ALEF
Class BHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

ALEF — ITA 16954

Model: Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel)

Cantiere del PardoAlain Jézéquel

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ALEF (ITA 16954) is a Grand Soleil 46 designed by Alain Jézéquel and built by Cantiere del Pardo. She has been racing since 2025. Against a typical Grand Soleil 46 she is quicker downwind.

ALEF ITA 16954 - Alain Jézéquel - Cantiere del Pardo

Racing record

534.4s/mile

Rating 2023

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Length

13.89 m

45′ 7″

Beam

4.27 m

Draft

2.24 m

Displacement

12.9 t

Sail area

117 m²

On the podium

Where ALEF finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with ALEF on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyCoppa Byron20251

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How ALEF compares with a typical Grand Soleil 46

Her main 2023 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Grand Soleil 46s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 46; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.01 kn
Beam reach-0.02 kn
Broad reach+0.06 kn
Downwind+0.10 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 46 on the downwind.

Speed at every angle

ALEF in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 46 dashed.

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ALEF in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 46 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Grand Soleil 46s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel)

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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