments: GRAND SOLEIL 44 BUILT BY CANTERE DEL PARDO ITALY IN 2003
  GRP laminated foam core hull construction with a fin keel made from lead has been optimally profiled.
  The hull is finished in white gelcoat.
  This Grand Soleil has a carbon fibre internal frame structure providing stiffness and uniform stress distribution from the keel.
  Mast and boom in carbon
  Nitronic rod rigging throughout with a hydraulic kevlar backstay.
  Wheel steering.
  
  LOA: 13.10m (43'0")
  BEAM: 3.85m (12'7")
  DRAFT: 2.65m (8'8")
  DISPLACEMENT: 7,970 Kg
  
  
  All figures approximate

Accommodation

• Berths:
• Comments: SLEEPS SIX PEOPLE IN 2 CABINS PLUS SALOON
  Double berth cabin forward
  Double berth cabin port aft
  2 settee berths in saloon
  
  L shaped Galley to port of companionway
  2 Burner and Oven Techimpex Classic Model
  
  Chart table to starboard of companionway
  
  Heads starboard aft with door to cockpit locker
  
  Kenwood Audio System Speakers Inside and Out

Engine, electrics

• Number of identical engines: 1
• Type: Inboard
• Fuel: Diesel
• Transmission: Saildrive
• Comments: YANMAR HP 4JH3CE-1 55HP DIESEL ENGINE
  Freshwater cooled
  Saildrive (New gasket 2013)
  2 Blade Gori folding propeller (New 2015)
  
  ELECTRICS
  12v system
  2 x batteries charged by engine and shorepower
  Battery Charger
  
  TANKAGE
  Water: 201 litres - with water-level indicator
  Fuel: 90 litres
  Water heating: Electric/Engine Heat Transfer Boiler - Quick Nautic Boiler BX 16

Rig and sails

• Sailplan type: Sloop
• Comments: 9/10 FRACTIONAL KEEL STEPPED SPARCRAFT CARBON MAST
  Sparcraft Carbon Boom
  Sparcraft Carbon Pole (Extended)
  Factory made-to measure detachable dock-box (unique to this yacht)
  Enerpac Mast Jack
  Mast Jack Pin
  6 Mast Shims
  
  WINCHES
  2 Coach roof 2-way self-tailer Harken 45
  2 Gib 3-Way Top-Cleat Lewmar 60
  2 Main 2-Way Self Tailer Harken 48
  6 Winch Handles
  
  RUNNING RIGGING
  Four Dyneema Foredeck Halyards
  Tack Line
  Downhaul
  Spinnaker Pole Car
  Two Dyneema Spinnaker Sheets
  Two Dyneema Spinnaker Guys
  Two Tweekers
  Two Gib Sheet Cars
  Two Dyneema Gib Sheets
  Two Dyneema In-haulers
  Cunningham
  Vang
  Dyneema Main Halyard
  Dyneema German Mainsheet
  New Dyneema Backstay 2014
  Hydraulic Backstay Ram Seal Kit 2014
  
  SAILS (16 total)
  Mainsails:
  MILLENNIUM CARBON UK RACE 2004
  3DL NORTH RACE 2008
  DACRON NORTH TRANSFER 2013
  Genoas:
  JIB1 3DL NORTH RACE 2008
  JIB2 3DL NORTH RACE 2008
  JIB3 MILLENNIUM CARBON UK RACE 2004
  JIB4 CARBON ELVSTROM RACE 2003
  JIB TOP KEVLAR NORTH RACE 2013
  WINDSEEKER POLICARBON NORTH RACE 2004
  Spinnakers:
  FRACTIONAL SPINNAKER RUNNER NYLON NORTH RACE 2008
  MASTHEAD SPINNAKERS
  CODE 0 NORTH RACE 2013
  A1.5 NORTH RACE 2013
  S2 NORTH RACE 2013
  A3 NORTH RACE 2013
  
  STORM JIB SPECTRA ELVSTROM RACE 2003
  TRI-SAIL SPECTRA ELVSTROM RACE 2003

Deck Equipment

• Comments: NAVIGATION
  B&G 2000 Race Instruments
  NMEA Interface unit
  Performance Processor
  Four 20/20 Displays
  Speed Log
  Depth Sounder
  Vertical Mast Head Unit
  Single FFD
  Instrument WiFi - Brookhouse Imux NEMA
  Garmin AIS 600 Transceiver
  
  Raymarine
  RC425 Chart Plotter
  S2 Auto Pilot
  P70 Autopilot control head
  Hands-free Smart Controller Autopilot
  Mechanical Linear Drive Type 2
  Raymarine E85000 Seatalk/NEMA interface
  
  Standard Horizon VHF -Matrix AIS GX2100
  
  MOORING AND ANCHORING
  Delta 35Kg + Swivel with 25M chain + 30M 8 braid anchor rope
  
  SAFETY EQUIPMENT
  EPRIB -McMurdo G5 Smartfind Plus
  8 Life Jackets Plastimo in black with ISAF approved Lifelines
  Life raft - Arimar 12 Person Valise (Out-of-Service)
  3 Fire Extinguishers + Engine fire extinguisher
  Fire Blanket
  Small Emergency Tiller